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India all for CDM
Issue Date: Nov 15, 2002
even as preparations were underway to host the eighth conference of parties (cop-8) on climate change, India sprang a surprise by endorsing six renewable energy projects under the clean development mechanism (cdm) of the Kyoto Protocol.
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Dumping worries
Issue Date: Jul 31, 2002
There are fears that Britain could become a stockpile of used tyres with a change in the European Union (eu) directive prohibiting tyres to be dumped in landfills. Around 50 million tyres a year are discarded in Britain. It is also reported that the black market in illegal tyre disposal exposes people to health risk.
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Producer's onus paramount
Issue Date: Aug 31, 2001
What is extended producers responsibility ( epr ) concept?
Interviewee:
Thomas Lindhqvist
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Detergents threaten India's waterbodies
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2001
What are the dangers posed by detergents?
The detergents contain phosphates which pose a threat to the environment.
What are phosphates used for in detergents?
Interviewee:
Narinder K Kaushik
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Good job bringing this to light. People won't realise how huge the problem is and municipalities are woefully ill equipped to...
Agreed; mining can never be sustainable, but then how do you get the metals to make all the things you need in the course of...
Very good piece.