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UN to Celebrate World Environment Day in Batumi 2008-06-09 11:21:00 This year’s campaign – Change Your Lifestyle, not Climate!, stimulates awareness of climate change and promotes resources and initiatives that help make economy greener and cleaner. Throughout the day, Batumi Boulevard faced a bicycle parade, kids’ drawing competition and a symbolic decoration of the Earth Cake. This was followed by a public discussion and a film show in the Batumi Green Caf Read more:Celebrate
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Checklist for environment-friendly investment options 2008-06-15 00:22:00 There are several renewable energy companies listed on the bourses and mutual funds which invest in the renewable energy companies. One can even look to buy stocks and funds in the overseas markets. In India, Suzlon Energy is a perfect example of a company operating in this area.The company is a leading player in the wind energy segment. In fact, high networth individuals can also buy stake in env Read more:Checklist
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Kuwait Environment 'in Serious Danger' 2008-07-02 16:30:00 Kuwait's environment is in danger and the government is not taking the necessary measures to protect it. As many violations are occurring in the environmental field, the Green Line Environment
al Society (GLES) is watching the Kuwaiti environment and is trying to help preserve and protect it. GLES, a voluntary NGO, recently detected serious and dangerous environmental violations. The society has re Read more:Danger
Beijing promises open media environment for Olympics 2008-06-22 02:42:00 BEIJING, June 21 (Reuters) - This summer's BeijingOlympics
will offer a "zero refusal policy" for media
interview requests, state media said on Saturday, as China tries to deflect criticism about its press controls in the run-up to the Games.Organisers promised complete media freedom when they bid to host the Games, and while the reporting environment has improved for foreign journalists, the cou
Travel less, skip the hassles, and help the environment 2008-07-14 16:59:00 With the cost of fuel skyrocketing and environmental concerns escalating, it seems that we should all take matters into our own hands.While I totally believe in face-to-face interaction and traveling to meet with customers, I have taken many trips that, in hindsight, could have been handled just as well using collaboration/communication technology. Therefore, I have set a personal goal to reduce m Read more:Travel
Flat-Screen TVs May Be Worse For Environment 2008-07-10 15:47:00 Flat-screen computer monitors are traditionally considered "green" because they use less energy than older models. But a synthetic chemical used in flat- screen monitors could pose a serious threat to the environment and accelerate global warming. Alex Cohen talks with Michael Prather, one of the authors of a new study on Nitrogen Tri-fluoride that appears in the journal, Geophysical Research Lett Read more:Environment
Yao becomes UN environment campaigner 2008-08-11 15:40:00 Chinese superstar Yao Ming on Saturday became the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) first ever Environmental Champion, tasked with raising awareness of climate change and energy efficiency.Yao, China's flag bearer in Friday's Olympic opening ceremony, said he wanted do his part in protecting the world."As a sportsman, I believe sport has a major role to play in promoting environmental issues," the H