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Coal fuels much of Internet 'cloud,' Greenpeace saysBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 30, 2010
The 'cloud' of data that is becoming the heart of the Internet is creating an all-too-real cloud of pollution as Facebook, Apple and others build data centers powered by coal, Greenpeace said in a new report to be released on Tuesday. A Facebook facility being built in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Greenpeace , Technology |
Climate issues may induce social conflicts in S AsiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 30, 2010
Political and social conflict might be aggravated due to climate induced conflicts in absence of taking regional and extra-regional approach to address climate impacts in South Asia. It was told here on Monday at the concluding briefing of a two- day international roundtable... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Carbon trade sector drops from HSBC climate indexBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 30, 2010
The carbon trading sector has dropped out of an HSBC index of 385 listed companies making money from tackling climate change, after lower expectation of global cap and trade expansion saw sharp share price falls. Previously, two carbon trading companies were... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Indian Survey Of 1,300 Himalayan Glaciers Shows 16% Loss Of Area In Past 50 YearsBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 30, 2010
Himalayan glaciers retreated by 16% in the last nearly five decades due to climate change, investigations by India’s scientists in selected basins in four states has revealed. The retreat of Himalayan glaciers and loss in a real extent were monitored in selected basins in J... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Trillion-dollar question: Who leads climate battle?By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 29, 2010
Political and business leaders gather this week in an attempt to revive the world's faltering challenge to global warming. But they face a battle to lift the cloud of scepticism that has descended over climate science and chart a new way forward. Some of the planet's... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Labor , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
Fossil fuel lobby funding climate change denial campaign: GreenpeaceBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 29, 2010
The report says that the oil lobbies not only funded anti-science but also lead a systematic attack on United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Not only that, personal attacks trying to discredit climate scientists have become a method with the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Delhi goes dark to show the wayBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2010
The capital joined cities across the world to celebrate Earth Hour, beginning 8.30 p.m. on Saturday, pledging its support to work against the ill-effects of climate change and preserving the environment. The event organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature is the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Himalayan glaciers shrank 16% in 50 yrs: IsroBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2010
Himalayan glaciers retreated by 16% in the last nearly five decades due to climate change, investigations by India’s scientists in selected basins in four states has revealed. The retreat Subject Tags: Technology |
Unravelling the National Solar Mission By : Rahul Sharma, Mar 25, 2010
Through the National Solar Mission, India plans on installing 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022. The project is ambitious, but has potential to change India’s current energy model, to one that is cheap, clean and accessible to all. Post-Copenhagen, there is an... Read more.. |
China takes lead in clean-power investmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 25, 2010
China overtook the United States for the first time last year in the race to invest in wind, solar and other sources of clean energy, according to a comprehensive new report that raises questions about American competitiveness in a booming global market. U.S. clean... Read more.. |