http://africa.oneworld.net/article/archive/558 en_GB http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160534/1/558 WASHINGTON, May 13 (OneWorld) - What single silver bullet is simultaneously reducing air pollution and oil dependency, rolling back urban congestion, and fighting obesity? http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160526/1/558 Allaying the fears of adverse environmental impact, Tata Power says its proposed 1,000 MW thermal power unit in eastern India will use the latest technology to keep the air, water and noise pollution well below the statutory limits. The company also intends to offer fair price to landowners. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83708 The UN should establish an agency to regulate international transport emissions, notably from highly polluting activities like aviation and shipping, said a climate change watchdog. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83699 Climate change is happening faster than predicted and the world could be as much as seven degrees hotter by the end of the century, an Australian scientist says. From: Sydney Morning Herald http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160461/1/558 The natural caves of Meghalaya's Jaintia hills are a rich repository of climate change taking place over a million years. Indiscriminate coal mining and unsuitable extraction techniques are now imperiling the biodiversity of this archaeological heritage. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83693 A study by the world's leading experts has revealed that airlines are pumping 20 per cent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than estimates suggest. From: The Independent http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83678 Kuluttajajärjestöt vaativat hallituksilta tiukempaa kontrollia, jotta myrkyllisiä ainesosia sisältävän elektronisen jätteen dumppaaminen kehitysmaihin saadaan kuriin. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83670 Policymakers should not succumb to pumping vast amounts of taxpayers money into the elusive promise of carbon capture and storage, concludes Greenpeace in a new report. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83659 The American Petroleum Institute has just begun running a feel-good commercial that argues "America's future" lies in drilling out domestic reserves of oil and natural gas. From: Gristmill http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83610 In the United States, even the people with the lowest usage of energy are still producing, on average, more than double the global per-capita average, an MIT class has estimated. From: Science Daily http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83562 Both carbon dioxide and methane emissions rose sharply in 2007. The extra methane could be the first sign of the anticipated release of this gas from thawing Arctic permafrost. From: NOAA http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160143/1/558 The answer to growing traffic and pollution in the Indian capital lies in an effective and massive public transport system, says the Centre for Science and Environment. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, recently implemented in south Delhi, provides the option for an economically sound and better bus system. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83484 U.S. state governors say they are fed up with the Bush administration's foot-dragging on climate change and will go ahead -- and around -- the White House to reduce greenhouse gases. http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/160001/1/558 Chileläisen sellutehtaan suunnitelma rakentaa kymmeniä kilometrejä pitkä jäteputki merelle on saanut rannikon kalastajat tappelemaan verisesti toisiaan vastaan. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83462 As the smog of pollution has cleared from the skies, a true measurement of global warming can finally be made. It's not good news. From: New Scientist