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British climate researchers had high scientific standards, review finds

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010

Climate-change researchers at a British university failed to respond to critics in an open manner but hewed to high standards in their science and did not manipulate their data, according to findings released Wednesday of an independent review of hundreds of hacked e-mails....

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UK inquiry into climate e-mail scandal vindicates researchers, but finds lack of openness

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010

 

An independent report into the leak of hundreds of e-mails from one of the world's leading climate research centers on Wednesday largely vindicated the scientists involved, saying they acted honestly and that their research was reliable.

But the panel of...

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Land Rover goes 'carbon neutral': Tesla who?

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010

Hippies are constantly banging on about hydrogen and electrically powered cars being the best ways to reduce our carbon tyre prints. That, it transpires, is complete hogwash. The best way to go carbon neutral is to drive a stonking great Land Rover while hollering, "Out of my...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Cap and trade could benefit agriculture if it has role in shaping climate legislation

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010

Climate change legislation could offer economic benefits to farmers, if they have a role in shaping it.

That’s the gist of a study by Informa Economics for the American Farmland Trust and the National Association of Wheat Growers. It was the focus for discussion...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Investigation vindicates climate scientists

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010

Climate-change researchers at a British university failed to respond to critics in an open manner but hewed to high standards in their science and did not manipulate their data, according to findings released Wednesday of an independent review of hundreds of hacked e-mails....

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India and China Will Soon Produce Natural Gas From Shale

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010

India and China have been contemplating the development of domestic shale resources for some years now. The successes of US and Canadian oil and gas E&P companies in producing natural gas from shale, the rapid increase in North American natural gas reserves, driven...

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Subject Tags: China , Technology

PCMC implements Rs 1,200 cr projects

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 8, 2010

In the last three years since the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation was selected as a mission city under the central government's Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the civic body has implemented projects costing over Rs 1,200 crore.

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India to Drive Global LNG Market Growth Finds RNCOS

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 8, 2010

According to our research report “Global LNG Market Analysis”, the demand for LNG is expected to grow at a robust pace in both the developed and developing nations in coming years. Despite the economic slowdown of 2009, the market did not seem to have been much affected as...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Value of global carbon markets up 5% in H1 2010

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 8, 2010

The markets for European Union Allowances (EUAs) and certified emissions reductions (CERs) exchanged 3.7 billion tonnes (Gt) CO2e over the six first months of 2010, valued at some €48 billion (US$59bn), compared to €46bn in H1 2009. In terms of volume this is down 10% on the...

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Tata Power's Mulshi solar plant to be ready by this year

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 8, 2010

Tata Power, India's largest private sector power utility, today said that it would commission its 3 Mw solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Maharashtra by the end of this year.

Tata Power also plans to install solar capacity in Gujarat to meet its target of having 20...

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Subject Tags: Technology