Aerosols affect cloud cover, says study
tiny particles called aerosols found in smoke and most types of air pollution can increase or decrease the cloud cover, claims a study conducted in the us. Whether aerosols stop or assist cloud
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Climate Change, an Untold Story
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Clarification dispute puts brake on Hero Honda project
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• Thames Water, Britain's biggest water company, faces a fine of
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The Union cabinet has approved an amendment to the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The amendment seeks to exclude
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Endosulphan story
No justice for Kerala victims
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Unclean process
CDM entity has poor record
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Globalisers retreating into little shells
In 20 years, the world has come full circle: in the mid 1980s the process of globalisation intensified with the rich countries taking the lead in interconnecting countries because it was in their
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Integrated energy policy: report of the expert committee
India faces formidable challenges in meeting its energy needs and in providing adequate energy of desired quality in various forms in a sustainable manner and at competitive prices. This Expert Committee report provides a broad overarching framework for guiding the policies governing the production and use of different forms of energy from various sources. It makes specific recommendations on a very large range of issues.
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Albedo enhancement by stratospheric sulfur injections: A contribution to resolve a policy dilemma?
Fossil fuel burning releases about 25 Pg of CO2 per year into the atmosphere, which leads to global warming (Prentice et al., 2001). However, it also emits 55 Tg S as SO2 per year (Stern, 2005), about
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Goa plans largescale park, land disputes arise
Goa govt bending laws
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Sikkim government to recruit villagers as mountain guardians
The Sikkim government has decided to recruit villagers as honorary mountain guardians or Himal Rakshaks. The decision has already been notified in the state gazette, which says that only villagers
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Tropical high altitude glaciers are melting fast
Glacial melting assumes huge proportions
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<font face=arial size=3 color=#CE181E><b>•</b></font> Greenpeace's newest ship, <i>Esperanza</i> is out at sea. It will sail from the Azores to Antarctica, informing people on the way about the crisis faced by oceans. The expedition's primary focus is creating a global network of ocean parks, marine reserves. <br>
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www.offsetters.com Naive operators Hadi Dowlatabadi, one of the founders of this site under review calls himself a reformed carbon emitter. The Canada-based scientist used to travel more than
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Gaining with Kyoto pact, brick by brick
The fruits of the international climate change treaty, Kyoto Protocol, is finally reaching small industries.The World Bank has signed agreements with two Indian companies to promote technologies that
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China's Tibet railway sinking and cracking
The Qinghai-Tibet railway, opened this month to great fanfare, is developing surface cracks in its concrete structures while its permafrost foundation is sinking and cracking at some sections.
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Global warming puts 12 us parks at risk
Global warming puts 12 of the most famous US national parks at risk, environmentalists said, conjuring up visions of Glacier National Park without glaciers and Yellowstone Park without grizzly bears.
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Team Sustain to promote carbon-neutral events
Carbon credit industry may be at its infancy in the country. But the prospects of selling carbon credits and promoting carbon neutral events are attracting new companies.The Kerala-based Team
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Swipe-card plan to ration consumers' carbon use
A radical plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions by rationing the carbon use of individuals is being drawn up by British government officials. The scheme could force consumers to carry a swipe card