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EcoFactor: Instead of depending on crude oil and natural gas to obtain the monomers for plastics, they could be synthesized by bacteria.
Scientists at San Diego-based sustainable chemical company Genomatica Inc. have made an interesting discovery...
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The change in oceanic temperatures across the world, predicted as an outcome of climate change, will definitely affect marine organisms and thus influence the...
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Ironically, the consequences of our actions are being borne by animals, which have always played critical roles in the sustenance of their ecosystems. And it is sad...
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The western belt of Maharashtra is popular for sugarcane and various other crops due to presence of fertile land and good irrigation.
The state’s Pollution Control...
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This is a reproduction from one of my earliest blogs. Do excuse me if you find it too harsh. Suggestions and feedback welcome though.
I have been hearing...
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In a grand display of solidarity against climate change, the Philippine Senate has unanimously approved Senate Bill 2046, the Philippine Renewable Energy Act - with a...
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We are still facing a big challenge to reach the masses for the efforts being made towards reducing global warming.
Being an ordinary man coming from India, I wish to...
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Below America’s waters lies a junkyard. Every year, thousands of boats, barges and ships sink or are abandoned in the U.S., having been rendered unusable due to...
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Conservationists in the Philippines are recycling huge vinyl billboard advertisements as totes for everything from food to laptops.
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Re-seeding programs on over 50 reefs are securing the survival of the giant clam for at least another generation, according to WWF-Philippines. The giant clam (Tridacna...
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Like the Philippine Eagle, the Tamaraw is another animal that can best symbolize mass extinction of species in the Philippines. Once found in the thousands in the early...
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Monika Bhardwaj, B.Com, ACS Anand Wadadekar, M.Com, M.A (Eco), MBA, AMFI
Environmental Management:
Environmental management is not merely managing the environment but...
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For tens of thousands of years, fire has defined our civilization. It is fire that has allowed us to smelt metals, to purify chemicals, to power cars, trains and...
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During a recent sea expedition the team successfully used the bacteria, which contains a protein that glows blue when viewed though a simple light-detecting device, to...
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Hurricane Ike’s winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming...
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Like some maritime dust-bowl migration, more than 1,000 penguins have floated ashore in Brazil; gaunt and exhausted, often having lost three-quarters of their body...
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A team of researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) has designed the first chip manufactured completely in Spain that will be used to measure the...
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EcoFactor: A gold rated eco-friendly monitor.
Demand for eco-friendly gadgets is of utmost importance in today’s world. Hence, Lenovo’s recently unveiled ...
made popular Oct 4 2008
Working for the greater good of a community takes realization, knowledge and resilience, but most of all it takes passion. Environmental educators, and community...
made popular Oct 4 2008
Chimpanzees may not forget a familiar face — or a behind, a new study says.
In a recent experiment, captive primates were able to identify photos of their...
made popular Oct 4 2008
The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is one of the two largest eagles in the world. It is the tallest eagle (can exceed eight feet) and holds the world record...
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The FSIS of United States have given a warning related to health as nearly 41,305 pounds of ground beef found to be contaminated with E.coli.
The Food safety &...
made popular Aug 31 2007
No need to brave harsh sun or torrent rain to go all the way to the nearby cholera vaccination camps. If everything goes according to plan, next time you can have your...
made popular Jun 14 2007
A new report released by the United States government finds that the amounts of food born illnesses such as e. coli and salmonella are on the rise but other food born...
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I wonder how many of us know that all those vegetables and fruits, smartened up with hygienic labels, we buy are dressed with loads of bacteria and viruses, not only...
made popular Jan 2 2007
The string of E coli outbreaks has no doubt spread beyond the local growers and th food manufacturers and an article more or less blames it on the lack of an integrated...
made popular Nov 25 2006
A study by scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Lleida in Spain scheduled to be published in the Nov. 29 issue of the...
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Wild pigs have been accused by the US investigators for the spread of deadly E. coli bacteria in a California spinach field.
These investigators took samples of a...
made popular Oct 27 2006
At the outset of rising food poisoning from a string of E Coli contamination from spinach, beef and lettuce, it becomes even more essential for the consumers to take-up...
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Following the reports suspecting contamination of lettuce with E coli bacteria, bagged lettuce under the Foxy brand, packaged as ‘Green Leaf 24 Count, waxed...
made popular Oct 9 2006
The tainted spinach has reportedly given way to other greens of the similar species like kale, collard, chard, mizuna and mustard. Washington Post points out that...
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Following the brouhaha on the contamination of spinach is a report about restoring the tainted spinach back with all its glory to the lunch plates and salad bowls might...
made popular Sep 20 2006
A new method to spot E. coli bacteria as in photograph is possible now. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York have developed a system to...
made popular May 13 2006
Milk to protect bacteria! The tiny wallaby, a bean-shaped creature is known to rely on its mother’s milk compounds to protect itself from pathogens. And...
made popular Apr 21 2006
Do you know, your contaminated toothbrushes can transmit viruses and bacteria besides harboring germs from even when you have cold? These germs can cause systemic local...
made popular Jan 18 2006
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