Environment

Himalayan Hype: Reading Between The Lines

Himalayan Hype: Reading Between The Lines A recent IPCC news release admitting a small instance of bad science has triggered a flurry of news stories and blog articles based on worse science.  The IPCC error in question took figures, not from the scientis ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 7 2010 - 6:44am

Let's Save The Planet...As Long As It's Convenient

Young people are all for saving the environment--as long as doing so makes economic sense, according to new research conducted at Michigan State University. Based on a survey of 18- to 30-year-olds, researchers from MSU's Eli Broad Graduate School of ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2010 - 3:02pm

Plants accumulate phytochemicals of high value

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Jan 22 2010 - 8:37am

Development of new technologies for good quality sustainable agroenergy farming and ecodevelopment are interrelated with agroclimatic conditions and primary land productivity.

Development of new technologies for good quality sustainable agroenergy farming and ecodevelopment are interrelated with agroclimatic conditions and primary land productivity. Primary land productivity will denend not only on its soil nutrient status but a ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Jan 23 2010 - 7:11pm

Oil and Fuel from Jatropha and Pongamia Trees

“The Company intends to generate wealth out of the waste lands in sustainable and ethical manner. It proposes to supply eco-friendly fuel to the transport sector and organic manure to the farm sector. India imports 72 percent of crude oil for meeting dome ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Jan 23 2010 - 10:51pm

Glaciologist demands apology from Pachauri for 'voodoo' remark

Of all the theories of glaciers melting or not melting in 2035 the IPCC may retract its statement. I am no expert on glaciers but have you seen river Ganges beyond Hairdwar  Does it exist more than a small rivulet beyond Kanpur. How many rivers coming out ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Jan 25 2010 - 4:21pm

What Is The Average Global Temperature?

I recently encountered the following chart as part of an argument that CO 2 does not affect global temperatures. It instantly raised my suspicions because the temperature data is just too clean--I can't believe that global temperatures is almost alway ...

Article - Adam Retchless - Jan 27 2010 - 11:47am

Climate funds may cool heels of big bosses but can they cool the climate.

Climate funds may cool heels of big bosses but can they cool the climate. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Jan 27 2010 - 9:02am

Is climate change inversely proportional to the money invested in UN bodies

Since the start of UN after the world war II how much money has been spent by its different bodies  in total through an army of organisations and what is the total outcome of the environmental situations globally. Have things improved or deteriotated in la ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Jan 27 2010 - 11:00pm

GMST: Discovering Trends

GMST: Discovering Trends What Is The Average Global Temperature? asks Adam Retchless Adam's question is a good one.  In brief, and very much oversimplified: ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 7 2010 - 6:46am