2007年6月13日水曜日

Disposal of garbage oneself "eco market"

In Niigata prefecture, vegetable market was built in May. This market is extreme "eco market", where garbage of vegetable is completely resolved. This machine to resolve vegetable is made by rocal small company. After bidding at 8 in the morning, distributers load garbage of vegetable into forklift truck and get together in front of the machine to resolve vegetable. In this market, about 1 ton of garbage of vegetable is grown per day. Distributers put garbage into machine. After putting into, machine resolves about 1.2 ton garbage into water and CO2 during a day.

The price of this machine is about 27 million yen. The staff of rocal small company appeals " Machine wii save money to carry garbage of vegetable and can reduce cost." The market says "We want to improve the image by using this machine." In the past, the market asked dealers to carry garbage. Now the cost is reduced very much by resolving oneself. People in the market says "The machine is effective to improve environment, so more additional cost is reduced."

In fact, the most garbage of vegetable is made in the market of Tokyo. So rocal small company which makes this machine wants to advance in Tokyo. Staff in this company says "We get a big chance in Tokyo now. So we want to try to advance in Tokyo by improving this machine more.
(Asahi 2007/06/06)

2007年6月7日木曜日

Global environmental situation

G8 summit about environment will be held in Germany from June 6. The main topic is global warming. Kyoto protocol which orders developed countries to reduce CO2 will be took effort next year. So many countries should begin to reduce CO2. But they should reduce the half amount of CO2 by middle of this century, to stop global warming all over the world.

Many countries make plans to reduce CO2. For example, EU will reduce 20% CO2 compared with 1990. America will reduce much amount of CO2. And Japan will reduce half of CO2 by 2050. But developing countries like China and India don't make plans. So developed countries urge them to make plans soon.

Now one system is noticed. This system is discharged right of CO2. In this system, if we achieve discharged goal, we can sell the right to others. This system means that the more we reduce CO2, the more we can earn. This system is already used in EU and decided to use in America. Also Japan will use this system. This system is useful to stop global warming, also reduce cost and create economic competition. So many countries should use this system.
(Asahi 2007/06/06)

2007年6月4日月曜日

Law of national vote about constitution

Law of national vote was passed in May 14 and prime minister Shinzo Abe broke his duck about revising constitution. Abe push forward in attacking style and question Japanese people about his style in vote of House of Counciors. His aim is to revise constitution in the tenure of prime minister.

Now Abe is aggressive to revise constitution. He hurry all kinds of schedule. For example. he wants to hold the meeting of expert as soon as possible. But he was't aggressive first. He worried about dropping approval rate and he came to bay. So he wants to appeal his leadership to Japanese people.

But revising constitution is very difficult. Even if Abe wins the vote of House of Councilors, he will get at most 50% member of House of Councilors. Revising consitution needs at least two third member of House of Councilors. This is the most anxious thing for him.

In future, what Abe should do are many. He must decide minimum rate of vote about constitution, range of voting object and so on. At the same time, people should consider the vote about constitution and revising constitution.