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India to set up National Green Tribunal: Jairam Ramesh
Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said that the Central Government has mooted a National Green Tribunal for speedy and efficient disposal of cases related to environmental...


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Storm Downs Trees, Cuts Power In Northeastern U.s.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Utility crews pushed through fallen trees and windblown debris to reach downed power lines Sunday, working to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and...
Canal Side Environmental Work Near End
A laborious, but intensive environmental review of the proposed $315 million Canal Side development is one vote away from becoming official. But, as construction is poised to commence by late...
$40m Navy Deal For Ecology & Environment
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Chinese Pm Rebuts Criticism Over Copenhagen Role
Wen Jiabao during his annual press conference after the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing. Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA The Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, today...
Fishing In Troubled Waters | Sylvia Earle And Susan Lieberman
A diver films a school of giant bluefin tuna. Photograph: Norbert Wu/Corbis/Science Faction It has been said that if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day, though if you teach a man to fish...
Read The Asa Adjudication On Climate Change Adverts
26 Feb 2009: In this exclusive video, Pen Hadow describes final preparations for the Catlin Arctic Survey's mission to study how the Arctic is being affected by climate...
Tremendous Timber Consultant Becomes Part Of The Stanford Who's Who Tree
/ -- Walter Gabb has received the recognition of Stanford Who's Who as a result of his magnificent work in the Consulting Services Industry. As Owner of The Gabnor Group as well as throughout his...
China's Elephants Jostle For A Little Room
The country only has 300 wild elephants left, squashed into a patchwork of ever-smaller spaces. A wildlife park, and programs to help villagers view them more kindly, may help stave off...
Fao Asks Public To Donate Fruit Trees For Haiti School Yards
A UN agency unveiled an initiative on Friday asking people to donate fruit trees, which would be planted in school yards across quake-hit Haiti in order to lend a hand to children there.The Food and...
London Landmark Building Will Generate 8% Of Its Energy Needs
The 'Razor', a newly completed tower block in Elephant and Castle, London, will generate nearly a tenth of its own energy through its three rooftop turbines. Photograph: Linda Nylind Peering down...
Fight Against Beach Erosion Continues, Despite Environmental Hurdles
Fighting beach erosion in South Florida has always been frustrating, as we spend millions to replace sand that literally washes back into the ocean. ...
Us To Allow States Address Rising Ocean Acidity
SEATTLE - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will consider ways the states can address rising acidity levels in oceans, which pose a serious threat to shellfish and other...
Ian Mcewan's Solar: It's Green And It Should Be Read | Nick Cohen
Gossip columnists long ago supplanted the literary editors in media hierarchies, and a writer must be grateful if the press greets the publication of his or her book with anything so quaint as a...
Can I Buy Underwear And Be Green?
You might be doubtful that your choice of briefs can be a catalyst for global change, but consider the statistics. The UK underwear market was valued at £4.1bn in 2009. Most of that money is spent...
Six Of The Best From The Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum has one of the world's greatest collections, capturing the earth's huge biodiversity. Ahead of a major new BBC TV series – Museum of Life – six members of their...
The World's Smallest Sea Horse
, was discovered at a depth of about 15 metres on reefs in Indonesia, from Derawan island to northern Sulawesi and Borneo. Like other pygmy sea horses, its size and camouflage make it difficult to...
Farming Is Mainly To Blame For The Loss Of Our Native Plants And Wildlife
The golden eagle, above, is thought to be extinct in England. Photograph: South West News Service / Rex Features England was given an uncomfortable reminder last week of the impact of its swelling...
The Innovator: Matthias Kauer
Matthias Kauer poses with his miniature solar cell at Bekonscott Model Village, Buckinghamshire. Photograph: Andy Hall "Small is beautiful" is a longstanding eco mantra – and its latest example...
Selling Off Africa's Resources Isn't 'development'. It's Greed | The Big Issue
How food and water drive a new foreign land grab in Africa ", News). The result will be recently disenfranchised farmers working for wages. Oil supplies are being depleted and soon the major land...
No-mix Toilets The No. 1 Choice For Environment: Advocates
Canwest News Service - Most of us don’t spend too much time thinking about our toilet, let alone its effect on the environment.But scientists in Switzerland have been thinking about just...
48 Hawaii-only Species Given Endangered Listing
HONOLULU - Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more...
More Sand Being Dumped On Beaches In Fight Against Erosion, Despite Environmental Hurdles
Fighting beach erosion in South Florida has always been frustrating, as we spend millions to replace sand that literally washes back into the ocean....
Fallen Trees Leaves Kingsville In The Dark
KINGSVILLE, Ont. -- A tree blown onto power lines by high winds Saturday afternoon left much of downtown Kingsville in the dark.A release from Hydro One said the outage, which occurred around 1:10...
Video: Noisy Environmental Protest In Valletta
Various environmental NGOs held a noisy demonstration on Saturday morning in Valletta, protesting about the fact that Maltese environmental laws need more...
Diac Recycling Drive Enters 2nd Phase
The recycling campaign of Dubai International Academic City (Diac), the higher education free zone, has entered the second phase following the arrival of 200 recycled carton bins produced by paper...
Dupont Contest To Develop Eco-friendly Ideas
DuPont, one of the leading market-driven science products and services companies, recently launched an initiative to encourage UAE students to generate ideas and develop innovative solutions to...