Water Pollution

Fishermen oppose power plant by NCC at hearing

Sompeta, Aug. 18: Several fishermen, doctors and people

Publication Date: 
19/08/2009
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Water Pollution, Marine Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Fisherfolk, Thermal Power Plants, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Andhra Pradesh, Public Hearing
Environment

 Faceless workers

They work in our interest we have heard a great deal in recent years about the demand-supply chasm in India

Publication Date: 
14/08/2009
Down to Earth
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Environment, Coal, Nuclear Power, Urban Sanitation, Rag Pickers, People, Mercury, Thermal Power Plants, Micro Organisms, India, Sonbhadra, Industrial Pollution
Energy

 Dirty advance

Financial institutions push coal-fired power plants, not renewable energy, says US study 88 coal-fired power plants received funds from World Bank and other international public financial institutions in the past 15 years US $137 billion has been spent on constructing/expanding the plants since 1994, the year the United Nations Framework on Climate Change came into force Most of

Publication Date: 
14/08/2009
Down to Earth
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Health Effects, Climate Change, Coal, Renewable Energy, Energy, Thermal Power Plants, Finance, World Bank, Global, Statistics
Environment

 Mercury in air, water

A tenth of India

Publication Date: 
14/08/2009
Savvy Soumya Misra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, River Pollution, Air Pollution, Health Effects, Industrial Pollution, Coal, Mercury, Thermal Power Plants, Uttar Pradesh, Sonbhadra, Fly Ash
Environment

Public hearing on Sirkazhi thermal plant put off

P.V. Srividya

People express strong opposition to the project at Maruthampallam

NAGAPATTINAM: A public hearing on a proposed 2x500 MW coal-based thermal power plant at Maruthampallam village in Sirkazhi taluk was postponed amid opposition to the project from the public gathered there on Tuesday evening.
Could affect 3 villages

Publication Date: 
13/08/2009
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Environment, Industrial Pollution, Thermal Power Plants, Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam (D), Public Hearing
Mining

Coal mine plan shot down over green concerns

MUMBAI: In a major setback to Adani Powers, the principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) has rejected its proposal for operating a captive coal mine in the vicinity of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) for its 1000 MW power plant in Gondia, home town of civil aviation minister Praful Patel.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2009
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mining, Coal, Rehabilitation, Thermal Power Plants, Wildlife, Tadoba NP, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Chandrapur (D)
Forests

Green flag must for Mamata

The forest in Purulia

Publication Date: 
11/08/2009
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Environment, Land Acquisition, Rail Transport, Thermal Power Plants, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), West Bengal, Purulia (D)
Energy

Renewable Energy Can't Be An Afterthought In The Quest To Meet Climate Goals

A new report from the Electric Power Research Institute noted that in order to meet climate goals, the U.S. power industry must implement a full portfolio of technologies.

While we agree that we'll have to pull out all the stops in the race to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we must not trade one problem for another.

Publication Date: 
06/08/2009
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Uranium, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Clean Coal, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Fossil Fuels, Electricity, Thermal Power Plants, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Research, United States Of America (US)
Climate Change

Climate Camp: anarchist or saviour of the environmental movement?

Hostile police tactics at the Kingsnorth and G20 camps has not put protesters off as climate camp goes global.

Publication Date: 
06/08/2009
Tom Levitt
Ecologist
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Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Thermal Power Plants, Greenpeace, Environmentalists, United Kingdom (UK), Global
Hazardous Waste

Villagers oppose move to set up thermal plant

Even as the Jay Prakash Associates (JPA) has moved an application for seeking environment clearance of a captive thermal plant at Bhagheri, villagers have joined hands to oppose it tooth and nail.

Publication Date: 
03/08/2009
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Industrial Pollution, Thermal Power Plants, NGO, Himachal Pradesh, Solan (D)

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