Politics

Why Congress is wrong headed in assault on IPCC

Last Monday's decision by the Republican-dominated House of Representatives, to take a funding swipe at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is both mistimed and mistaken. Mistimed, because the...

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Dubai waste problem sparks PAYT debate

Dubai's growing garbage problem has started a debate among the country's officials and environmentalists, some of whom are eager to see a pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) scheme implemented. Each person in the...

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Plastics ban develops in India

New rules in India have banned the use of plastic sachets for storing and selling food and tobacco products, and both recycled and compostable bags used for carrying foodstuffs have...

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Environmentally Sound in Salford

Salford in North West England has drawn the praises of Greg Barker, the UK's Minister for Climate Change. Visiting the area [on January 27th 2011], Barker has been impressed by...

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Too Many People? Engineers to the rescue!

By 2050, our cities will be so overcrowded that food production will have to double, as will our energy infrastructure; demand for water, meanwhile, is expected to rise by 30%...

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40% of food produced worldwide is wasted

Four out of ten kilos of food produced worldwide is wasted before being consumed, a new report by the Worldwatch Institute recently revealed. In its State of the World 2011:...

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Australia begins review into sustainable forestry

etadshow468 --> The Australian Government has stepped up its efforts to ensure the sustainability of the country's forest plantations. Officials at The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) have...

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Massachusetts sets stringent emissions curb plans

Recently the state of Massachusetts has announced plans that would cut emissions of greenhouse gases by cars, business establishments and homes by state by 25 percent below 1990 levels over...

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