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India interested in BP assets in Vietnam: reportsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 21, 2010
Energy-hungry India is interested in buying BP's assets in Vietnam, an Indian government minister said Wednesday, as the country looks to obtain more energy supplies for its fast-growing economy. |
Meat may be less of a climate-change burden than some experts have claimedBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2010
This week the Lantern is taking a break from answering your green lifestyle questions to report on three studies that raise brand-new environmental dilemmas. Is meat less of a climate-change culprit than we thought? One of the Lantern's frequent tips is to cut... Read more.. |
Can India's bioremediation process contain BP oil spill?By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2010
Indian Energy and environment think-tank The Energy and Research Institute (TERI) holds the patent for Oilzapper formulation to clean up an oil slick using bacteria using a process called bioremediation. Oilzapper is a bio-friendly homegrown cocktail of bacteria used... Read more.. |
Opinion: Need vs. Greed- The Indian climate dilemma By : Bulu Imam, Jul 13, 2010
Though developing countries claim their ‘right to pollute’ for the sake of development, it is also important to understand that infinite growth is not possible on a finite planet. New age development needs to be based on sustainable and efficient planning. ... Read more.. |
Researchers aim to stem deaths from arsenic-contaimnated water in the developing worldBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 12, 2010
One in five of all deaths in Bangladesh are caused by drinking water contaminated with arsenic, according to a study published recently in the medical journal The Lancet by an international team of researchers. Some 70 million people are drinking arsenic-contaminated water.... Read more.. |
Climate Change Means More Heatwaves, Premature Deaths, Scientists WarnBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 11, 2010
Climate change is a serious health hazard that the United States must prepare for, according to government and university scientists from across the country. Dust storm in Queensland, Australia, September 2009. (Photo by Tom Fletcher) They advised Thursday that climate... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Disaster , Education , Environment , Health , Labor , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
A renewable futureBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 9, 2010
India is perceived as a developing country but it is developing at a pace that is not matched by many others. There is significant appreciation of our economic growth. Yet the fact remains that our growth is constrained by energy supply and availability. When the growth rate... Read more.. |
Kashmir Youth Fight – to Save the EnvironmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 9, 2010
Using the bigger space for community participation given the better security situation, young people in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir have been busy organising festivals and creative campaigns to drum up awareness of environmental woes. Among their causes are... Read more.. |
Obama Science Czar Called for Carbon Tax to Redistribute Wealth from Global 'North' to 'South'By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 9, 2010
ohn P. Holdren, who then-President-elect Barack Obama nominated as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in December 2008, called just five months before his nomination for a global climate-change agreement that would allow wealth to be... Read more.. |
A renewable futureBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 7, 2010
India is perceived as a developing country but it is developing at a pace that is not matched by many others. There is significant appreciation of our economic growth. Yet the fact remains that our growth is constrained by energy supply and availability. When the growth rate... Read more.. |