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News 360° - Briefs
Issue Date: Dec 15, 2008
global warming
Maldives seeks new homeland
As rise in the sea level caused by global warming threatens low-lying islands across the world, Maldives is looking for a new territory to relocate to.
@vibhavarshney Green Business
Issue Date: Aug 15, 2008
www.echoinggreen.com
With climate change and global warming looming large on us, green business is the new buzzword. This site would be useful for those who intend
to go along this trend.
Run by an US organization, also called Echoing Green, the site says "it identifies talented, yet unproven, social entrepreneurs who are dedicated
Kerala red signal
Issue Date: Aug 15, 2008
kerala's Left-dominated Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution on July 11 urging the Centre to withdraw the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification of 2006. The resolution proposed by cpi member Rajaji M Thomas says the notification is "against the interest of Kerala state, nature, environment and people." (see interview)
Learn to walk lightly
Issue Date: Aug 15, 2008
In Sikkim, bowing to local protests, the government has cancelled 11 hydro-electric projects. In Arunachal Pradesh, dam projects are being cleared at breakneck speed and resistance is growing. In Uttarakhand last month, 2 projects on the Ganga were put on hold and there is growing concern about the rest. In Himachal Pradesh, dams are so controversial that elections were won where candidates said they would not allow these to be built. Many other projects, from thermal power stations to Greenfield mining, are being resisted.
News Snippets
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2008
» The Washington Nationals' gleaming new baseball park that opened on February 30 is the first green professional stadium in the United States. The stadium received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, certification for its energy-conserving and environmental design. It has energy-saving light fixtures, water-conserving plumbing, drought-resistant plants, and a green roof.
Bhutan's CD-ROM stamps
Issue Date: Feb 15, 2008
Bhutan has launched an innovative postage stamp to support its economic development and to preserve its pristine Himalayan environment at the same time. The stamps are actually mini- cd roms. When affixed to a large envelope, the cd stamp can be used as postage.
The West is holier than thou on China
Issue Date: Jan 15, 2008
In New Zealand, where I live, and in Australia, the pro- us media is today loaded with anti-Chinese propaganda. Only one metropolitan daily newspaper in New Zealand is not controlled by pro- us interests. It regularly exposes us propaganda. For example, it found that claims of formaldehyde contamination in Chinese-made children's clothing were incorrect.
Wajihuddin Ahmed on envionmental issues in Pakistan
Issue Date: Dec 31, 2007
wajihuddin ahmed, a former chief justice of Sindh High Court and a former supreme court judge, is a strong voice in the lawyers' movement in Pakistan. He speaks to shahid husain on people's attitude to environmental issues
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Europe's environmental balance sheet
Issue Date: Nov 15, 2007
Pollution kills Europeans than any other factor does. Poor air quality affects crops, ecosystem and children's health; threatens some 700
European species including iconic species such as the Iberian lynx and the snow leopard. Particulate matter and ground-level ozone caused 380,000
premature deaths in 2000
