Earth Day fowl play for green Americans
William Roth, chairman of the US Senate's finance committee, got a head start on Earth Day by introducing the Poultry Electric Energy Power Act last week. US farmers, who now produce 8bn chickens a
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Seattle utility spills at dam to protect salmon
Seattle's electric utility said yesterday itis spilling water from its Ross Dam, northeast of the city on the Skagit River, in order to protectdownstream salmon nests. Seattle City Light said the
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30 schools in Delhi don't have drinking water
Over 30 schools in the Capital are without basic, amenities of water, electricity and toilets, the Delhi Education Minister, Dr Narendra Nath, informed the Delhi Assembly today.
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E-larm
A new anti-theft device: A British inventor has desigend an anti-theft immobiliser for electrical goods, it is called the e-larm and is similar to the devices found in
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Your next car could be green
The world's major authomakers have demonstrated that the technology exists to being the next generation or electric, fuel cell and hybrid vehicles to the consumer market and a non-profit organisation
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System boosts ability to track brain samples' neural activity
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said it has developed a system for fast, easy measurement of neural activity in cultured slices of brain tissue. The brain-slice samples are placed in a special
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Racket detected in Dhanbad
Dhanbad's only electric crematorium at Mohalbani, 20 km from Dhanbad on the bank of Damodar river, has turned into an instrument for smuggling of human organs. This obnoxious game, in operation
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Birds are shielded from electric prison fences
Since California began enclosing 25 of its 33 state prisons with electric fences in 1993, 3,000 migratory birds have been electrocuted, according to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. But
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GE might get bill for Hudson River cleanup
General Electric, put on notice this week that it'll probably have to pay $500 million to clean up the Hudson River, may also have to pay millions of dollars for damage its toxins caused to fish,
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GE's Hudson clean-up may cost $460 m
The Bush administration said on Wednesday it will order General Electric Co to dredge the Hudson to remove toxic waste it dumped into the river over several decades, a huge project that will cost
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Campaigners applaud Hudson toxic waste order
The US government's decision to order General Electric to dredge the Hudson River and remove toxic waste stirred up new controversy, as the conglomerate and some local residents objected to the plan.
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Here comes the dredge
Bush sticks GE (General Electric) with a $460 million cleanup bill in a decision that's far more political than environmental. The Environmental Protection Agency ordered GE to begin a much debated
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Hybrid car developed
Four students of an engineering college in Bangalore have developed a hybrid car, powered by both solar energy and electricity. Designed on the chassis of a 1960 Jaguar open-top model, the car had a
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U.S. approves medtronic device for heart failure
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Medtronic Inc.'s InSync device for U.S. marketing, the first electrical device ever approved for the treatment of congestive heart-failure patients.
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Glow-signs bring air, noise pollution to Capital's bus stops
Glow-signs on bus stops were supposed to rely on electricity connections from the Delhi Vidyut Board, but contractors who had put up "illuminated billboards" are flouting regulations by running the
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IBM is planning efficient chip to counter high energy costs
International Business Machines Corp. is trying to take advantage of a low-energy-using microchip to boost sales to companies interested in cutting electricity costs. Energy efficiency is going to
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US utilities, green groups huddle on emissions
A high-stakes meeting to discuss proposed changes to the Clean Air Act was set to resume last week after the head of the Senate Environment committee vowed last week to hold U.S. electric utilities
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BHEL joins UN's 'Global compact'
In a major step aimed at improving corporate practices, engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has joined the United nations 'Global Compact' - a partnership between the UN,the
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BHEL to fell over 10 lakh trees
The Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has decided to felt more than 10 lakh trees in the entire BHEL township declaring them as old and of no use. However no final decision has been taken as the
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Powerful storm plays havoc in Sydney, life thrown out of gear
A powerful storm buffeted eastern Australia on Sunday uprooting trees and nearby towns. The electricity was cut to about 120,000 Sydney homes and the State Emergency Service (SES) received more than