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Global automakers split on 'green car' strategy

By : 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...

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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 (...

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Solar energy to power street lights in slums

By : 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...

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Mercedes-Benz India plant administrative unit’s solar rooftop

By : 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...
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Subject Tags: energy , Human Interest

AIMA 6th Business Responsibility Summit 2014

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Human Interest

India Harvests Sun and Wind to Save Water and Power a Slowing Economy

By : 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...

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The way forward for Indian cities

By : 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...
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Air pollution is a $1.7T health problem, OECD finds

By : 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...

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Fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year: IEA

By : 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...
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Fuel subsidies rising in emerging markets

By : 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...
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