Chip makers to work to cut global-warming chemicals
Semiconductor manufacturers have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to trim use of long-lived chemicals that contribute to global warming. Under a voluntary program
Semiconductor manufacturers have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to trim use of long-lived chemicals that contribute to global warming. Under a voluntary program
General Motor's large-car assembly plant at Orion Township, Mich., is using landfill gas from two adjacent dumps to provide power to the factory. The effort is an example of voluntary steps the
The University of Maryland, College Park announced a partnership with the US Department of Energy designed to make the school one of the centers of research into global warming. The Global Change
Japan won't be able to meet the greenhouse gas reduction target set by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol without introducing tougher measures to curb global warming, an Environment Ministry Panel said.
Only poachers profit from rules and regulations that alienate local people from natural resources
Researchers at the Hungarian Academy of Science, Hungary, have built devices, which extract energy from beams of light just like a windmill extracts energy from the wind. They have built an optical
Researchers create a near replica of the Hepatitis C virus
Jan Pronk buckles under pressure from the US to postpone the climate change negotiations
Anyone who questions the potential impact of global warming should visit the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, where rising waters are rapidly destroying a precious marsh habitat. Located near the
Under strong pressure from conservative Republicans and industry groups, President Bush reversed a campaign pledge today and said his administration would not seek to regulate power plants' emissions
Instead of worrying that a world economic slowdown will make it too expensive to curb the emissions that are changing the climate, governments should go green for growth, a top international expert
A new institute has been formed to study the effects of global warming on the world's people and their environment. The Joint Global Change Research Institute is an effort by the U.S. Department of
The European Union could ratify a 1997 United Nations agreement to combat global warming ahead of an Earth summit of world leaders next year, Sweden's environment minister said yesterday. Speaking
Discussions on the environment between the G8 nations were considered a success for agreeing to finalise the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.Other environmental issues received short shrift at the
Environmental groups attacked the EU for dragging its feet over climate change as they warned that it would miss its own deadline for the ratification of the international agreement to curb global
The chemicals industry has announced the conclusion of a climate change agreement with the DETR agreeing to a further energy improvement of 18% between 1998 and 2010. The UK Chemical Industries
Many cost effective solutions to cutting greenhouse gas emissions are already available and at very low cost to economies, but governments need to address institutional, behavioural and other
Satellite pictures after the Gujarat quake had revealed water in Kutch but scientists were sceptical. Now based on analysis of water found in craters created by the tremor, the Central Ground Water
Agricultural and domestic fires are largely responsible for the giant pall of soot and toxic gas that covers much of the Northern Indian Ocean every winter, the 'Indian Ocean Experiment' (INDOEX) now
Scientists in UK have developed "smart" greenhouse cladding material which reduces the need for pesticides and plant growth regulators, by selectively filtering undesirable wavelengths and allowing