Oh no, Kyoto
George Bush has thrown the decade-long effort to finalise the UN treaty on climate change into chaos. In truth the protocol was already in deep trouble even before Mr Bush took office. The most
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University of Rhode Island fined $800,000 by EPA
The University of Rhode Island said yesterday it agreed to pay $800,000 in penalties and improvements after U.S. authorities found a raft of environmental violations on its campus. The U.S.
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A safety hazard, says report
An internal report prepard by the Delhi Government, based on functioning of environment - friendly CNG buses in the Capital, has said that it poses a safety hazard not only to the passengers but also
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Naik favours both diesel and CNG vehicles for Delhi
The Petroleum ministry has strongly favoured to allow plying of diesel and CNG vehicles together to ease the traffic burden in
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Warming tropical oceans drive climate changes
Major climate changes seen in the Northern Hemisphere over the past half century have been driven by a progressive warming of tropical oceans probably caused by the man-made buildup of greenhouse
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Greenpeace gives US firms deadline on climate pact
Greenpeace said yesterday it had given top U.S. firms one week to oppose Washington's rejection of a key treaty to fight global warming, or risk being publicly named to face a possible consumer
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Russia eyes windfall from greenhouse gas quotas
Russia, whose carbon dioxide emissions fell by a third over the last decade, could make big money from selling unused pollution quotas if such a market is established, a government official said
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Sweden picks 10 towns for greenhouse gas cuts
Sweden's state energy agency said yesterday it had selected 10 municipalities for a state-subsidised project to cut emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and reduce energy consumption.
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'India not under pressure on Kyoto Protocol'
The External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, has said India is not under pressure from the United States to "contribute" to the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol by cutting green house gas
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Climate right to fight Bush, says US Green
Australia and the international community should unite to fight the United States' cavalier stand on climate change, the key campaign organiser for US Greens presidential candidate Ralph Nader urged
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Europe will go ahead with Kyoto, Prodi warns US
The Euorpean commission president Romano Prodi said on Thursday the Euorpean Union intended to go ahead with the Kyoto agreement against global warming -- with or without the United
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Canada reaffirms commitment to Kyoto
Despite the US pulling out of the Kyoto Protocol and hinting that other nations felt likewise, Canada's Environment Minister has reaffirmed that the agreement's implementation "is Canada's
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EU will implement Kyoto Protocol with or without the US
The Swedish minister for the environment made the announcement which dominated all other matters at an informal meeting of EU representatives. "The Kyoto Protocol is not dead," Kjell Larsson,
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France turns to wood for environmentally-friendly building
The French government and key construction companies have signed an agreement to significantly increase the use of wood in construction to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The ministers for the
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Panel told to take close look at CNG standards
The Supreme Court of India directed the Bhure Lal Committee (an expert committee constituted under the environment protection law) to examine the existing standards for CNG vehicles including
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India uses better diesel than other countries
Despite the Supreme Court pegging the percentage of sulphur content in fuel for vehicles plying in Delhi at 0.001 per cent, the quality of diesel sold in other countries is far inferior. Besides,
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Canada to examine idea of water exports
Prime Minister Jean Chretien yesterday cracked open the door to the possibility of Canada exporting water to a thirsty United States, setting up a special committee to examine the controversial
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More bad news in store for Kutch
Drought, cyclone, earth-quake.... the list of miseries of Kutch seems to be endless. Unfortunately, one more grave news awaits Kutch. This time, it is ground water. With scanty rains and no other
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Gondal civic body's Narmada function stirs up a hornet's nest
Even as the Gondal nagarpalika has not yet paid Rs 53 lakh, collected as provident fund for its staff, to the regional provident fund commissioner's office, the civic body chose to spend Rs one lakh
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Narmada waters: so near yet so far
With the Mahi-Narmada, waters being supplied twice a day and for over two hours each time, Barvala (Ghelashah) of Ahmedabad district with a population of 20,000 should not have nay problem. However,