The issues raised on the Nuclear Deal (also popular as the 1-2-3 Deal) are however not purely environmental. Though the deal is said to strengthen India ’s energy independence, sovereignty and autonomy by putting an end to the sanctions that seem to have crippled the country’s nuclear efforts, political parties opposing the deal have raised concerns
India thrives on a cheap and dirty industrialisation model.
Troubling reasons why India's games may not be very green.
Gassed by Union Carbide, poisoned by Dow Chemical, betrayed and beaten by their own government, the people of Bhopal, India know a thing or two about injustice but still they refuse to accept it.
Over the years Sheikh Noor has learnt to endure the
Wastepickers scour through open trash bins for recyclable paper, metals, glass and plastics, which they then sell. According to Chintan, they account for almost 1 percent of Delhi's population and handle about 20 percent of the city's waste. They earn, on average, one or two dollars a day.
Thomas Friedman, New York Times Columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, reads from, and discusses, his forthcoming book, Hot, Flat And Crowded, which describes potentially catatrophic effects of global trends of climate change, worldwide economic growth and population increases, and energy consumption. Friedman says U.S. leadership is needed to deal with them.
China is the number one supplier of Carbon Credits (CC), with a 73% market share, and they show no signs of slowing down. Good news on paper, yet last year alone, Shanghai fell short of its goal of 4% improvement in energy efficiency, and two of the major environmental indicators were pointing in the wrong direction.
In India alone, 2 billion litres of diesel fuel are burned annually just to power the diesel generators needed to keep Base Stations running.
To get a sense of the scale, 2 billion litres is the annual milk production in Venezuela, and the total amount of bottled water consumed in the UK every year.
The ten most polluted places in the world.
I'm the first to admit that the current round of ethanol is not perfect. The rising demand for ethanol has put more land under cultivation, increased water shortages, and increased fertilizer and pesticide use. For all that, corn isn't really a great way to create ethanol, only producing 1.3 units of energy for every 1 unit put into its creation.
However, it is NOT responsible for the 40% increase in food prices over the last few years. It might seem like an easy target, but let's start with some logic, and then move into the solid figures.
Head of an energy-industry executive recruitment and human resources firm, Chris Swan is interviewed about a coming workforce crisis in the energy industry.
The world’s largest solar kitchen serves up to 38,500 meals per day in Taleti, India.
After covering 22 of the most popular myths about biodiesel, I realized I’d only given lip service to a major issue: increasing food prices. If I use biodiesel made from soybeans right now, am I contributing to the larger problem of increasing commodity prices and starving poor people?
An estimated 20,000 deaths are caused each year by the use of agricultureal pesticides in developing countries.  Find out how organic cotton farms like Agrocel are making a difference...Â
