India Times:
The government will try to pass a bill on setting up of a special tribunal, which will settle environment disputes, in the current Parliament session, Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. (Read More)
National Geographic:
Blue-green ooze in Hawaii and crunchy golden crusts in New Mexico are among newfound mats of microbial waste that could offer clues in the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists say.
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New York Times:
The hope among advocates is that deepwater turbines will solve some of the problems of land-based turbines and those that are built on foundations in shallow water.
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New York Times:
A new technology along the lines of green roofs, called edible walls, grows vegetables, fruits and herbs on the outside walls of urban buildings.
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New York Times:
Companies involved in clean technology say their growth depends more on subsidies and tax breaks from national governments than on international agreements.
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
South Western Railway general manager Kuldeep Chaturvedi has said the work on Hubli-Ankola railway line would start immediately after the forest and environment department gives its green signal for the project. (Read More)
timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
The Wildlife Conservation Society and BirdLife International have released the first-ever comprehensive atlas of the Patagonian Sea -- a globally important but poorly understood South American marine ecosystem. (Read More)
New York Times:
Federal regulators have accused four people and two companies of using bogus claims about "green initiatives" to entice more than 300 investors into what was really a $30 million Ponzi scheme.
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India Times:
For S Indra Kumar, a machine operator-turned-environment activist, charity begins at home. No chemical, save the soap he uses, enters his home. And no waste is ever let out. (Read More)
BBC:
Shocking figures today on the extent of cyberbullying in our schools. Research for the charity Beatbullying showed that over 60% of 11-18-year-olds said they'd witnessed some form of online bullying. It ranges from unkind words on an instant messaging service to full-blown hate campaigns which in extreme cases have driven s (Read More)
New York Times:
Risto Prendzov’s green card was stolen in the attack last year, and as he has focused on healing, he has received help to right his finances and his immigration status.
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India Times:
It was a reality show that depicted jungle life at its most thrilling. On Friday, tourists and wildlife students witnessed a sambar being hunted by two tigers at the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve near Nagpur. (Read More)
National Geographic:
A three-year-old boy died after allegedly eating the highly toxic pesticide carbofuran, outlawed in 2008 in Kenya after farmers used it to poison lions and other wildlife.
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New York Times:
About half of American lakes and reservoirs contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, a federal study said. The Environmental Protection Agency found mercury, which is primarily released from coal-fired power plants, in all fish samples it collected from 500 lakes and reservoirs from 2000 to 2 (Read More)
National Geographic:
With help from Michelle Obama, Sesame Street kicks off it's Google-hyped 40th-anniversary season tomorrow—the first in new a two-year environmental-education effort. "Scary" issues like global warming, though, are off-limits.
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