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Global automakers split on 'green car' strategyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 19, 2014
In a contest reminiscent of the scrap for pre-eminence in the home video market, which pitched Betamax against VHS, huge auto firms are going all out for very different technologies. Toyota, which is ending a battery deal with US electric car leader Tesla, is... Read more.. |
DataDirect Networks helps EMSL Speed Climate, Energy and Bioscience Discoveries with High Performance Storage (Global)By : Sustainability ..., Jun 18, 2014
To help the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reduce dependence on foreign oil and accelerate discoveries to preserve the environment, the Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory (EMSL), a national scientific user facility located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (... Read more.. Subject Tags: DataDirect Networks , Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory , Human Interest , Technology |
Solar energy to power street lights in slumsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2014
The slums in the city will promote the use of unconventional energy if the civic body's plan to use solar energy to power lights is approved. A proposal to fit solar street lights in the slums has been tabled before the standing committee. The Shivajinagar assembly... Read more.. |
Mercedes-Benz India plant administrative unit’s solar rooftopBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2014
The 100 kW solar power rooftop installed on the administrative building will generate 150,000 units of power annually towards conserving energy as part of its environmental sustainability plan. Spread across 12000 sq mt, it helps save about 150,000 Kilo Watts hours annually... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Human Interest |
AIMA 6th Business Responsibility Summit 2014By : Sustainability ..., May 30, 2014
All India Management Association (AIMA) as the national apex body of management profession has been organizing an annual congregation of business leaders, civil society activists and academics since 2008; the Business Responsibility Summit. The Summit has become a prominent... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest |
India Harvests Sun and Wind to Save Water and Power a Slowing EconomyBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2014
JAIPUR, Rajasthan, India — Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds, was constructed in 1799, here in the largest city in India’s largest state. Made of red and pink sandstone, and facing the street with an ornate honeycomb of open windows, the five-story building could have been... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , electricity , energy , Human Interest , India , Politics , Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation , Technology , War |
The way forward for Indian citiesBy : Sustainability ..., May 27, 2014
The general elections victory is for all, the credit goes to a few, and the award to one. The speeches suggest that we have a prime minister on a mission, a man in a hurry to deliver results. The jostling and speculation for ministerial portfolios indicate what the... Read more.. |
Air pollution is a $1.7T health problem, OECD findsBy : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2014
LEIPZIG, Germany -- Air pollution is costing the world's most advanced economies plus India and China $3.5 trillion per year in lives lost and ill health, with a significant amount of the burden stemming from vehicle tailpipes, according to a new report by the Organisation... Read more.. |
Fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year: IEABy : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2014
LONDON: Fossil fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year and are a major contributor to climate change, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). The biggest subsidies are... Read more.. Subject Tags: Algeria , Business , electricity , energy , Health , Human Interest , International Energy Agency , International Monetary Fund , Iran , Iraq , Labor , Libya , oil , Saudi Arabia , Social Issues , Technology , Venezuela |
Fuel subsidies rising in emerging marketsBy : Sustainability ..., May 20, 2014
London: Fossil fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year and are a major contributor to climate change, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). The biggest subsidies are... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , electricity , energy , Health , Human Interest , International Energy Agency , Iran , Labor , Social Issues , Technology |