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Anil Ambani commits to green energy for US Exim finance

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 3, 2010

 Industrialist Anil Ambani [ Images ] has committed to invest in green energy and source the technology from the US, a move that helped the US Exim Bank change its mind within a week to guarantee $600-million loan to his group's coal-fired power project in India [ Images ]....

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Carbon Management Spending to Total $3.4 Billion in the Manufacturing Sector by 2017, According to Pike Research

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 1, 2010

In 2007, global manufacturing industries accounted for about 40% of total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, making manufacturing the single largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As a result, carbon management and reduction have become serious issues for...

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Reject All Energy Subsidies, Not Just the Ones for Fossil Fuels

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 29, 2010

For a country that is still heavily dependent on coal power, news of a more efficient (read: lower-carbon-emitting) coal plant should be greeted with roaring applause from the environmental community. Unfortunately, under the Obama Administration, the U.S. Export-Import bank...

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Worldwide Desalination Plant Investment to Double by 2016, Forecasts Pike Research

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 29, 2010

Water scarcity, population and economic growth, pollution, and urbanization are all placing increased pressure on freshwater resources around the world. The gap between the supply of freshwater and demand for water for industrial, agricultural, and domestic use is growing at...

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Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment

Climategate: CEI to sue NASA Goddard for Climate Change fraud

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 27, 2010

Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) had their attorneys file three Notices of Intent to File Suit against NASA.  Chris Horner, representing CEI, said NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies failed to comply with the Freedom of Information Act for the past three years. ...

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Climategate: CEI to sue NASA Goddard for Climate Change fraud

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 27, 2010

Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) had their attorneys file three Notices of Intent to File Suit against NASA.  Chris Horner, representing CEI, said NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies failed to comply with the Freedom of Information Act for the past three years. ...

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Chinese firm to produce low-carbon subway trains for India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 22, 2010

A Chinese manufacturer has won a deal to produce five environment-friendly subway trains for India, the company's spokesman said Tuesday.

Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd., of China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation Limited (CSR), China's main rail...

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Chinese firm to produce low-carbon subway trains for India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 22, 2010

A Chinese manufacturer has won a deal to produce five environment-friendly subway trains for India, the company's spokesman said Tuesday.

Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd., of China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation Limited (CSR), China's main rail...

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Subject Tags: Business , Technology

Did Jairam Ramesh Mislead Nation on Emission Intensity Cuts?

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 22, 2010

In the run up to Copenhagen climate conference last year, government had announced that it will reduce its emission intensity by 20-25% by the year 2020 from 2005 levels. Now an advocacy group claims that the so called "cuts" do not require any new action or policy change....

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Did Jairam Ramesh Mislead Nation on Emission Intensity Cuts?

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 22, 2010

In the run up to Copenhagen climate conference last year, government had announced that it will reduce its emission intensity by 20-25% by the year 2020 from 2005 levels. Now an advocacy group claims that the so called "cuts" do not require any new action or policy change....

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