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Solar lamp designed by Indians wins award for helping developing countries

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 8, 2010

A company, run by Indian entrepreneurs, has won a prestigious environmental award for designing a solar lamp that aims to replace kerosene-burning lights in developing countries.

D Light Design says its lanterns, which sell for around 10 dollars, contribute to the...

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Subject Tags: Environment

IEA report signals energy technology revolution underway, but warns more must be done

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010

=A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds early indications that an energy technology revolution is underway. Released on July 1, 2010 the report shows that global investment in renewable power generation has reached all-time highs but warns much more...

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Fish Populations Under Threat By Carbon Emissions

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2010

Humanity’s rising CO2 emissions could have a significant impact on the world’s fish populations according to groundbreaking new research carried out in Australia.

Baby fish may become easy meat for predators as the world’s oceans become more acidic due to CO2 fallout...

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Subject Tags: Environment

India’s Tata Planning a ‘Nano’ Wind Turbine to Boost Distributed Power Generation

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 7, 2010

Tata, one of the largest business groups in India is planning to launch innovative clean energy technologies in rural areas as it plans to grab the opportunity of India' rapidly expanding power sector.

The Tata Power Company, a subsidiary of the Tata group, plans to...

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Subject Tags: energy , Environment

Top energy award for producer of solar panels for Indian villages

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 7, 2010

A company which produces affordable solar panels for India’s unelectrified villages has been given this year’s top Ashden Prize for Sustainable Energy, one of Britain’s most prestigious awards for innovative use of sustainable energy technologies.

D.light Design, India...

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Subject Tags: energy , Environment

Rich to honor promise to aid poor nations against Global Warming: Dr. Raj Baldev, Cosmo Theorist

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 6, 2010

Dr. Raj Baldev, Cosmo Theorist, said, “ It is the duty of the rich nations to honor their commitment to grant finances to the weaker countries, who signed on the Accord only on this assurance .”

Replying to the question of disappointing reaction of the Copenhagen...

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Subject Tags: Environment

Indian firm wins prize for solar lighting

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 6, 2010

The firm received £40,000 for its design, manufacture and promotion of solar lanterns across the developing world. The judges noted the company’s effective marketing strategy that has put solar lighting within reach of one million people in 32 countries “with significant...

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Energy body tells India to focus on achieving efficiency - Hindu Business Line

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 6, 2010

As India will exhibit strong electricity demand growth over the next 40 years to sustain economic development and meet increasing household electricity needs, huge additional capacities will be required.

As a strategy to combat climate change, in the global attempt to...

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Carbon Taxes May be Ineffective in Discouraging Emissions

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 6, 2010

Of the many ways considered by Western governments to fight climate change, perhaps the most troublesome is raising a tariff wall in the name of clean environment.

One month after France and Italy called for implementation of a carbon tax at European borders, two U.S....

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United Nations warned that corruption is undermining grants to stop logging

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 5, 2010

A revolutionary scheme backed by the World Bank to pay poor countries billions of dollars a year to stop felling trees is the best way to stop logging and save the planet from climate change, according to wealthy countries and conservationists, yet documents seen by the...

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