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December 4th, 2008 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Geneva, Dec 4 (DPA) Changes taking place in the Arctic and the Antarctica, as well as the unique conditions existing at those ends of the planet, make the polar regions key to ...
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December 2nd, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Brussels, Dec 2 (DPA) Member states of the European Union (EU) have reached a compromise agreement to limit carbon dioxide emissions of new cars.Under the deal, reached late Monday, plans to limit ...
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November 27th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): Scientists have found that the amount of fossil-fuel-derived carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air over the vineyard can be measured in the wines alcohol.
According to a report ...
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November 27th, 2008 - 2:27 am ICT by IANS
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Lisbon, Nov 27 (DPA) Portugal's Economy Minister Manuel Pinho Wednesday inaugurated what was described as Europe's biggest wind energy park in the northern region of Viana do Castelo.The Alto Minho I park ...
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November 20th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): A detailed analysis of black carbon, in computer climate models, has suggested that those models may be overestimating global warming predictions.
Savanna fires occur almost every year in ...
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November 18th, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) An MIT model can help the US fend off growing power shortages by bringing down costs of reducing down carbon dioxide emissions.The steep cost involved in capturing such ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Those producing energy by using "dirty" coal and "dirty" diesel should be taxed for it and the money given to those generating and using clean energy, says ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Those producing energy by using "dirty" coal and "dirty" diesel should be taxed for it and the money given to those generating and using clean energy, says ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov.17 (ANI): Green and nuclear is the only way forward for Indias energy requirements in the years to come.
This was the unanimous conclusion of the panelists at a ...
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November 13th, 2008 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): NASAs first spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide, has arrived at its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, to begin final launch preparations.
Called The ...
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November 11th, 2008 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
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Canberra, Nov 11 (ANI): Researchers in Australia have discovered that the tipping point for ocean acidification caused by human-induced CO2 emissions is much closer than first thought, with estimates suggesting that ...
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October 30th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): Data from a worldwide NASA-funded measurement network has shown that the greenhouse gas methane is on the rise again, after a decade long period of stability.
Methane ...
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October 24th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 24 (ANI): A new research has indicated that a powerful greenhouse gas is at least four times more prevalent in the atmosphere than previously estimated.
The research, based on data ...
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October 20th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, Oct 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will impose a voluntary 'green tax' on vehicle users in an initiative that its chief minister says is India's first to generate a fund for combating ...
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October 9th, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
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Berlin, Oct 9 (DPA) Global warming calculations have been too optimistic, and the sea level round the globe is likely to rise a full metre this century, two senior German scientists warned ...
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September 29th, 2008 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Sydney, Sep 29 (IANS) The latest figures on the global carbon budget released in Washington and Paris on Monday indicated a four-fold increase in growth rate of carbon dioxide emissions since 2000. ...
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September 29th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
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Edinburgh, September 29 (ANI): Scotland has announced that it would build the worlds first tidal farms under the sea within three years, which would be a major step in marine renewable ...
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September 25th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) Global yearly carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and manufacturing cement have shot up to 8.5 billion tonnes by 2007, from 6.1 billion tonnes in 1992. But the ...
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September 25th, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, September 25 (ANI): New estimates have suggested that India is poised to become the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions this year.
These are the findings of an analysis ...
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September 23rd, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, September 23 (ANI): A new study has indicated that modest cutbacks in CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions may be too little, and it might be too late to save coral reefs. ...
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September 11th, 2008 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, September 11 (ANI): NASA researchers have identified feasible emission scenarios that could keep carbon dioxide (CO2) below levels that some scientists have called dangerous for climate.
When and how global oil ...
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September 9th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, September 9 (ANI): Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research IFAM in Bremen are exploring how useful a combination of riveting and adhesive bonding can ...
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September 8th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, September 8 (ANI): Japans largest shipping line are developing a system of solar panels capable of generating 40 kilowatts of electricity for use on a 60,000 ton cargo ship, thus ...
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September 6th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
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London, September 6 (ANI): A new research has indicated that climate change is depriving coral reefs across the globe of the building materials used to make their shells.
The daily life ...
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August 27th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
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London, August 27 (ANI): Two Japanese companies have said that they will begin work on the worlds first ship to have propulsion engines partially powered by solar energy, which will leave ...
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August 26th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
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London, August 26 (ANI): The world witnessed its first international fuel-cell-powered go-kart race, known as the Formula Zero, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on August 23.
According to a report in New Scientist, ...
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August 23rd, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Carbon emissions into the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion worldwide in 2007 was 22 percent higher than in 2000, says the Worldwatch Institute. India accounted for eight ...
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August 16th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Three children from the international youth organisation, KidsCall, Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and after tying rakhis, put forth their concerns regarding climate change. Saying that ...
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August 15th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, Aug 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday announced a six percent hike in the dearness allowance of state government employees and pensioners at the Independence Day speech ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) Two districts in Haryana will become the first ones in the world where conventional light bulbs will be completely replaced by compact florescent lamps (CFL). Uttar Haryana Bijli ...
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