Archive for ‘environment’
“Nano” a no no for environment
January 11th, 2008
Selling for less than half the price of the current cheapest car in the market, it is India’s version of the Volkswagen Beetle in Germany or the Mini in England.
Popularity: 5%
UN weather agency aims to beef up climate change monitoring
January 11th, 2008
The UN weather agency (WMO) said Friday it planned to expand its use of the world’s satellites to provide more accurate weather forecasting and to monitor climate change better.
Popularity: 4%
Real World Green: Be more Green, move to New York
January 10th, 2008
You’d think living in the country is greener than living in a dirty city. Think again.
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Rainy season brings death in Bolivia
January 9th, 2008
Last year, flooding killed thirty-five people and tens of thousands of cattle. The damage was so severe that Bolivia was forced to cut its economic growth forecasts.
Popularity: 4%
Shoppers: It’s BYO bag in China
January 9th, 2008
Declaring war on the “white pollution” choking its cities, farms and waterways, China is banning free plastic shopping bags and calling for a return to the cloth bags of old — steps largely welcomed by merchants and shoppers on Wednesday.
Popularity: 4%
Illegal fishing endangers species
January 9th, 2008
Environmentalists say the killing of thousands of rare Olive Ridley turtles has become routine and no action is being taken by the government.
Popularity: 2%
Olsen Gremlins
January 9th, 2008
Frito Lay tries to go green, PRT isn’t what gave you that rash, and the Olsen twins slaughter small animals.
Popularity: 5%
Pollution alert declared in Sarajevo after days of heavy fog
January 9th, 2008
The first of three levels of alert on dangerous air pollution was declared in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, the Ministry of Environmental Planning of Sarajevo Canton confirmed Wednesday.
Popularity: 2%
Green Technology at CES
January 8th, 2008
Stacey Delo takes a look at some green-friendly products at CES, including solar-paneled backpacks, hydrogen technology and bioplastics.
Popularity: 3%
New approach needed to save coral reefs-study
January 8th, 2008
A growing human population is pushing coral reefs in the Caribbean to breaking point and saving them will require a new, larger-scale approach, researchers said on Tuesday.
Popularity: 4%
Insurers paying to rebuild greener homes
January 8th, 2008
Sean Walsh returned to his mother’s San Diego home after the October wildfires to find it charred to its foundation. He says he plans to help her rebuild the trilevel, five-bedroom abode — happily used to host 19 grandkids — exactly as it was, only greener.
Popularity: 3%
One Family Goes Green With Biodiesel
January 8th, 2008
Family goes green with biodiesel.
Popularity: 5%
China launches surprise crackdown on plastic bags
January 8th, 2008
China launched a surprise crackdown on plastic bags on Tuesday, banning production of ultra-thin bags and forbidding its supermarkets and shops from handing out free carriers from June 1.
Popularity: 3%
Christmas Trees Can Be Recycled Into Mulch Sunday
January 6th, 2008
Sharon Gibala reports Baltimore residents can recycle their Christmas trees into mulch at Baltimore Polytechnic School on Sunday.
Popularity: 3%
Japan, U.S., EU eye new energy-saving body -report
January 6th, 2008
Japan, the United States and the European Union will jointly propose the creation of a new body to act as an international command centre in efforts to counter global warming, a leading Japanese daily said on Sunday.
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