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Photo gallery: The Big Picture – Coal

Posted by: Anna-Maria, 18. February 2012 - 10:46
Source: http://www.boston.com

Coal occupies a central position in modern human endeavors. Last year over 7000 megatons were mined worldwide. Powerful, yet dirty and dangerous, use of coal is expanding every year, with 2010 witnessing a production increase of 6.8%. Read on

Financing the transition to a green economy

Posted by: Anna-Maria, 18. February 2012 - 10:26
Source: http://www.opendemocracy.net

By keeping investments in clean energy off the agenda, the Kyoto process delayed by a decade any serious engagement with global warming. To get the transformation of capitalism on its way, a serious rethink of eco-investment finance is essential. Read on

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Top 5 Benefits for Becoming a Sustainable Business

Posted by: xamboli, 17. February 2012 - 11:53
Source: http://www.ourcoloradonews.com

Although each company has its own reasons and motives for being more green and sustainable in business, here are the top five primary benefits to becoming a more sustainable company and some of the research to support. Read on

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India ranks high in corruption-hit nations

Posted by: xamboli, 13. February 2012 - 12:47
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

India ranks prominently high in the list of countries plagued by corruption, a Delhi court has said while handing down one year imprisonment to two convicts in a 24-year-old graft and forgery case. Read on

Growth should not be at cost of environment

Posted by: xamboli, 13. February 2012 - 12:41
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Ahead of a meeting with environment ministers of BASIC countries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said growth is important for the people but should take place in a way which does not harm the environment.

"Economic growth is essential for the people, but we cannot allow growth to be pursued in a manner which damages our environment," the PM said on Twitter, according to the PMO. Read on

Put people at core of sustainable development: UN report

Posted by: sarah-indra, 7. February 2012 - 12:47
Source: http://ourworld.unu.edu

Social and environmental costs need to be integrated into measurement of economic activity, a new UN report said on Monday as it urged world leaders to focus on the long-term resilience of the planet and its people. Read on

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Watch the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) live online

Posted by: sarah-indra, 1. February 2012 - 12:06
Source: http://cdkn.org

Heads of State, Ministers and academics from across the world are arriving in New Delhi, India for the 2012 Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), to be held 2-4 February. This year’s summit titled ‘Protecting the Global Commons: 20 years post Rio’ is a landmark event in the run-up to the Rio+20 Conference to be held in June later this year. Read on

How a rain garden cleans industrial pollution

Posted by: xamboli, 27. January 2012 - 11:32
Source: http://sustainablecitiescollective.com

As NRDC’s water program rightfully emphasizes, one of the most vexing conundrums in highly urban areas is how to handle polluted rainwater runoff. The way we used to do it, shunting it out of sight into the nearest creek or river, as fast as possible, just won’t do anymore. We now know that untreated stormwater has lots of deleterious effects on the environment. Read on

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Making the Cities of India Green

Posted by: ajaychabba, 25. January 2012 - 7:39
Source: http://www.commoncurrent.com

With Mumbai, one of the largest cities of the world, treating only 30-40 percent of its sewage, experiencing five-hour traffic delays and hosting massively expanding unplanned slums, urban sustainability needs to be viewed through a different lens than elsewhere. Read on

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Indian villagers’ lives transformed by new energy delivery system

Posted by: sarah-indra, 24. January 2012 - 13:23
Source: http://ourworld.unu.edu

It’s late December and an icy fog cloaks the northeastern state of Uttar Pradesh. Here, far from the cities, smoke rises in dense, choking spirals from meagre wood fires and scantily-clad children shiver against the cold. These are largely farming families, and their mud huts fortified by the occasional brick wall are for the most part devoid of light, heat or clean water. Read on

Mega dams: campaigning against the plans of the Indian government

Posted by: sarah-indra, 24. January 2012 - 13:03
Source: http://www.opendemocracy.net

In demonstrations barely reported in the media, peasants and students in the Northeastern Indian state of Assam are fighting together against a proposed gargantuan network of dams across the upper reaches of its rivers in Arunachal Pradesh, one of the world’s six most seismically active regions. Read on

Sundance Film Fest 2012: “Chasing Ice” and “Atomic States”

Posted by: xamboli, 23. January 2012 - 12:39
Source: http://www.treehugger.com

The Sundance Film Festival kicked off January 19 with the founder and environmentalist Robert Redford setting the tone. “It’s no secret, times are dark and grim,” he said. Three of the films in the documentary section of the program deal with environmental issues. Read on

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Urban Forms: Building the Transit Metropolis

Posted by: sarah-indra, 17. January 2012 - 9:19
Source: http://indiatogether.org

As the most significant region yet to be urbanised, India presents a unique opportunity for capturing impacts of urbanisation on the spatial dimension, writes Madhav Pai. Read on

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Green Business is Good. Resilient Business is Better.

Posted by: xamboli, 16. January 2012 - 12:13
Source: http://www.treehugger.com

From offering carbon neutral shipping or purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), concern about climate change has lead many businesses to seek cost-effective ways of supporting clean energy. But these off-site, paper-only deals will do little good for a business if the shit really hits the fan. Read on

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Jammu to switch to organic farming, with 800 hectares

Posted by: xamboli, 16. January 2012 - 12:06
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com

To explore markets elsewhere in the country and abroad for its saffron, basmati rice and rajmash among various other agricultural produce, the Jammu-Kashmir government is adopting organic farming in a systematic manner. Read on