 Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) are the plastic bags of the new millennium
| For those old enough to remember the latter part of the twentieth century paper bags used to be the only temporary packaging product used to get groceries home from the supermarket. They are t... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) The Examiner
Health Lamps Millennium Photos Wikipedia: Compact fluorescent lamp |
 A new look at the moon from two vantage points
It has been described as a cosmic ballet — two spaceships in a delicate, silent dance 230,000 miles from Earth, correcting their course in tandem with air thrusts softer than a human breath, the... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) The Los Angeles Times
Moon Photos Science Space Wikipedia: Moon |
 More than half of Somalis now face starvation
| The famine in Somalia has spread to new regions, the UN will announce tomorrow, with the food crisis yet to reach its peak. The new front is expected to be in the Bay region in south-central Somalia... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) The Independent
Disaster Photos Somalia UN Wikipedia: 2011 East Africa drought |
 Stung by Obama, Environmentalists Weigh Options
| For environmental groups, it was the final hard slap that brought a long-troubled relationship to the brink. Evan Vucci/Associated Press | President Obama in the Rose Garden on Wednesday. On Friday,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The New York Times
Canada Environment Photos President Wikipedia: Air pollution |
 Campaign for eco-friendly celebration shows results
The campaign for promoting eco-friendly Ganesh idols, launched by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) in the run-up to Ganesh Chaturthi, appears to have worked well this year. | The ca... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Hindu
Environment Festival Photos Pollution Wikipedia: Ganesha |
 ‘Green’ Ganesh idols popular overseas too
| The demand for ‘green’ Ganesh idols has gone up among overseas Maharashtrians, posing fresh challenges of exporting the delicate clay (shadu) idols for Pune-based suppliers. | Pune-based... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) DNA India
Environment Festival Photos Pune Wikipedia: Ganesh Chaturthi |
