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Reject All Energy Subsidies, Not Just the Ones for Fossil FuelsBy : 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... Read more.. |
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.... Read more.. |
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.... Read more.. |
PSUs may sell 50% of hydel power locallyBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 21, 2010
The government is considering allowing state-owned power companies such as NHPC and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVNL) to sell up to 50% electricity generated from their hydel power plants to respective home states where the projects are located. Local allocation could go up to... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics |
Study finds wood power to be worse polluter than coalBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 20, 2010
A new study has found that wood-burning power plants using trees and other “biomass” from New England forests release more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than coal over time. The six-month study, commissioned by Massachusetts state environmental officials, found... Read more.. |
Media Clinic takes pulse of Bonn climate-change negotiationsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 10, 2010
Top climate-change negotiators from China, India, the EU,Brazil, Bangladesh and the Solomon Islands made a rare joint appearance before media at a side event during the ongoing UN talks in Bonn. With the UN negotiations often taking place behind closed doors, it is... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics |
Greendiamz brings bioplastic to IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 7, 2010
Greendiamz Biotech, manufacturer of environmentally safe plastic products, Monday said it has commissioned a plant here that produces fully biodegradable and compostable plastic material. Company Chairman Champat Sanghvi told mediapersons that the 5,000-tonnes per... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Technology |
In drastic green energy proposal, U.S. pays mostBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 7, 2010
The world could generate 95 percent of electricity from renewable energies by 2050 in a drastic shift from fossil fuels, with the United States paying about a third of a giant bill, green lobby groups said on Monday. Subject Tags: Politics |
India to seek uranium import from Australia: Sushilkumar ShindeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 6, 2010
India will try to persuade Australia to supply uranium to it during a bilateral meeting on energy here tomorrow, seeking flexibility on Canberra's longstanding position that it would not export the nuclear raw material to countries who are not signatories to the nuclear Non-... Read more.. |
Envt Min to hold country-wide consultations on Green MissionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 6, 2010
The Environment Ministry will hold a series of country-wide public meetings from next week to discuss the proposed Rs 44,000 crore Green Mission which aims to increase the total forest cover by 20 million hectares by 2020. The consultations are in keeping with... Read more.. |