The burning question
Waste incineration and recycling are releasing large amounts of dioxin, a dangerous carcinogen, says a review of studies in the past three years conducted by AEA Technology of Harwell, Oxford shire,
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Baised against the poor
Comparison of compensation in the US and in India
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Felling favoured
The us house of representatives has passed a controversial bill that will increase forest thinning on eight million hectares of federal lands. The step has been taken on the pretext of better
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No cap on mechanisms
On the issue of quantitative restrictions on the use of flexibility mechanisms by industrialised countries to meet their emission reduction commitments, once again the EU compromised on its
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Hope for iguanas
Misguided introduction of the Indian mongoose by farmers in Jamaica over 50 years ago had resulted in decimation of the reptile population in the island. The mongoose had been introduced in an
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Troubled future
Babies infected at birth with a common sexually transmitted bacte rium Ureaplasma urealyticum , are more likely to develop asthma in later life. More than 50 per cent women in western countries are
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No laughing matter
Nitrous oxide is steadily accumulating in the upper atmosphere, eating into the ozone layer and contributing to global warming
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Booster pesticide
Scientists in the US have identified a toxin produced by a strain of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) which could delay development of resistance to Bt pesticides by insects. Bt produces a class of
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The GEF's warped priorities
IN THEIR eagerness to assume global environmental leadership, representatives of the Indian government committed a faux pas recently by trying to grab the chairpersonship of the World Bank-controlled
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Scoring pesticides
The European Union has recently agreed to fund research to evaluate methods and techniques which rank pesticides according to their environmental impact. One such system is being evaluated by the
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TAIWAN
Greenpeace activists are protesting against the government's decision to ship 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste to famine hit North Korea. They say the move is irresponsible and immoral
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Happy to be dinner
A herb found in northern Arizona grows better after being eaten by deer
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Buried deep and safe
Household wastes that cannot be recycled are best disposed when buried instead of incineration or composting. This was concluded in a study conducted by the Centre for Social and Economic Research on
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Put a price on carbon
It is not an exaggeration to say that the team that President Barack Obama appointed to promote his green agenda is nothing short of outstanding
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Carbon penance
The world's forests are a key storehouse of carbon
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Excuse for inaction?
It is now part of the carbon game: emitting but buying carbon credits to balance accounts. People fly to their holidays but buy some carbon