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- Greenhouse Gasses,
You Are Terminated!
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has struck a deal with legislative
democrats to impose a limit on all greenhouse gas emissions. He must
have told them to agree or else, “Judgement day is inevitable”.
31/Aug/2006
- Forest fires
pump more mercury in to the atmosphere
As wild forest fires fuelled by warmer climate, rage across the world,
they are unleashing the mercury that has polluted the wetlands of
North America from the time of ‘Industrial Revolution’.
31/Aug/2006
- Caribbean to
face more storms in future!
According to a report by a coalition of environment and aid groups,
Latin America and the Caribbean are prone to more natural disasters
in future because of climate change and environmental degradation.
The report adds that the weather in this region will get more extreme
and less predictable. 31/Aug/2006
- What can you
do to curb global warming?
Global warming is a well known, researched and debated topic. Discussions
aside what are you doing to address this issue? 31/Aug/2006
- Think Bio-diesel
is unfashionable? Think Again
According to latest news reports China is working towards revolutionizing
the Bio-Diesel sector. China has researched and produced a rare strain
of rapeseed which is said to be highly disease resistant, has high
oil content and most impressive of all can give the much needed boost
to the Bio-Diesel industry. 31/Aug/2006
- Rely On Bio-crops
For Bio Fuel
Crops with energy-specific traits may be developed to help meet the
growing demands for renewable alternative fuels. 31/Aug/2006
- Red Sea : Birthplace
of New Ocean?
The Red Sea is parting again, however it's nothing to do with Moses
this time around. Scientists report in the latest issue of the journal
Nature that the Arabian tectonic plate and the African plate are slowly,
but surely parting ways, thus stretching Earth's crust. 31/Aug/2006
- Flood follows
forest fire in Greece
A flood followed a forest fire in a scenic area in northern Greece,
with ashes turning the waters off beaches black. 31/Aug/2006
- Meat Adding To
Global Scorching
There are many human activities that contribute to global warming.
Among the biggest contributors are electrical generation, the use
of passenger and other vehicles, over-consumption, international shipping,
deforestation, smoking and militarism. 31/Aug/2006
- US To Invest
In Research Of Wind Turbines
Wind power represents the fastest growing segment of the world's energy
markets, and this rapid growth has led to a significant increase in
the power rating and size of wind turbines. 31/Aug/2006
- Oil spill and
ocean pollution
There is some evidence that crude oil spills may cause less damage
than those of refined oil. Several studies on the effect of crude
oil spills have been conducted. 31/Aug/2006
- Pennsylvania
To Buy Green Electricity
Pennsylvania is making the increased purchase by modifying its contract
with Wayne-based Community Energy Inc., from which it had already
been buying green electricity. 31/Aug/2006
- India not affected
by Global Warming.
Scientists in India feel that Indian Climatic System is unaffected
by global warming. 31/Aug/2006
- SOLAR ENERGY-
need of the day
In today’s high-tech world we need energy for every thing we
do, and to get that energy we use natural oil or natural gases. If
we continue to consume Natural resources at the rate we are doing
at present, there should be no doubt that in near future we will run
short of it. 31/Aug/2006
- Ocean Plankton
absorbing less CO2
US researchers have found that the phytoplankton (microbic plants)
in the Pacific Ocean has been absorbing far less atmospheric carbon
dioxide than the previous estimates. 31/Aug/2006
- California to
become 1st US state to cap emissions
Owing to a deal reached by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California
is set to cut emissions by 25% by 2020. 31/Aug/2006
- Environment management
conference begins today
The 7th Annual Greentech International Conference on Environment Management
commenced in Dona Paula today. 31/Aug/2006
- Sahara expanding
at an alarming pace.
Global Warming is affecting the Sahara Desert, and thus it is expanding
at an alarming pace of 30 miles south per year. Desert is stretching
and losing its Grasslands and vegetation at a very high rate. 31/Aug/2006
- Operation DesertStorm
Part 2
Did you know that Operation DesertStorm Part 2 is already on? So far
it has claimed 130 lives and displaced tens of thousands! 30/Aug/2006
- Bio diesel shows
the way vegetable oils are consumed.
Due to a consistent growing for the bio diesel demand, a significant
increase is foreseen for the next year. The Oil World seminary predicted
an increment of 8.3 tons from the different kind of vegetable oils
used. 30/Aug/2006
- Climate Change
Worries The World Bank
Climate change may be one of the biggest threats to attempts to cutting
poverty in the world's most deprived nations and has forced the World
Bank to reassess its development projects. 30/Aug/2006
- Water Vs developed
nations.
