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    Havard scientist misinterpreted about Google’s carbon footprint

    Posted on January 16, 2009 by deepa

    What a green relief, I can now rummage around the internet without a gram of guilt! At the start of this week we reported about the Google Search’s Carbon Footprint. But before the week ended, it is reported that claimer … Continue reading3 →

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    Google Search yields harmful CO2 emissions along with helpful results

    Posted on January 12, 2009 by deepa

    Ouch! Didn’t realize that every time I resorted to Google search, I was harming my environment simultaneously. As a blogger I resort to search engines to dig out more information and I swear by Google Search as it is the … Continue reading3 →

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    Eco-friendly Albuterol inhalers aim to help patients as well as environment

    Posted on December 10, 2008 by deepa

    By now we all know that chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) is a prime culprit for the depleting ozone layer from our environment. Though it has many other vital applications, one of them is for respiratory related ailments. Prescribed for those suffering from … Continue reading3 →

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    Thermal energy could power your cars air conditioning

    Posted on August 13, 2008 by mohsin

    We already saw the cool jacket and the Dell XPS 710 H2C PC using thermal power to cool itself or power your mobile phone, well how about powering your car’s DVD player and GPS simply by using your car exhausts … Continue reading3 →

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    Grow Diesel in your backyard

    Posted on August 7, 2008 by mohsin

    The rage in biofuels is set to get heated up even more, a University of Northern Colorado researcher has received the go ahead to study the tropical copaiba tree’s (which is also known as the diesel tree) oil producing seeds … Continue reading3 →

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    Beijing’s desperate measures for a greener Olympics

    Posted on July 31, 2008 by mohsin

    Thought of renting a car on your trip to Beijing for the Olympics? Think again! Beijing is one of the world’s most polluted cities and road traffic grows by 1,200 vehicles a day. August, when the wind drops and the … Continue reading3 →

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    The Eco-Home – At home under a wing shaped roof

    Posted on July 16, 2008 by mohsin

    The Eco-Home from designers at Diseño Earle is aiming to be the first ‘zero carbon’ footprint home in Andalucia, in Southern Spain. The team put two strict objectives in mind: (1) zero carbon footprint, and (2) reduce operating costs to … Continue reading3 →

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    iPhone 3G is not so green after all

    Posted on July 12, 2008 by mohsin

    It’s now official that simply putting the eco wrapper on the phone is not exactly the way to go green, we did cover earlier on how Apple made no announcement on green initiatives at its launch. A dissection of the … Continue reading3 →

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    Germany says no to Nuclear power announces 30 wind Farms

    Posted on July 7, 2008 by mohsin

    Germany’s Bundestag or lower house of parliament passed a law last month aimed at increasing the amount of power generated by renewable energy sources like wind or solar power to 30 percent from the current 14 percent by 2020. The … Continue reading3 →

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    LCD’s could have a worse impact on environment than coal

    Posted on July 4, 2008 by yogesh

    According to a recent repost, chemical used to make LCD televisions and semiconductors could cause more global warming than coal-fired power plants. Nitrogen trifluoride is a “missing greenhouse gas,” and is used in chemical vapor deposition, which makes liquid crystal … Continue reading3 →

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