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Turning wastes into money

By ShamsAugust 6, 2008EnvironmentBangladesh, PET, plastic bottles, polyester stable fibre, polyethylene terephthalate, PSF

Wastes of plastic bottles, the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, are now one in the list of the export commodities for Bangladesh. The plastic bottles are mainly containers for beverages.

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Petroleum in the Arctic

By ShamsJuly 24, 2008EnvironmentArctic, oil and gas reserves, U.S. Geological Survey

Technically recoverable oil and gas reserves are surveyed in the Arctic by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Naming the Gorillas

By ShamsJune 22, 2008Culture, EnvironmentGorilla, names for gorillas, Rwanda

Well it’s not that common in anywhere else as the gorillas are only common in Rwanda, Uganda and Congo. So the government of Rwanda is officially naming them (secret reason: to attract more tourists to visit the mountain gorillas 🙂 ).

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Shrinking Arctic sea ice

By ShamsJune 14, 2008EnvironmentArctic sea ice, ecosystem, frozen-soil, permafrost

In 2007 Arctic sea ice shrank to 30% below the average line, which could be the reason of more than 2°C rise of autumn temperature than usual over the land. As the rapid loss of ice severely affects the inland temperature, it will possibly thaw the permafrost (the frozen soil).

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No fear from Tigers, but fear to lose them forever

By ShamsJune 11, 2008EnvironmentBangladesh, India, Royal Bengal Tiger, Sunderbans

Tigers are obviously terrifying if you meet one in the forest. You will lose your life and the tiger will get its meal. So what are you thinking?

Danger!!

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The abandoned Chaiten town

By ShamsJune 7, 2008EnvironmentChaiten volcano, last days of Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius

Chaiten town lying at the foot of the volcano that erupted early May after thousands of years, is now wrecked completely and abandoned by its inhabitants. This is one of the most modern day examples of volcanic devastation. Do you recall the TV serial ‘The Last Days of Pompeii’. The prosperous Roman city ‘Pompeii’ was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

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Killing ‘sense of smell’

By ShamsJune 6, 2008Environmentair pollution, ground-level ozone, Mexico City, smog, WHO guidelines

While the country folk can detect contaminant in food (that makes bad smell) in lower levels, city dwellers are even more resistant. The 20 Million inhabitants of the Mexico City are probably going to lose their ‘sense of smell’. Reason: air pollution.

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Small-scale renewables

By ShamsJune 3, 20082 commentsEnvironmentCO2 emissions, micro-power generation, mini-power houses

What if one in every five buildings in Britain becomes a ‘mini power house’ that will not only generates energy for its own but feeds the nations power grid simultaneously. An industry report, reported by the Guardian.

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