Environment
Chevron’s $42-billion Gorgon LNG project cleared
26 Aug 2009
The Australian government has imposed environmental conditions, focussed on monitoring programmes on a number of species on the island.
Experts dismiss fears of significant environmental damage from oil slick off Australian coast
24 Aug 2009
UK’s PV Crystalox Solar shines amid gloom
20 Aug 2009
Northern India's groundwater reserves vanishing
13 Aug 2009
American hydrologists now say that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as one foot per year over the past decade, and that consequences of this depletion include a collapse of agricultural output and severe shortages of potable water.
GM's Chevy Volt to give 100 km per litre in city driving
11 Aug 2009
The plug-in Volt would consume electricity worth about $2.75 (at the US average cost of electricity of 11 cents per kWh) to travel 160 km, or less than 1.75 cents per km.
India announces fresh thrust on renewable energy
11 Aug 2009
India's Rs2,100-crore investments in renewable energy for power generation over the next five years may be undermined by the global financial crisis.
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