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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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Fighting ‘Global Warming’ but not the wrong way

By ShamsJune 2, 2008Environmentcarbon-absorbing algae, global warming, marine life, ocean acidification, shelly animals

Global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentration has increased from a pre-industrial value of about 280 ppm to 379 ppm in 2005. CO₂ is a greenhouse gas. It traps the sun rays in the atmosphere that should in other way reflect back to the space. But as the rays are trapped, the atmospheric temperature increases – ‘global warming’.

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‘Amazon’ – an ever thrilling forest

By ShamsMay 31, 2008EnvironmentAmazon rainforest, Brazil-Peru border, ‘lost’ tribes

Recent discovery of some Amazon Indian tribes who were thought to have been ‘lost’ raises hope, and urges responsibility from the civilized world to carry on. The discovery thrilled the world last week.

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Say No to plastic bags

By ShamsMay 27, 2008Environmentmicrobes, petrochemicals, plastic bags, sewage, wildlife

In one-week time China is going to join the countries that banned plastic bags. Currently Chinese carry about 3 billion bags each day. Multiply it with 365. It’s 1095 billion bags (>1 trillion) a year. Reuters news.

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What do you think of them

By ShamsMay 26, 2008Culture, Environmentlion cubs

These three. Ya these three…. They are still cubs. L i o n cubs. That makes them different from other cubs. 🙂

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Whaling or Whale-watching

By ShamsMay 22, 2008EnvironmentSplahsy Pants, whale watching, whaling

Recently Japan has been strongly criticised for whaling (harpooning the whales) in the southern oceans. The actions from Greenpeace got huge success even naming a whale Mr. Splashy Pants.

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Extinction rate is higher, says the German Environment Minister

By ShamsMay 20, 2008Environmentbiodiversity, extinction rate

German Environment Minister, Sigmar Gabriel told a conference in Bonn that extinction rate for plants and animals is hundred to thousand times higher than the natural trend. It’s a U.N. biodiversity conference that plans to work out lines to slow down the extinction by 2010. Target line is too short. But steps to move forward are promising. Reuters news.

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Polar Bears (getting attention)

By ShamsMay 19, 2008Environmentpolar bear, sea ice

It’s old news already. But good to hear again. Polar bear is now in the list of endangered species of U.S government. Polar bears sea ice habitat has melted dramatically in recent decades (a clear sign of global warming). And further receding of polar ice is likely in the coming years (45 years in the count that the PBs will face trouble harder).

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