New York Times’ Keith Bradsher reports from Hong Kong that Emissions of sulfur dioxide, mainly from coal-fired power plants and the primary cause of acid rain, declined 4.66 percent last year. Emissions of organic pollutants into waterways, as measured by tests of chemical oxygen demand, declined by 3.14 percent last year. Industries reduced their discharges […]
Biofuels From Industrial/Domestic Wastewater
Biofuels turned from being the solution of world’s rising carbon emissions to the cause of a global food crisis which seems to be worsening day by day. Record demand and subsidies amounting for billions of dollars made the farmers dump the traditional food crops and grow biofuel crops like corn, maize and palm; millions of […]
US must include option of testing in nuclear deal with India
Recently the leader of opposition in India, Mr. Lal Krishan Advani, said that his party was ready to support the nuclear deal provided that India is exempted from the obligations of the Hyde Act which presently requires India to shun all kinds of nuclear testing in order to be eligible for nuclear fuel. Although the […]
UN Carbon Offset Program Requires Cleanup
Two Stanford University academics have found in their study that a significant number of projects in the developing countries are earning huge amounts of cash on the back of hollow promises of cutting back on their carbon emissions. The study reveals what are described as ‘routine abuses’ of the UN Carbon Offset Program. According to […]
Indonesia Seeks To Pressurize G8 Over Emission Cut Targets
By setting up the goal of an absolute emissions cut for its energy sector, Indonesia has become one of the first developing countries to formally announce a carbon emissions cut. The announcement which comes at a time when US and Japan are being asked to cut back on their emissions is expected to put pressure […]
Concrete Jungles Aggravating Water Crisis In Cities
Water crisis is coming and it may not be limited to the less developed areas or far off arid regions. The water crisis which was until now was troubling the remote, undeveloped areas is pushing big cities to the brink. Conditions seen in Barcelona and many Australian cities present a picture of want we can […]