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Pre-requisites for sustainable food securityBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2010
The President, in her address to Parliament on June 4, 2009, announced: “My Government proposes to enact a new law — the National Food Security Act — that will provide a statutory basis for a framework which assures food security for all. Every family below the poverty line... Read more.. |
UN eyes private help in $100 billion climate aidBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2010
UNITED NATIONS A pledge by rich nations in Copenhagen to provide as much as $100 billion a year of climate-related aid to developing countries by 2020 may depend in part on the generosity of private donors and other non-governmental sources. Secretary-General Ban Ki-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Politics , Social Issues , Technology , United Nations |
Obama sticks with clean-energy goalsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 13, 2010
There is so much demand for the clean-energy tax credits that the program is oversubscribed. The White House is asking Congress for an additional $5 billion. "There's solar facilities that will mean 1,000 jobs here. Another plant there, that's another 300 jobs. These... 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 |
Put Solar On It campaign challenges heads of stateBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 10, 2010
Climate activists have launched a campaign calling on world leaders to take tangible clean energy action by putting up solar panels on the presidential digs. The advocates are enlisting the public’s help in the Put Solar On It movement by providing a way to send an... 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.. |
India needs more quality research in science: PMBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 3, 2010
Pitching for greater collaboration between institutions like IITs and the corporate sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the country urgently needs to increase quality research in science and technology to meet newer challenges like climate change. Addressing... Read more.. |
Anil Ambani commits to green energy for US Exim financeBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 3, 2010
Industrialist Anil Ambani [ Images ] has committed to invest in green energy and source the technology from the US, a move that helped the US Exim Bank change its mind within a week to guarantee $600-million loan to his group's coal-fired power project in India [ Images ].... Read more.. |
Reject All Energy Subsidies, Not Just the Ones for Fossil FuelsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 29, 2010
For a country that is still heavily dependent on coal power, news of a more efficient (read: lower-carbon-emitting) coal plant should be greeted with roaring applause from the environmental community. Unfortunately, under the Obama Administration, the U.S. Export-Import bank... Read more.. |
So near yet so far: the EU and IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 29, 2010
The way ahead The European Union has been a trusted partner in India’s development efforts, contributing funds to tackle poverty, improve healthcare and provide access to good education in India. In recent years, co-operation has increased to such areas like civil aviation,... Read more.. |