Environment

Activists Greenmail The People Of Malibu

Did an environmental issue disappear because activist groups got a check?  It would seem so.  The Natural Resources Defenses Council and Santa Monica Baykeeper sued the city of Malibu in 2008 for 'groundwater' pollution. The settlement they reach ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jul 6 2015 - 11:37am

Marcellus Shale Fracking Wastewater Harmful

A new paper by Natural Resources Defense Council says  hydraulic fracturing (fracking) generates massive amounts of polluted wastewater in  in the Marcellus Shale that threatens the health of drinking water supplies, rivers, streams, and groundwater- and t ...

Article - News Staff - May 9 2012 - 4:37pm

Bioremediation of environmental pollution

Environmental pollution is “the contamination of the physical and biological components of the earth/atmosphere system to such an extent that normal environmental processes are adversely affected”. India has been ranked as seventh most environmentally haza ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - May 16 2012 - 3:01pm

Cap And Trade For Water?

A cap and trade system for carbon dioxide has been a terrific flop; even proponents are leery that it is just another layer of bureaucracy and the only economic benefits have been of the economic voodoo kind, similar to a federal stimulus package that went ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 18 2012 - 3:59pm

Used PC Hardware Company Is Finalist For Sustainable Energy Europe Awards

DURABILIT B.V., asupplier of "CO2-neutral" IT solutions and refurbished hardware, has been nominated for the Sustainable Energy Europe Awards 2012.  The awards are an initiative started by the European Commission in 2005 and highlight the most o ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 23 2012 - 1:30pm

Mansagar Lake controversy:Jal Mahal of Jaipur.

I have seen Mansagar Lake drying for several years. I have seen it stinking for several years. It was also used as place for immersion of idols after the festival season.  I have seen encroachments taking place on its banks. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - May 22 2012 - 7:39pm

Scare Pic Of Earth Water Visual Framing Or Global Warming Wake Up Call

The following, scary pictures are making it around the net at present: And here separating the fresh water: ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - May 24 2012 - 1:13am

Increasing encroachments on Forest lands, illegal mining will lead to total disaster.

Rajasthan Patrika a Hindi daily (22nd May 2012); has pointed out that 1500 sq. km area of forests in and around Jaipur has been encroached upon. Out of this 700 sq. km has now illegal housing or mining activities. The temperatures of entire India are runni ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - May 24 2012 - 1:35pm

Drought kills 23 elephants in Karnataka; SAVE ANIMALS SAVE PLANTS SAVE WATER. SAVE EARTH

India is reeling under heat wave. Nagpur temperatures cross 47 degree C while half of India is above45 degree or so. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - May 28 2012 - 10:34am

Ground water pollution by textile Industries of Sanganer

Groundwater is a valuable natural resource for various human activities (Prasad and Narayana, 2004). Natural contaminants such as fluoride, nitrate, and chloride salts are increasing in ground water of Rajasthan making it unfit for drinking and posing risk ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - May 29 2012 - 11:19am