Carbon reduction goal 'ambitious': Julie Bishop Canberra Times The future: Children took part in the rally against climate change in New York. Photo: Reuters | New York: Australia has restated its commitment to reduce its carbon emissions by 5 per cent below 2000 levels by 2020, at a meeting of the top 17 economies in New York hosted by United States Secretary ...
There Is No Future in War CounterPunch Once again, US politicians and pundits are beating the drums of war, trying to get our nation involved in yet another conflict. A few years ago it was Iran, with “all options on the table.” Last year it was a red line that threatened to drag us into the conflict in Syria. This time it’s Iraq ...
App developers receive 'Make in India' message The Times Of India "Make apps in India," Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal has urged developers, lending weight to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' campaign. | "It will generate so much value that nothing could match it if we get it right," he said at the...
BSNL to formulate new policy to make mobile governance projects profitable The Times Of India NEW DELHI: State-run telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has come up with a new policy for realizing the revenue potential of upcoming mobile governance projects launched by governments at central and state levels, an official stateme...
Three organochlorine pesticides in Goa's khazan eco-systems: TERI The Hindu A bio-accumulation study of organic pesticides in Goa’s Khazan ecosystems by TERI (The Energy & Resources Institute) has detected three organochlorine presticides – Lindane, DDT and Endosulfan – in waters, sediments and biota. |...
An opportunity to reflect on tourism and community development Huffington Post Our sustainable tourism class this week celebrated World Tourism Day with listening to World Tourism day messages, and a good discussion on the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism. | USF Patel College of Global Sustainability, Sustainable Tourism Class...
Tom Tombrello dies at 78; longtime Caltech physics professor The Los Angeles Times Tom Tombrello, a Caltech physics professor for more than 50 years and an inspiration for freshmen who had to grapple with diabolically complex riddles to enter his legendary class on scientific thinking, has died. He was 78. | Tombrello collapsed Tue...
Science key to managing resources: Ruhl Otago Daily Times Whatever New Zealand does, it should not ignore science as it amends and develops its resource management legislation, US environmental law specialist Prof J. B. Ruhl says. | ''It's clear to me environmental law is inherently informed by science.'' |...
Op-ed: Some civic-minded celebrities are actually worth emulating The Salt Lake Tribune If you have ever seen Harry Potter or Titanic, you know that Emma Watson and Leonardo DiCaprio are arguably some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Yet in the last week, we have seen them in settings far afield from their typical enchanted castle or doo...
State will help pay to eliminate invasive grass threat in Florida The Florida Times Union The Florida Forest Service is offering state money to help property owners get rid of a sprawling, creeping, choking invasive grass. | The state’s agriculture department announced this week that it will help residents get rid of cogongrass by reimb...
In The California Drought, These Animals Are The Silent Sufferers Huffington Post With no end in sight and hopes pinned on a wet winter, the California drought has left an entire community dependent on bottled water provisions, threatened farmers’ livelihoods and prompted a $7.5 billion water bond measure. | Amid those challenge...
Garden Q&A: How to identify that invasive frog in your garden The Florida Times Union I think I have been seeing the invasive Cuban treefrog in my yard. How can I tell the difference between this frog and our native tree frogs? | The Cuban treefrog is indeed an invasive creature and one that the folks at the University of Florida woul...
Alice Horn: Expose students to business ownership Sun Sentinel South Florida's entrepreneurship ecosystem is hot. | Living here, we see it. And people around the country are seeing it too — the Kauffman Foundation has rated South Florida among the most entrepreneurial regions in the country. | More and mor...
The Coral Reef Challenge Is Here Huffington Post Photo: Rozanne Holmes, a wave breaks in front of the Scripps Institution in La Jolla. | The coral reef challenge is here! Two big wave surfers from La Jolla, California, and Hawaii, Clinton Edwards and Clifford Kapono, are spear heading the challenge...
Governments, Corporations Pledge At UN Summit to Eliminate Deforestation By 2030 All Africa [UN News]Dozens of Governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples participating in the United Nations Climate Summit in New York today pledged to halve deforestation by 2020 and to end within the following decade. ...
Goa's first plane-load of tourists to arrive Oct 15 Headlines India Panaji, Sep 24: Goa's tourist season will kick off Oct 15 with the arrival of the first foreign chartered flight from Ukraine at the Dabolim international airport here, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar has said. | "The first chartered flight to Goa will arrive Oct 15. It's coming from Ukarine," Parulekar said. Goa annually attracts three milion tou...
