Indian industries use more energy than necessary. But there are ways to conserve

The last time there was a major push for renewable energy alternatives to polluting fossil fuels was in the aftermath of 1970s oil shock. And then, everyone conveniently relegated the issue to the back burner. With oil prices spiralling through the roof i

People in the us should realise that only if they reduce fuel consumption will prices fall

The burning of fossil fuels leads to the release of carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere. Once in the atmosphere, these gases act like glass walls and trap heat on the Earth's surface.

Excessive rice cultivation has led to selenium toxicity

Naik s statement implies that a poor country like India, which otherwise wants to be declared a nuclear power, is so incompetent and third rate that it must live with pollution

Humans have not being able to shed their reliance on fossil fuels. Every year, millions of tonnes of coal and oil is burned to produce energy. As a result, carbon locked in the Earth is being

The forest fires of 1997 and 1998 created enormous ecological damage and human suffering and helped focus world attention on what is an increasing problem.

Scientists and researchers try to figure out ways to curb rising carbon dioxide levels

As long as the world remains bound to fossil fuels, poor countries need the maximum environmental space for their future economic growth

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