According to a recent survey with the developed nations, it was found
that majority of the cities are facing a major water crises, Governments
have failed to keep an upbeat with the water supply. 30/Aug/2006
- A Permanent Tsunami
There’s a place called Malasiga in Papua New Guinea. Electric
wires don’t run through this place, there’s no factory
there, and no one owns a refigerator in the whole of Malasiga. Its
population is just 400. In fact, Malasiga can rank the first in a
list of Top Ten Ozone-Friendly places on the Earth. 30/Aug/2006
- UK To Introduce
New Recycling System
A report in enviornment ministry states that "pay as you throw" systems
to be introduced will improve on the UK's current recycling rates.
30/Aug/2006
- Boeing To Provide
Solar Cells For Homes-Offices
Boeing has signed a contract to provide 600,000 solar concentrator
cells to a California-based renewable energy company that is developing
renewable terrestrial energy sources. 30/Aug/2006
- California Stands
Against Global Warming
A few days ago, legislation to make California a leader in curbing
global warming emissions seemed to be sailing smoothly toward the
governor's desk. 30/Aug/2006
- Global Warming
Causing Methane Release
Periods of warming temperatures during the last ice age triggered
the release of methane from beneath the ocean, according to U.S. and
French researchers. 29/Aug/2006
- Canada To Invest
In Wind Energy
Canada is now banking upon renewable resources like solar energy and
wind energy. One such step to move ahead in this feild is the transformation
of the Atlantic Wind Test Site in North Cape into a national research
lab. 29/Aug/2006
- Next Come's The
Biogas
After the sucess of biogas in sweden where it's constituent 'Methane'
is used to run engines and cars, Sri Lanka is also looking to produce
large quantities of Biogas. 29/Aug/2006
- China Affected
By Acid Rain
One-third of China's vast landmass is suffering from acid rain caused
by its rapid industrial growth. Factories last year spewed out 25.5
million tonnes of sulphur dioxide, the chemical that causes acid rain,
up 27% from 2000. 28/Aug/2006
- Biodegradable
plastics from Cornstarch
Cereplast, A california based company says that they have a way to
produce things like forks, knives, cups, food packages and other items
out of plastic derived from cornstarch, rather than from petroleum-based
compounds. 28/Aug/2006
- Pollution : Threat
to foreign investment in Hongkong
Hong Kong's worsening air pollution is driving away expatriates and
threatening foreign investment according to a survey released Sunday
by the American Chamber of Commerce. 28/Aug/2006
- Oil Pollution
: Finland Helps Lebanon
Finland's Enviornment Minister Jan-Erik Enestam has said that his
country would be sending equipment worth some 770,000$ to help Lebanon
for cleaning up an oil spill caused by Israeli air raids on a power
plant. 28/Aug/2006
- Germany seeing
future in Biogas
Biogas, long said to be nothing more than a stinky energy source,
is slowly but constantly losing its unfavorable image, gaining the
respect of politicians and industry in Germany. 27/Aug/2006
- Water environment
not checked effectively in China
China still faces a severe water environment situation as the trend
of deterioration of water environment hasn't been checked effectively.
27/Aug/2006
- Oil Crisis by
2010
Worlds oil production will peak in just 1500 days. After that, oil
shortages will force massive changes to our lifestyle and business,
experts have predicted. Higher petrol taxes to deter people buying
as much, strict petrol rationing and Adelaide production of small
fuel-frugal cars were urged yesterday by an Australian group concerned
with "peak oil". 27/Aug/2006
- Uganda To Have
Africa's First $30M Bio Diesel Plant
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has warmly welcomed the investment
proposal the country. The president stated this on Thursday at State
House, Nakasero in a meeting he held with a delegation of BIDCO Refineries
Limited which operates a vegetable oil plant in Jinja Municipality
(Uganda District). 27/Aug/2006
- "Oil dependence
puts U.S. at risk"
Former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart delivered the keynote address Saturday
for the third annual Aspen Renewable Energy Day to a nearly full Paepcke
Auditorium. "We will never be secure if we continue to pursue the
same energy policies," said Hart, who represented Colorado as a Democrat.
27/Aug/2006
- Scientists Claim:
We can create free energy
These dynamic and personable businessmen from Dublin insist that they
have found a way of producing free, clean and limitless energy out
of thin air. 27/Aug/2006
- Pest Attack :
Chestnut trees Affected
There is much more to the horse chestnut tree than conkers. Its flowering
is one of the most spectacular sights of the spring. 27/Aug/2006
- Africa : Use
of Solar Energy Urged
Zimbabwe and Namibia can immensely benefit from the use of solar energy
as a viable source of power in view of the current electricity shortages.
