Penguin graveyard
Climate change kills emperor penguins in the Antarctic
Climate change kills emperor penguins in the Antarctic
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has been compelled to provide an alternative site for a Compressed Natural Gas station following resistance from the slum dwellers of Dakshinpuri against the
<p>Looking down from space, the night sky in the Gulf of Guinea offshore Nigeria is lit up by the flares that burn natural gas from oil fields. This gas is burned without a use and contributes greenhouse gases to the global warming problem. This gas is not only an untapped resource, but also a potential gold mine for producing carbon credits under the Kyoto Protocol.</p>
The current debate on biofuels has now been raging for while. Within the European Union, it has increasingly drawn the attention of politicians, civil servants and society at large. The policies of the EU itself have come under particular scrutiny in this regard. With this paper, Both ENDS presents an overview of the considerations, dilemmas and contradictions involved, many of which have so far been insufficiently addressed.
Given the intensity of agriculture and the position of environmental degradation in the country it is necessary to strike balance between fertilizer use and developmental goals for the achievement of economic
Leaders from the Group of Eight industrial powers will agree to establish a task force at their summit next month to tackle the world food crisis, a report said on Monday. The group will aim to address the immediate problem of food shortages in poorer countries as well as address longer-term challenges such as boosting food production, the Yomiuri Shimbun said, citing unnamed government sources. The working group is also expected to discuss removal of export restrictions and directing global food stockpiles to those most in need, the daily said.
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For 10 days in Kyoto the world saw highly moral arguments put forward by world leaders to save the planet. But behind all those arguments was murky national self interest.
All ecosystems are exposed to gradual changes in climate, nutrient loading, habitat fragmentation or biotic exploitation. Nature is usually assumed to respond to gradual change in a smooth way. However, studies on lakes, coral reefs, oceans, forests and arid lands have shown that smooth change can be interrupted by sudden drastic switches to a contrasting state. Although diverse events can trigger such shifts, recent studies show that a loss of resilience usually paves the way for a switch to an alternative state.
Rajesh Bhayani / Mumbai December 02, 2010, 0:55 IST The carbon credit market has again dived, on prospects of supply increasing. Prices have fallen by more than 20 per cent in six weeks and are at a four-month low. There are two sets of reasons. Credits from HFC-23 (fluoroform, a potent greenhouse gas) projects will go up, as the suspension on such projects has been lifted.
Pact To Include OECD Countries, China Reuters NEW YORK THE European Union and the United States are holding talks on forging a pact with OECD countries and China to eliminate duties on green goods as part of incentives to Beijing in a potential global climate deal.
conventional scientific wisdom has it that irrigation works against global warming. But there is evidence now to shake us out of complacency. Scientists from the University of California, Merced,
This paper presents the Indian institutions which are engaged in building dams and other power projects abroad, and provides an overview of the projects which they are involved in. It summarizes the track record of Indian dam builders at home, and analyzes some of the problems which their new projects have created. The paper concludes with recommendations for future action.
Ecological diversity in Sunderban is at the threshold of decline. The fragile land here is being swallowed every day by gradual sea level rise, coastal erosion and tropical cyclones. Besides the global
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh has identified sustained financing of growth, thwarting of protectionism by way of early conclusion of the Doha round of trade talks, and institutionalisation of a larger role for developing countries like India in the management of the global economy as the principal gains of the Pittsburgh summit.
Punjab (Pakistan) is going to cut 70 per cent supplies to its perennial canals from Thursday because of the exhaustion of the reservoirs. Till Wednesday it was releasing 70 per cent supplies to the
Overexploitation of groundwater coupled with rising temperatures may push agriculture to stagnation, says a satellite study mapping yields from 1982 to 2006 Amit Bhattacharya | TNN The monsoon bounty this year is expected to put the smiley back on the agriculture output graph.
Black holes are drains in space that have gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. Huge ones are believed to lurk at the centres of many galaxies including the Milky
India, recognising the challenge of pursuing rapid economic growth in a sustainable manner, has developed an energy efficiency scheme to govern large energy consumers. Energy efficiency measures can support
This study discusses the upwelling observed in Prydz Bay, coastal waters of East Antarctica. In February 2006, as a part of expedition to Larsemann Hills (East Antarctica) three hourly conductivity, temperature, depth (CTD) observations were carried out for three consecutive days in Prydz Bay coastal waters.