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Nokia uses fuel cells and biogas to power manufacturing for first time in 2011

By : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2012

The mobile phone giant, Nokia, has published its 2011 Sustainability Report in which it reveals the efforts it has taken to curb its emissions through the installation of fuel cells and a biogas station at its plants and procurement of renewable energy on the market. The...

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Hotels in India going green

By : Sustainability ..., May 25, 2012

While it took a few thousand years for man to pass from Paleolithic to Neolithic tools, it has taken less than a century to shift from conventional weaponry to nuclear devices. Development has been so rapid that nature has not had time to adapt to these changes, and to human...

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UN Peacekeepers open new fronts in war on carbon

By : Anonymous, May 4, 2012

Using alternative energy, natural building materials, and water efficient technology has helped the UN tackle emissions from its sizeable peacekeeping operation, according to a major new report.

Almost 122,000 people are involved in 16 operations in war-torn countries...

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Subject Tags: United Nations , War

BP to Implement Carbon Offset Program for Fedex® Envelope

By : Anonymous, Apr 25, 2012

3/04/2012 - BP to Implement Carbon Offset Program for Fedex® Envelope
BP today announced a deal with FedEx to offset the carbon emissions of over 200 million FedEx Envelopes shipped worldwide yearly.

Through the carbon-neutral FedEx Envelope shipping program,...

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Water alone can bridge the gap

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 7, 2011

Orissa should start water budgeting and auditing on the lines of Rajasthan to resolve the ongoing conflict between industries and agriculture, said Magsaysay awardee and Waterman of India' Rajendra Singh here on Sunday.

Singh was speaking at a special forum "Green...

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Energy, investment among key issues of upcoming India-Africa summit

By : sustainabilityo..., May 21, 2011

Energy, investment and diplomatic relations are expected to be high on the agenda of the upcoming 2nd India-Africa Forum Summit which kicks off on Friday.

The five-day summit, which is held three years after the inaugural event in New Delhi, is an important economic...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology , War

India, a key market for wind energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 8, 2011

Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Chairman Klaus Rave on Thursday urged Indian IT firms to combine their engineering capability of renewable energy to create a smart grid so that they could be leaders in the field.

Participating at the inaugural function of ‘...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology , War

India, a key market for wind energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 8, 2011

Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Chairman Klaus Rave on Thursday urged Indian IT firms to combine their engineering capability of renewable energy to create a smart grid so that they could be leaders in the field.

Participating at the inaugural function of ‘...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology , War

ENVIRONMENT: Smugglers Axing Kashmir Forests

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2011

During the summer of 2010 Kashmir saw one of the worst face-offs between pro-freedom Kashmiri youth and law enforcement agencies. Smugglers used the unrest surrounding these outbreaks to conceal their steady ramping up of the black market timber trade, at times with...

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Subject Tags: Inter Press Service , War

Climate change: Modi seeks role for Chief Ministers

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2010

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to involve all the Chief Ministers in defining the country's commitments for climate change before submitting the papers for international negotiations.

Quoting the current reports about...

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Subject Tags: War