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| Climate change: industry’s lukewarm response |
| V. JAYANTH |
| The Hindu , Monday, August 11, 2008 |
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From the G-8 summit to the regional gatherings of the industry associations, climate change and its impact as well as regulations on trade and industry are now dominating the discussions. There appear ...More
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| 21 cities in US to disclose carbon output |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Monday, August 11, 2008 |
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NEW YORK: More than 20 US cities, including New York, Las Vegas and Denver, have agreed to measure their carbon footprints, with a system some 1,300 companies have been persuaded to use, in an attempt ...More
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| Delhi: Students are new green warriors |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Monday, August 11, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: How much waste does your school recycle? How much energy does your school consume? What is the percentage of green area in your school? How eco-friendly are the vehicles in your school?
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| North Pole may have no ice by 2013 |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Asian Age , Monday, August 11, 2008 |
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London, Aug. 10: The meltdown in the Arctic is speeding up and as a result the North Pole could be ice-free by 2013 instead of in 60 years' time as earlier predicted, scientists have warned.
Their ap ...More
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| Adanis harness rain water |
| Vijaysinh Parmar |
| Times of India , Friday, August 08, 2008 |
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AHMEDABAD: In case of water scarcity due to climate change, this billionaire Amdavadi family has an option of importing mineral water for their house. But instead, Gautam and Priti Adani have prudentl ...More
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| UN asks govts to combat effects of climate change |
| Vijaysinh Parmar |
| Times of India , Friday, August 08, 2008 |
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NEW YORK: With eight of the world's 10 most populous cities situated near rivers or seas and already witnessing hazards of flooding, a United Nations-backed report calls on governments to take urgent ...More
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| Climate change meet’s call to youth |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Friday, August 08, 2008 |
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HYDERABAD: Environmental problems are not for the older generation to tackle, but for the youngsters. Only because they are going live on this planet, said Nitin Desai, the founder of Lead India Found ...More
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| Prepare for global rise of 4C, warns scientist |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Thursday, August 07, 2008 |
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LONDON: A scientist has suggested that the world should be prepared to face an alarming increase of 4 degree Celsius in global temperatures.
A report in UK’s leading newspaper said that this was s ...More
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| New planet map seen aiding mining, climate |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Thursday, August 07, 2008 |
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LILLESTROEM, Norway: Scientists unveiled the first digital map of the earth's geology and said it could guide oil and gas exploration and mining or pinpoint sites for burying greenhouse gases.
The ...More
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| Primates on verge of extinction |
| Rajnish Sharma |
| The Asian Age , Wednesday, August 06, 2008 |
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Humans have pushed primates, a group of animals including monkeys and apes who share virtually all DNA with people, to the brink of extinction.
Almost 50 per cent of the world’s 634 kinds of primates ...More
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| SRF receives 1 mn carbon credits |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Wednesday, August 06, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: Tyrecord maker SRF Ltd received 1 million carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at its refrigerant gas plant in Rajasthan, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climat ...More
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| SRF receives 1 mn carbon credits |
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| Times of India , Wednesday, August 06, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: Tyrecord maker SRF Ltd received 1 million carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at its refrigerant gas plant in Rajasthan, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climat ...More
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| Alaska seeks to reverse US polar bear decision |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Wednesday, August 06, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: The state of Alaska has sued the US government, arguing that listing polar bears as a threatened species will hurt Alaskan oil and gas exploration, fisheries and tourism.
The lawsuit, ...More
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| Scientists aim to solve the climate puzzle |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Wednesday, August 06, 2008 |
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MUMBAI: Scientists are aiming to solve climate puzzle from the sediments that are deposited thousands of years back in Lonar lake at Buldhana district of Maharashtra.
“Although Lonar lake, a Meteo ...More
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| Green tax on cars must go further: UK MPs |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Monday, August 04, 2008 |
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LONDON: Tax rises for drivers of "gas guzzling" cars should be much higher if ministers are to persuade people to buy more environmentally friendly vehicles, a group of MPs said on Monday.
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| Europe's sports car makers feel endangered |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Monday, August 04, 2008 |
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BRUSSELS: As Europe's giant car makers do battle with environmentalists and lawmakers over emissions curbs, makers of classic European sports cars like the Aston Martin DB9, Ferrari F430 and Porsche 9 ...More
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| Major G8 tech investment to fight global warming |
| Anindo Dey |
| Times of India , Wednesday, July 30, 2008 |
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TOKYO: The Group-of-Eight industrialised nations will jointly invest more than 10 billion dollars a year on research and development of technology to combat global warming, a report said on Sunday.
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| 'Eco progress to continue despite economic woes' |
| Anindo Dey |
| Times of India , Wednesday, July 30, 2008 |
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LONDON: Progress in the battle against climate change will continue despite economic woes around the world, the head of the United Nation's Nobel Prize-winning scientific panel wrote on Monday.
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| Let the sea rise, say the Dutch |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
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SALZBURG (Austria): Seventy percent of the Netherlands is below the sea, making it more vulnerable than any other country to climate change-triggered rising sea levels. The Dutch plan to deal with t ...More
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