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    China accepts being a major contributor to world pollution

    Posted on by gavril

    The best way to go around your mistakes is to own up for them. China thought so too, and has decided to own up. After a load of finger pointing and blaming one and other, the country courageously stood up … Continue reading3

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    US military, world’s largest polluting factor, needs a push towards green

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    Try as they may, the US military still plays a significant role in polluting the environment. In fact, the US military is considered to be the world’s largest polluter! We’ve seen the defense forces indulge in some green and environment … Continue reading3

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    London, one of the most polluted cities in Europe flouts EU regulations yet again

    Posted on by gavril

    If you live in London and think the air around you to be sparkling clean, hit yourself on your head. You are completely delusional! The city is one of the most polluted in Europe. For the 36th time this year, … Continue reading3

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    United States sniffs something bad in the air

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    Air pollution isn’t something we can ignore anymore. Did you know that six in ten Americans live in places with dangerous levels of air pollution? That’s around 175 million people in America. Currently, Los Angeles has the worst ozone pollution. … Continue reading3

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    The polluting facts of mobile phones

    Posted on by gavril

    Just because your cell phone doesn’t and give out CO2, it doesn’t mean that your phone doesn’t indirectly cause a whole lot of pollution. Think again! Here’s an infographic that tells you just how polluting that Blackberry or iPhone in … Continue reading3

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    New Silent Electric Eco Buses Rolled Out in New York

    Posted on by madhuri

    New Yorkers it seems are divided in opinion about new line of electric buses that have been introduced in the city. But the new fleet of silent electric buses which will grow in numbers in next couple of years will … Continue reading3

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    JARI Launches “C-ta” – a Lightweight 3-seater EV

    Posted on by madhuri

    Automobile industry seems to be busy developing different kinds of small electric vehicles for fuel crunched future. JARI (Japan Automobile Research Institute) has launched “C-ta” which is a 3-seater electric vehicle and is extremely light weight. There is no mention … Continue reading3

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    Decentralized Solar Powered Parking Design for Urban Spaces

    Posted on by madhuri

    Let’s face the truth – our urban parking spaces are choked up because of sheer increase in number of private vehicles. There is also a dearth of eco parking space in almost all modern cities. A new decentralized parking design … Continue reading3

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    KLM Schedules First Bio-fuel Passenger Test Flight

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    KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will take an important sustainable aviation initiative by test flying a passenger flight partly on bio-fuel on 23 rd November. It will become first ever airlines in the world to fly a Boeing 747 on 50% … Continue reading3

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    Carbon pollution to grow by 40pc mostly from India and China

    Posted on by shilpa

    A US government report says that by 2030 carbon pollution will grow by 40 percent, much of it to come from China and India. Their growing economies will prove the biggest threat to the atmosphere which is facing huge concerns … Continue reading3

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