27/Aug/2006
- Flood & Strom
Warning : UK Never learned from New Orleans
Parts of east London and the Thames estuary may be at risk of a major
flood because the U.K. government has not learned from last year's
disaster in New Orleans, a risk expert warned on Friday. 27/Aug/2006
- Is Ernesto turning
into a Katrina?
The fifth tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Ernesto,
could turn into a powerful hurricane once it hits the Gulf of Mexico
later this week, weather forecasters have predicted. 27/Aug/2006
- U.S. To Install
Tsunami-Detection Buoy In Indian Ocean
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will
deploy the first of two deep-ocean monitoring buoys in the Indian
Ocean in December, located to give many of the region’s 27 coastal
nations warning of an impending tsunami. 26/Aug/2006
- Tropical Storm
Ernesto in Caribbean
Ernesto, the fifth tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season,
formed over the Caribbean Sea on Friday and could develop into a hurricane
threatening the Gulf of Mexico on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina,
U.S. forecasters said. 26/Aug/2006
- Meditterranean's
worst enviornmental disaster
Israel causes ' worst enviornmental disaster' in the Mediterranean.
The bombing of a power plant in Lebanon sent thousands of tons of
fuels gushing in the sea. 26/Aug/2006
- Clamity for Philippines
: Guimaras oil spill
Philippines President Arroyo yesterday declared the Guimaras oil spill
as “a national calamity” and urged all Filipinos to cooperate
in order to clean up the biggest and worst oil spill to affect the
country so far. 26/Aug/2006
- Recycling Helps
California To Counter Landfill Waste
A 16-year campaign to persuade Californians to separate recyclables
out of their trash has helped the state reach its goal of reducing
landfill waste by 50 percent. As a result, no new landfills have opened
in the state in a decade. 26/Aug/2006
- Ozone hole stabilised
After last season's bumper ozone hole, this year things look set to
be much less dramatic, and scientists even say the hole may have stopped
widening. 26/Aug/2006
- New device cuts
gas engine air pollution
Two U.S. scientists say they've developed a light-weight, relatively
inexpensive way of reducing unburned hydrocarbon air pollutants from
gasoline engines. 25/Aug/2006
- Climate change
affect Himalayas differently
Geologists have said that climatic changes in the Western Himalayas
and the surrounding Karakoram and Hindukush mountain ranges could
explain why glaciers there are growing and not melting. 25/Aug/2006
- Climate change
shifting European seasons
Spring is arriving sooner and autumn is starting later because of
climate change, according to a study of more than 500 plants and animals
across Europe. 25/Aug/2006
- Largest solar
photovoltaic system in Canada
High above the midway at the Canadian National Exhibition, hundreds
of solar panels are soaking up the sun's rays, bringing Exhibition
Place closer to becoming energy self-sufficient. 25/Aug/2006
- Tougher air quality
rules could save lives
A new report detailing the pitfalls of Canada's air quality standards
is hitting desks in Ottawa. 25/Aug/2006
- SeaWorld Fireworks
Adding The Pollution
SeaWorld suspended its nightly fireworks show in response to complaints
that the pyrotechnics are polluting Mission Bay, it was reported Thursday.
25/Aug/2006
- China Ecological
Environment Worsening
China has become the third largest automobile producer in the world,
with an annual output exceeding 5 million unit and possessing nearly
33 million units. The major cause of the pollution is Vehicles. 25/Aug/2006
- Recovery of Ozone
Layer Delayed – U.N. Reports
After decades of damage it looks like the earth’s ozone layer
is finally mending – slowly; reported the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) and the U.N. Environmental Program (UNEP) 25/Aug/2006
- Large oil spill
occurs in Indian Ocean
A Japanese tanker spilled about 1.4 million gallons of crude oil in
the eastern Indian Ocean following a collision with a cargo ship,
the tanker's operator said Tuesday. 25/Aug/2006
- Greenland Ice
Cap Melting
The world's second largest ice cap may be melting three times faster
than indicated by previous measurements, according to newly released
gravity data collected by satellites. 25/Aug/2006
- Antarctic snowfall
aint changed in last 50 years
The most precise record of Antarctic snowfall ever generated shows
there has been no real increase in precipitation over the southernmost
continent in the past half-century, even though most computer models
assessing global climate change call for an increase in Antarctic
precipitation as atmospheric temperatures rise. 25/Aug/2006
- California on
way to become leader in Solar Energy
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation on Monday
to complete a plan designed to build one million solar roofs in the
state. 25/Aug/2006
- Demand of water
to be double By 2050
World's demand for water will double by 2050, with a third of the
globe's population already facing shortages of the precious resource,
an international expert has warned. 25/Aug/2006
- US can be 20%
Less polluted by 2020
Environment Maine Research & Policy Center (US) announced a report
in US congress which shows how the U.S. can meet the challenging enviornmental
problems by 2020. The report finds that the U.S. can reduce its global
warming emissions by nearly 20 percent within the next 15 years by
boosting energy efficiency and renewable energy. 25/Aug/2006
- Colorado stand
against global warming
Colorado officials announced the first step Thursday in developing
a plan to reduce the state's emissions of pollutants that contribute
to global warming. 25/Aug/2006
- Global warming:
A threat to Ice Caps
Sunlight strikes the planet most directly at the equator. The greater
heat accumulating there flows toward the poles in ocean currents.Greenhouse
gases (GHGs), especially carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane, determine
Earth's temperature, and science has linked rising atmospheric concentrations
to human activity. The Gulf Stream warms nearby land, especially Europe.
