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About Earth Hour-2011
posted by: sukhmeet on 2011-04-22 13:25:56
Earth Day was founded on April 22, 1970 by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in. Senator from Wisconsin, Nelson witnessed the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara and got inspired by the student anti-war movement. He realized that if could infuse th...

Gangtok Energy Park -A Place for Green Living
posted by: harshdeep on 2011-04-04 20:27:21
 Sikkim never stopped mesmerizing me..... 
Sikkim, a fascinating & captivating Himalayan state and abode to the mighty Khangchendzonga is truely a mystical place.  The magic of the mountain extends to its inhabitants too. The ethnic communities of this place still have fa...

Eco-friendly Rickshaw designed by a Japanese firm
posted by: nuttsrocks on 2011-01-24 17:43:43
Everything old is new again for one Japanese manufacturer, which has unveiled an electronic version of a rickshaw.

The "Meguru" is a three-wheeled, three-seat compact vehicle whose single lithium-ion battery allows for a maximum speed and range of 40 kilometres per hour, altho...

Waterless Urinals The New Buzzword In Delhi
posted by: sukhmeet on 2011-01-24 17:06:45
After the MCD installed waterless urinals on a mass scale across the national capital, such eco-friendly units may also come up at some Metro stations soon and at the city airport in future. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is installing Kupple (cartridge-less) waterless urinals at 11 of its ...

GreenCitizens.net Announced As The Online Media Partner For Aurora 2011, Presented By ABV-IIITM
posted by: sukhmeet on 2011-01-22 23:13:47
GreenCitizens.net, has signed up as the official online media partner for Aurora 2011-Ensnaring Thy Senses organized by ABV-IIITM Gwalior.  Aurora – 2011 returns bigger and better this 25th-27th February . Dreams, hopes, colours, learning, music and fun unlimited.  Aurora 2011. I...

Shop till you stop global warming
posted by: ashish on 2011-01-18 19:27:18
David Cameron has said that he wants 2011 to be the year that the country "gets back on its feet". That probably means what we have long understood it to mean – GDP up, unemployment down, confidence in the economy buoyant. Despite good green talk from the Coalition, the need to c...

FACTBOX-How China promotes its green sector
posted by: kak on 2011-01-18 09:40:29
China has emerged as a world leader in the manufacture of solar photovoltaic technology, and could soon be the largest supplier of wind turbines, thanks in part to state laws and directives that reward renewable energy equipment companies with cash and tax perks.   Those state polices are now...

Slumdog Millionaire:Prince Charles To Build Eco-Friendly Town In India
posted by: nuttsrocks on 2011-01-12 22:30:42
Prince Charles wants to build an eco-friendly shanty town near Kolkata or Bangalore for 15,000 poor Indians, inspired by the one he saw in Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire', a media report said.

 The multi-million-pound venture plan includes schools, shops and 3,000 homes i...

Have You Decided Your \"Eco-friendly New Year\" Resolutions!
posted by: sukhmeet on 2010-12-31 13:48:18
Every New Year you must be taking up many resolutions, like of reducing weight or to work hard etc etc... Have you ever thought about some eco-friendly resolutions?    There are numerous ways to do your bit to protect the environment. Start the new year the eco-friendly way by green...

Programme on climate change education takes off in Pune
posted by: nuttsrocks on 2010-12-27 23:29:29
Former president APJ Abdul Kalam on Sunday launched ‘Paryavaran Mitra’, a sustainability and climate change education programme 2010-13, an initiative by the Centre of Environmental Education (CEE), ArcelorMittal India and the government of  Maharashtra, at the Yashwantrao Chavan Ac...

Global Warming Died; Women, Children, Al Gore Hardest Hit
posted by: maverick on 2010-12-25 23:45:52
2010 was “The Year ‘Global Warming’ Died,” according to Stacy McCain. I hope he’s right, but if he is, I’d say November of of 2009 certainly accelerated the long overdue enviro-euthanasia process.   As Stacy notes:   Even the New York Times is forc...

GUJARAT – THE EMERGING SOLAR ENERGY CAPITAL OF INDIA
posted by: sukhmeet on 2010-12-24 23:03:26
1000 MW Initiative Example Will Set Example for Other States
Gujarat, located in western India and one of the most progressive states, has showcased a truly aggressive attitude towards harnessing optimum solar energy, as part of its Solar Policy 2009. A geographic area of 196,000 km2 receives ...

Why solar start-ups need Uncle Sam
posted by: maverick on 2010-12-22 23:38:44
More U.S. solar start-ups are finding that the route to the global solar panel market passes through government offices.   The meltdown of the financial markets over the past two years means that state, local, and federal incentives are increasingly part of the financial package solar s...

Adapting to climate change may have been easier 13,500yrs ago
posted by: nuttsrocks on 2010-12-20 20:20:04
 Adapting to climate change may have been easier in the past, according to a new study.   Samuel Munoz, now a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and geologist Konrad Gajewski at the University of Ottawa measured the effects of five major climate change events in Nor...

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