Bridge over troubled waters
Sweden's environment minister resigns over the government's plan to build a bridge and tunnel link with Denmark
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No Armageddon, this
The meteor "shower" was but a mild drizzle, and it took place 16 hours too early
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MONEYMAKERS
• FARNWAY, a farmers' cooperative in northeastern England, is all set to pave the way for bio-diesel-fuelled vehicles. It plans to run its cars and lorries on bio-diesel produced from rapeseed.
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National waste for MNCs
The Mexican government is enforcing waste disposal norms despite the lack of infrastructure, ensuring a windfall to multinational waste disposal companies
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Agenda for Tianjin, Cancun and beyond
<p><b>It is in the interest of developing countries to agree to legally binding national emission limits alone to secure their fair share of the global carbon budget.</b><br />
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A Doctor tension
In some people, blood pressure rises when they visit the doctor.How do they deal with it?
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Women to the fore
The International Conference on Population and Development is doing more than just providing lip service to the cause of women
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MONEYMAKERS
PET, or polyethylene terephthalate, the plastic from which soft drink bottles are made, is about to become the pet obsession of high-profile fashion-conscious North Americans. Wellman Inc, a New
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THE MONEY MAKERS
ENVIRONMENTALISTS in Bangkok, Thailand, who are seriously worried about the high level of hydrocarbons that Thais breathe, can now heave a sigh of relief. The ubiquitous tuk-tuks -- nifty little
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NGOs play crucial role
The involvement of non governmental organisations is essential for achieving sustainable development objectives
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Checking gold fever
Brazil develops a cheap device to increase gold yield and control mercury pollution in the devastated Amazon basin
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Keep your waste
A ban has been imposed on the export of hazardous waste despite strong Northern resistance
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Countdown to safety
In the face of mounting criticism at home and abroad, Japan's fast breeder reactor programme is on the mat
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For a rainy day
The onset of the monsoon is the crucial determinant for majority of farmers in rainfed areas of the country. With no access to irrigation or state support they have developed complex yet fascinating
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Equity and Global Climate Policy
<p>The key issue is not defining equity but determining whether climate change is a sustainable development or an environmental challenge</p> <p class="rtejustify">A workshop on ‘Equitable access
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South wangles funds, with strings attached
The Beijing conference saw discussions on the second phase of the Global Environment Facility, which is expected to finance implementation of the climate and biodiversity conventions.
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High and dry
India's energy supplies depend entirely on the vagaries of the market
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'Let's put our cards on the table'
Veteran UN negotiator and head of the UNEP during the Rio summit, <font class=UCASE>Mostafa Tolba</font>, reasons why developing countries always suffer at the hands of developed countries
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Latest IPCC report reeks of northern agenda
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The politics of calling GHGs as pollutants
<p>Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the United States Environment Protection Agency (USEPA), on December 7, 2009 announced to the world that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people, and therefore, can be considered an air pollutant under the US’s Clean Air Act. The US is now the first country in the world to call GHGs air pollutants. </p>