The Bus Riders Union Teatro(Theater) presented Councilmember Greuel's Dilemma, a skit about the BRU's call on Councilmember Wendy Greuel to fund the first comprehensive Bus-Only Lanes in Los Angeles on Wilshire Boulevard.<br> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8KLsb3ODbQ" target="_blank"><font color="#0033cc">Watch the teatro piece </font></a>
Improved urban planning, new technologies and infrastructure measures have a central role to play in more efficient and sustainable transport systems. The EU should be mindful of subsidiarity, and add value to the activities of cities and regions. Measures to encourage the provision of good quality, environmentally-friendly (fuel-efficient,
Cereals are by far the most important source of food throughout the world, either directly for human consumption or indirectly in the form of animal feed for livestock products consumed as food. With world population set to rise to nine billion by 2050, there is an urgent need to examine ways to increase cereal production.
Focussing on energy conservation and on renewable energy sectors whose markets are expected to expand in the future, the symposium informed the audience of the latest policies and market trends in India, as well as to introduce notable business strategies of Japanese and Indian businesses in the two fields.
Rapid pace of urbanization has led to generation of large quantities of solid waste and hazardous waste in many cities of India. The rate of generation of waste has increased beyond the handling capacities of civic agencies responsible for collection and disposal of wastes.
The links between ecosystem approaches to health, natural resource management and poverty reduction are being identified as important and relevant across an increasing number of disciplines and institutions. However, specific implementation guidance is scant.
Vehicle fuel economy (FE) norms are being implemented world over to conserve energy and for reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. In the USA, fleet average FE standards were set beginning from the year 1978, but these remained stagnant after the year 1992 until the year 2005 when the standards for light trucks were upgraded.
Vehicle fuel economy (FE) norms are being implemented world over to conserve energy and for reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. In the USA, fleet average FE standards were set beginning from the year 1978, but these remained stagnant after the year 1992 until the year 2005 when the standards for light trucks were upgraded.
The objectives of the Interceptor Sewerage System Project are to provide a commercially, technically viable and feasible solution on a priority basis that can be provided within a short span of time which is effective in lowering the pollution in Yamuna River and improving water quality making it best fit for the
Increasing amount of soot, sulphates and other aerosol components in atmospheric brown clouds (ABCs) are causing major threats to the water and food security of Asia and have resulted in surface dimming, atmospheric solar heating and soot deposition in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan-Tibetan (HKHT) glaciers and snow packs.
The annual report describes the third year activities of the
This paper uses annual variation in climate to examine the impact of temperature and precipitation on national economies. We find three primary results. First, higher temperatures substantially reduce economic growth in poor countries. Second, higher temperatures appear to reduce growth rates, not just the level of output.
This paper provides an overview of mitigation practices for the agricultural sector, and identifies relevant policies and measures (PAMs). It addresses the relative mitigation potential of each mitigation practice presented, as well as methodological and technical challenges, and possible barriers for their implementation.
Currently, 1,598 projects have been approved by the Chinese DNA as of 3 November 2008. Even though the increase of number of projects becomes little moderate compared with 2007, almost 600 projects are newly added within this year. The number of registered projects at the UN has been also increased up to 286 projects (150 projects were registered as of 31 December 2007).
This agrofuel watch guideline is supposed to be applied for monitoring of the status of the right to food in the context of expansions of agro-fuel at community level. The study includes Case studies of Violations of Right to Food due to Agro-fuel Cultivation in India.
Southeast Asia witnesses high rates of deforestation and forest degradation. Large-scale deforestation for agriculture (notably oil palm) is driven by international market demand. Small-scale deforestation is partly driven by: market
Orissa accounts for about 98% of the total proved chromite (chromium ore)reserves of the country, of which about 97% occur in the Sukinda Valley, over an area covering approximately 200 sq. km., in the Jajpur district. Presently there are 14 chromite mines operating in Sukinda. Out of these, one mine, Mahagiri Chromite Mines (IMFA) has started its operation of mining lumpy
Sustained economic growth and increasing affluence in urban areas have enabled more people to afford cars, motorcycles, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). The preference for personal mobility has prevailed over public transportation, the latter being in a generally degenerated state.
The regional road map for cleaner fuels and vehicles in Asia by ADB. Details the interaction between fuels and vehicle technologies and the approaches that Asian refineries can take to produce cleaner fuels, and suggests the way ahead.
