Environment

Climate Change Legislation Approaches Pivotal Showdown With Oil Industry

California Democrats? push to curb emissions and promote clean energy would alter how the state does business and change the way residents live With only a few days left in th...

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Union Minister Maneka Gandhi Blames Environment Degradation for Rising Prices

Union Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi today blamed environmental degradation for spiraling prices of essential commodities, which has been burning a hole in the...

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Why Big Corporations Like Gap And eBay Are Mobilizing Against Climate Change

This week, California legislators received a pair of letters signed by dozens of corporations in support of two bills that would require the state to further reduce its greenh...

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Climate Change Is Increasing ER Visits For Diseases And Injuries Unrelated To Heat

People of all ages -?not just the elderly -?are more at risk of death and emergency room visits as the earth warms, a recent study has found. The?study, published this month b...

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Here's How Artificial Leaves Could Produce Zero-Emissions Fuel

A new study from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia is a reminder that even if the political will to ditch fossil fuels is in short supply, the technology to produce en...

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This Material Can Remove Carbon Pollution From the Atmosphere

The process involves heating up a liquid called lithium carbonate to a very high temperature and passing a small electrical current through it. The final result is a material ...

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Arctic Drilling: Bad Now, Worse For The Future

For the first time, Hillary Clinton has openly criticised President Obama in her bid to win the Democrat nomination. In a tweet last night , she condemned the president?s deci...

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Is The Global Warming ?Hiatus? Over?

There are many ongoing signs that the planet is heating up, even ?on fire.? In the western region of North America, the prolonged drought has led to high temperatures and many...

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The Obama Administration Gives Shell The Final Go Ahead For Arctic Oil Drilling

"Due to the lack of infrastructure in the Arctic region, drilling requirements are more stringent up there," Greg Julian, the press secretary for BSEE, told VICE News. "[Shell...

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The Machine That Promises To Turn Carbon Pollution Into 'Diamonds From The Sky'

"We have found a way to use atmospheric CO2 to produce high-yield carbon nanofibers," George Washington University?s Stuart Licht, Ph.D, said in a statement announcing his tea...

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FESTIVALS: THE CHANGING FACE OF DURGA PUJA

Religious Fest? Reality Show? Sponsored Program? A little of all these? Monojit Lahiri l...

October 6 2024

POLITICS: GLOBAL VIOLENCE AND THE HUMAN TOLL

As wars and violence surge worldwide, this article explores the tragic human cost, globa...

October 5 2024

FESTIVALS: THE BATTLE OF VOICES 2024

We’re proud to partner with Battle of Voices 2024, a groundbreaking podcast compet...

October 4 2024