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Doubts raised over green city claimBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 7, 2010
UT might take pride in being one of the greenest cities in the country, but more thought could have gone into the choice of varieties planted by the forest department along the roads. This has been claimed by former head of the landscaping wing of Chandigarh and Punjab... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
IOC plans Rs 700-cr power playBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 7, 2010
State-run Indian Oil Corporation [ Get Quote ] plans to set up solar power panels and power plants at its over 18,100 retail outlets across the country at a cost of Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion). The company will also set up solar and wind power plants at various... Read more.. Subject Tags: Indian Oil Corporation , Technology |
Opinion: Solar thermal implementation - The hot debate By : Lavleen Singal, Jul 7, 2010
The article raises some hotly debated issues pertaining to the implementability of solar thermal in India. While there is overall optimism within the policy makers, the investors and project developers bemoan the lack of sensitivities to ground issues of implementation. ... Read more.. |
Carbon Neutral Shipping Extended InternationallyBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2010
UPS has expanded its carbon neutral shipping program to 35 countries and territories across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Millions more UPS customers now have the option of paying a small fee to calculate and offset the carbon emissions associated with their shipments. ... Read more.. |
Cycling Carbon Through Terrestrial EcosystemsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2010
Two recent international studies are poised to change the way scientists view the crucial relationship between Earth's climate and the carbon cycle. Subject Tags: Technology |
Dutch review backs U.N. climate change reportBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2010
A Dutch review of a United Nations climate report backs its finding of global warming's dangers but says the U.N. panel should be more transparent in its work. The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, an institute that advises the Dutch government, released its... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , United Nations |
Climate scandal a 'game changer'By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2010
SENIOR climate scientists have conceded that their world has changed irrevocably - and for the better - in the wake of the so-called Climategate scandal. As Sir Muir Russell, chairman of the inquiry into the leak of the University of East Anglia emails, finalises his... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Climate e-mail inquiry prepares to reportBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2010
An inquiry into questions raised by the so-called ClimateGate affair will release its conclusions on Wednesday.The Independent Climate Change Email Review was commissioned by the UK's University of East Anglia following the hacking of emails from its servers. Climate... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
New Errors Found in UN Climate Change Report - KTVABy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2010
An inquiry into questions raised by the so-called ClimateGate affair will release its conclusions on Wednesday.The Independent Climate Change Email Review was commissioned by the UK's University of East Anglia following the hacking of emails from its servers. Climate... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Cycling Carbon Through Terrestrial EcosystemsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 6, 2010
Two recent international studies are poised to change the way scientists view the crucial relationship between Earth's climate and the carbon cycle. These reports explore the global photosynthesis and respiration rates—the planet's deep "breaths" of carbon dioxide, in and out... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |