Full Coverage: Energy

31.12.2007 Hundreds of villagers stopped a recent public hearing on a proposed methane mining project in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, backed by a report by the Centre for Science and Environment that says the venture will adversely impact hydrology, agriculture and biodiversity. Australia-based Arrow Energy, the Swedish Energy Infrastructure Group, and GAIL India plan to mine methane in the Raigarh and Korba districts of the state.

18.12.2007 About 60 per cent of annual turnover in UK retailing occurs during the Christmas period. A new briefing, The Carbon Cost of Christmas, exposes some of the biggest festival 'No-nos' followed by some big Christmas ‘Yes-yeses'.

18.12.2007 Engineers Without Borders and others have bagged the prestigious Mondialogo Award for developing a low cost solar powered lantern. This new technology will not only help improve the quality of life of the poor in the developing world, but also decrease global dependence on petroleum along with reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

13.12.2007 Biogas systems in Nepal have been in use for last half a century and today thousands of households are using them. Every biogas system avoids nearly 7.5 tonnes of carbon emissions per year, which may be small when compared globally, but this is an example of how poor countries can help combat global warming.

11.12.2007 Biofuels menjadi cara terbaru yang digunakan oleh Amerika Serikat untuk tetap mengontrol serta mengelola suplai energi dunia. Kabarnya, CIA (Center Intelligent Agency) juga terlibat dalam pengembangan ini.