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Obama sticks with clean-energy goals

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 13, 2010

There is so much demand for the clean-energy tax credits that the program is oversubscribed. The White House is asking Congress for an additional $5 billion.

"There's solar facilities that will mean 1,000 jobs here. Another plant there, that's another 300 jobs. These...

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JNNURM funds going down the drain

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 12, 2010

Several development works, including laying pipelines, roads and construction of drains, taken up under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) were found to be of inferior quality. This startling revelation came to light during a third party quality check....

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Subject Tags: Politics , Technology

Rooftops as power houses

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 11, 2010

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Climate Change Means More Heatwaves, Premature Deaths, Scientists Warn

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 11, 2010

Climate change is a serious health hazard that the United States must prepare for, according to government and university scientists from across the country.

Dust storm in Queensland, Australia, September 2009. (Photo by Tom Fletcher) They advised Thursday that climate...

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Put Solar On It campaign challenges heads of state

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 10, 2010

Climate activists have launched a campaign calling  on world leaders to take tangible clean energy action by putting up solar panels on the presidential digs.

The advocates are enlisting the public’s help in the Put Solar On It movement by providing  a way to  send an...

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The Future of Electric Vehicles: Technology, Infrastructure Developments and The Future Outlook

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 9, 2010

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The Future of Electric Vehicles: Technology, infrastructure developments and the future outlook...

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Regional meet on combating climate change held

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 9, 2010

A regional consultation on ‘Combating climate change in the North Eastern and lower Himalayan regions of India’ was organized recently by Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy (CLRA) and Oxfam India, in collaboration with Gauhati University and the North East Members...

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Subject Tags: Politics , Technology

Obama Science Czar Called for Carbon Tax to Redistribute Wealth from Global 'North' to 'South'

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 9, 2010

ohn P. Holdren, who then-President-elect Barack Obama nominated as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in December 2008, called just five months before his nomination for a global climate-change agreement that would allow wealth to be...

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Analysis: Who benefits from 2-year moratorium on forest clearing?

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010

It didn’t take long for palm oil producers to respond to Norway’s recently signed US$1 billion grant, given in exchange for a two-year moratorium on any new clearing of Indonesia’s rainforest and peatlands. Association of Palm Oil Producers secretary-general Joko Supriyono...

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Percentage reduction target for energy conservation to come in force from April 2011

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 8, 2010

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEU) last week obtained Cabinet and all legal clearances to introduce percentage reduction target for energy conservation in all private and public utilities and reduce carbon footprint in power sector with effect from April 2011, disclosed...

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Subject Tags: energy , Politics