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Which countries produce the most wind energy?By : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2012
The world was producing nearly 238 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy as of the end of 2011, with the fastest development of new capacity taking place in China and India. That total comes to about 3 percent of the world’s current electricity consumption, according to the... Read more.. |
Gujarat Ecology Commission to document eco-practicesBy : Sustainability ..., May 16, 2012
Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC) in association with the World Around You (WAY) launched a new initiative called 'Study to identify good environment-friendly practices in Gujarat'- to identify, acknowledge and document practices that have proven capacity and have made... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest |
Climate change, the new threat to economic growthBy : Anonymous, May 5, 2012
The gap between our understanding of climate science and the practice of economic policy is one of the greatest mismatches of our time. The just-released report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change links more intense rainfall and more extreme temperatures with... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Human Interest |
US Corporations Sponsor Carbon Scam in EuropeBy : Anonymous, May 4, 2012
Major publicly traded U.S. corporations, including Dow Chemical, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Cabot Corporation, have secured multi-million-dollar dubious carbon credits to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, as revealed in this investigative report. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Cabot Corporation , CERs , Chevron , ConocoPhillips , Dow Chemical , Entertainment , Environment , European Union , Human Interest , Technology |
Greenpeace provokes Apple on renewable energy stanceBy : Anonymous, May 2, 2012
Greenpeace activists scale the Apple headquarters in Cork City and display a clear message "Clean Our Cloud" to demand that the company switch from coal to renewable energy sources to power their cloud computing data center, as an employee looks on. (Courtesy Greenpeace... Read more.. |
India seeks Kyoto type agreement after 2020By : Anonymous, May 1, 2012
Giving European Union thumbs down, India has proposed that global climate treaty after 2020 should be similar to existing treaty Kyoto Protocol stipulating mandatory emission cuts for the developed world and voluntary mitigation action for the developing world. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest , India |
India seeks Kyoto type agreement after 2020By : Anonymous, Apr 30, 2012
Giving European Union thumbs down, India has proposed that global climate treaty after 2020 should be similar to existing treaty Kyoto Protocol stipulating mandatory emission cuts for the developed world and voluntary mitigation action for the developing world. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest , India |
BP to Implement Carbon Offset Program for Fedex® EnvelopeBy : Anonymous, Apr 25, 2012
3/04/2012 - BP to Implement Carbon Offset Program for Fedex® Envelope Through the carbon-neutral FedEx Envelope shipping program,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Disaster , Entertainment , Health , Human Interest , Labor , Law , Politics , Religion , Social Issues , Technology , United Kingdom , War |
Luis Miranda Joins Global Environment Fund As Senior AdvisorBy : Anonymous, Apr 24, 2012
Former IDFC Private Equity chief Luis Miranda has joined Global Environment Fund (GEF) as a Senior Advisor. Miranda will be based in Mumbai, "where he will contribute to GEF's private equity investments in India and South Asia," the investment firm stated. GEF... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Global Environment Fund , Human Interest , Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd , Technology |
Eco-friendly toilets for AkkalkotBy : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012
The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has taken an eco-friendly measure of installing bio-digesters in two public toilet blocks at the pilgrim centre of Akkalkot, about 45 km from Solapur. Bio-digesters convert organic waste into nutrient-rich liquid... Read more.. |