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Tourism one of the major causes of climate change, says filmmakerBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 16, 2010
In one frame, Indian farmers talk about their crops failing due to the lack of rain. In another, foreign tourists in Mamallapuram go into raptures about the magic of India that draws them to it again and again. Are the two related? In author and filmmaker Pamela Nowicka's... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Entertainment |
Barack Obama: 'no' to solar panels on the White House roofBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 11, 2010
A quest to get Barack Obama to shout his commitment to solar power from the roof tops - by re-installing vintage solar panels at the White House - ended in disappointment for environmental campaigners today. Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org, had led a group of... Read more.. |
This Ganpati, stress on idols without toxic dyesBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 7, 2010
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has asked Ganpati mandals to return to the festival's Vedic roots and avoid use of lead- and zinc-based paints, thermocol, plaster of Paris ( POP) and toxic colours while making idols. With this new move towards an eco-friendly... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment |
State's climate change action plan gatheringBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 3, 2010
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National River Conservation Plan- PIBBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 3, 2010
The centrally sponsored National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) presently covers 38 rivers in 178 towns spread over 20 States. Sewage treatment capacity of about 4064 million litres per day (mld.) has been created and an expenditure of Rs.4085 crore has been incurred so far... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Technology |
Science of climate change not questioned by IAC: UNEPBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 3, 2010
The United Nations Environment Programme has said the review of the working of Dr R K Pachauri-headed IPCC by the Inter-Academic Council (IAC) does not question the science of climate change and views to the contrary should not hold back the international community from... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Environment , IAC , Politics , Technology , United Nations Environment Programme |
IPCC Preparing to Start Work on The Fifth Assessment ReportBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 31, 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the United Nations-backed panel tasked with preparing scientific reports on the impact of climate change today welcomed the findings of an independent review which called for major changes in management and procedures to enable... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment |
U.N. climate panel urged to reform, stick to scienceBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 31, 2010
The U.N. climate panel should make predictions only when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the body. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was widely... Read more.. |
Scientists Develop Self-Cleaning Technology for Solar PanelsBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 23, 2010
Find dusting those tables and dressers a chore or a bore? Dread washing the windows? Imagine keeping dust and grime off objects spread out over an area of 25 to 50 football fields. That's the problem facing companies that deploy large-scale solar power installations, and... Read more.. |
New Computer Model Advances Climate Change ResearchBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 19, 2010
Scientists can now study climate change in far more detail with powerful new computer software released by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The Community Earth System Model (CESM) will be one of the primary climate models used for the next... Read more.. |