25/Aug/2006
- 7,500 Miles On
$5 In Gas
It's one thing to be fed up with high gas prices, but Atlanta high
school senior Bill Bridgers decided to do something about it. 25/Aug/2006
- Oceans of Garbage
The largest dump in the world isn’t outside New York or London
or Shanghai but in a desolate stretch of the Pacific Ocean nearly
a thousand miles from the nearest island. 25/Aug/2006
- Indonesia Forest
Fires to End in 2 years!
Pressure from neighboring countries has prompted Indonesia’s
environment minister to pledge that forest fires will be put to an
end in 2 years. Smoke or haze as it is called in this region from
the recurring forest fires in Sumatra and Borneo have posed a constant
health threat on neighboring countries like Malaysia, Singapore and
Thailand. 25/Aug/2006
- Marshes in New
England Are Dying – Why?
The once lush wavy mat of marsh on Cape Cod is now blotted with muck,
dead plants and barren mud. Scientists in New England first noticed
similar dead blotches almost 4 years ago near Lieutenant Island. 25/Aug/2006
- Tree logging firms
blocked environmental laws
U.S District Judge Charles Breyer was not in favor of allowing commercial
logging inside the Giant Sequoia National Monument as planned by the
Bush administration. Citing the violation of environmental laws, the
federal judge’s ruling brought cheers to environmental groups
that had sued the U.S Forest Service for planning to manage the preserve
which is 328,000 acres. 24/Aug/2006
- European Global
Warming Aim May Not Be Achievable - IEA
Claude Mandil the Head of the International Energy Agency has said
that it may not be possible for the European Union to avoid the threatening
climate change. In order to avoid dangerous interferences with global
climate, the average temperature should not go beyond 2 degrees Celsius
above the pre-industrial levels however plans to reduce the greenhouse
effect may not be enough to curb the warming, EIA reported. 24/Aug/2006
- Air Pollution
at Factory Farms to Be Controlled
A nationwide survey on the air pollutants emitted by US livestock
feeding will be made this winter by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). The survey will be conducted to ensure that all clean air laws
are abided by the feeding farmers. 24/Aug/2006
- High Caribbean
Sea Temperatures Poses Second Coral Warning
Soaring temperatures around Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
are threatening the coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea said scientists
with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s
Coral Reef Watch (NOAA). Temperatures as high 28.7 degrees Celsius
are destroying the reefs. 23/Aug/2006
- Its here –
Water Crisis!
A 5 year analysis of global water resources by scientists has reported
than more than one third of the world’s population is living
in water shortage areas. This situation which was expected to hit
us in 2025 is now here said Mr. Frank Rijsberman the director general
of the International Water Management Institute in Battaramulla, Sri
Lanka, at the recent World Water Week 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden. 23/Aug/2006
- Norway’s
Whaling Quota Unfulfilled
Whaling season started on April 1st and is due to end on 31st August
however the quota of 1,052 of whales that are allowed to be caught
are yet to be fulfilled. Till date only 500 minke whales have been
caught and conservation groups claim that this is the proof that government
should stop supporting the industry. 23/Aug/2006
- Red Squirrels
Threatened by Virus
A deadly virus known as squirrel poxvirus is spreading at such an
alarming rate that scientists believe that some population of the
red squirrels in the north of England will be completely wiped out
in 10 years, conservationists reported. 22/Aug/2006
- Environmental
water air land pollution: China Determined to End Pollution
Zhou Shengxian, head of China's State Environmental Protection Administration
has reported to the China Environment News that its government’s
efforts to reduce sulphur dioxide and other pollutants which are spewing
at an alarming rate are not effective. 20/Aug/2006
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