Environment
Recycled waste glass strengthens cement concrete
21 Feb 2012
China powers ahead with 62,000 MW of wind energy
13 Feb 2012
Eleven US states sue EPA over soot standards
11 Feb 2012
Russians drill down 3.76 km to 20-million year-old Antarctica lake
10 Feb 2012
Russian scientists have finally drilled through to a gigantic freshwater lake, hidden under nearly four km of ice for more than 20 million years
India and other countries to meet in Moscow to decide on EU carbon tax move
04 Feb 2012
India, Russia, the US, China and other countries are to meet in Moscow later this month to decide on whether to introduce retaliatory measures against the European Union on its ‘unilateral’ decision to impose carbon tax on air travel
India’s economy shines, but its air stinks: WEF
01 Feb 2012
Even on overall environment India ranked among the world's worst performers, standing 125th in the list of 132
India’s air most toxic: Study
28 Jan 2012
Obama supports fracking, clean energy in State of the Union address
25 Jan 2012
Drilling for shale and cleaner energy sources topped US president Barack Obama’s technology priorities for reviving the economy in his final State of the Union address before facing US voters in November
Chevron again appeals Ecuador court ruling
21 Jan 2012
Topography determined bacterial consumption of Gulf of Mexico oil spill
12 Jan 2012
Scientists document how geology, biology worked together after oil disaster
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