Environment
- Cordia dichotoma, Cassia fistula, Albizzia are not for calcareous soils Prosopis cineraria (Khejri) is.
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While observing the comparative growth pattern of some tree species under controlled conditions of a University campus it was clearly established that Cordia dichotoma, Cassia fistula, Albizzia are not suitable for calcareous soils with "hard water &q ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Apr 28 2011 - 11:33am
- Arctic Ice May 2011
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Arctic Ice May 2011 The great thing about the scientific method is that we can figure out what will happen if we do something before we do it. Scientists figured out long ago that burning fossil fuels and putting CO2 into the atmosphere at a great rate w ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 4 2011 - 10:47pm
- The Mississippi Floods
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The Mississippi Floods ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 5 2011 - 2:32pm
- Rethinking Green
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In science, you need a theory, an approach, and a way to measure the results. In politics, you only need an opinion and a microphone. Therefore, it is interesting that a major Green advocate-- promoting sensible environmental solutions-- took the stand t ...
Article - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - May 6 2011 - 4:29pm
- Will Jaipur survive another 50 years?
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The population of Jaipur was only one lac in 1947 which increased to 28 lacs and at present is 48 lacs (4.8 million) which is more than population of a geographically small country. The news paper reports say that its requirement of 48 crore litre (480 mil ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - May 13 2011 - 12:19pm
- Saving Energy? Colder Homes Hurt The Environment In The Long Run
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Beginning in the 1970s, we were taught to keep homes cooler if we want to save energy and therefore both money and the planet. But systems don't really work that way, as most knew, and a report commissioned by Friends of the Earth and written by Pro ...
Article - News Staff - May 14 2011 - 2:05am
- Preparing for rainy season and rain water harvest.
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Literally almost all over Jaipur roads have been built stronger and stronger streaching upto last corners of the street. No chance of water going down in the ground water reservoirs. People have modernsied their houses by putting stone flooring leaving alm ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - May 14 2011 - 12:20pm
- Conservation Groups: Obama Is Anti-Science
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If your advocacy group says Republicans are anti-science but then Democrats are also anti-science, it may instead be that your groups positions aren't really scientifically valid. Yet conservation groups routinely say " let science be the guide& ...
Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 16 2011 - 7:42pm
- Arctic Ice May 2011- Update #1
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Arctic Ice May 2011- Update #1 Even if it leaves you too tired to come back and read my own humble offerings- but I hope you do come back - there are two very topical blog posts that I want to recommend to you: Tell good stories that entertain and are re ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 20 2011 - 5:09pm
- Waste disposal: Organic waste, plastic waste and paper waste for recycling
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In European city and particularly in Germany one has to keep three bags one for the organic waste (a wooden container kept in the garden with a outlet at the base and inlet at the top which will convert the organic waste into compost), one for plastic wast ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - May 22 2011 - 3:12am