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Stress of urban pollution on largest natural wetland ecosystem in East Kolkata-causes, consequences and improvement

Submitted by susan on Tue, 2012-02-14 12:22
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Publication Date: 
01/12/2011

The traditional practice of utilizing wastewater into fish pond is a unique example of sustainable socio-economic development pertaining to resource recovery in the Eastern Kolkata wetlands, a Ramsar site in India. This paper revealed the stress of urban pollution and poor land use planning on the world’s largest natural wetland. This is the first time to critically evaluate dynamics of oxygen demanding substances, nutrients and solids in waste water canal and fish ponds.

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Main Topic: 
Water Pollution
thesaurus: 
Wetlands
Water Pollution
East Kolkata Wetlands
Urban Land Use
Wastewater Recycling
Water Quality
Fisheries
West Bengal
Author: 
D. P. Mukherjee
Attachment(s): 
urban pollution on largest natural wetland ecosystem.pdf
Name of the Journal: 
Archives of Applied Science Research
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A bumpy landing

Submitted by susan on Fri, 2012-02-10 18:14

China remains the largest wind market in the world, but the domestic sector is facing a tough period of consolidation. New regulations aim to improve quality and grid integration.

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01/12/2011
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thesaurus: 
Wind Energy
China
Renewable Energy
Energy Policy
Author: 
Hanne May
Main Topic: 
Energy
Name of the Journal: 
New Energy
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Bringing the grid together

Submitted by susan on Fri, 2012-02-10 18:11

If Europe is to achieve its renewable energy goals, its power grid will have to grow accordingly. New studies point to a need for expansion on land and at sea. The greatest challenge lies in coordination between governments.

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01/12/2011
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thesaurus: 
Renewable Energy
Europe
Energy Policy
European Union (EU)
France
Spain
Power Industry
Infrastructure Development
International Cooperation
North Sea
United Kingdom (UK)
Netherlands
Author: 
Jorg-Rainer Zimmermann
Nicole Weinhold
Main Topic: 
Energy
Name of the Journal: 
New Energy
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Alms for climate protection

Submitted by susan on Fri, 2012-02-10 18:06

Ecuador's Yasuni-ITT initiative, a pilot project to protect the climate and the rainforest has failed miserably. How might international agreements on environmental protection be achieved in the future?

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01/12/2011
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thesaurus: 
Climate Change
Ecuador
Tropical Forests
Amazon
National Parks
Oil Exploration
REDD
Forest Conservation
Deforestation
Climate Mitigation
Author: 
Peter Korneffel
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
Name of the Journal: 
New Energy
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A load of hot air

Submitted by susan on Fri, 2012-02-10 18:01

The Clean Development Mechanism was supposed to ensure sustainable development in emissions trading. But instead, it has turned out to be an escape route for polluters.

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01/12/2011
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thesaurus: 
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Emissions Trading
Kyoto Protocol
Corruption
Germany
Europe
Climate Change
Author: 
Angelika Nikionok-Ehrlich
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
Name of the Journal: 
New Energy
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Warming signs

Submitted by susan on Fri, 2012-02-10 17:57

The planet keeps getting hotter and hotter. In many regions, people are experiencing climate change at first hand. However, when it comes to the issue of a binding climate agreement, politicians struggle to make progress.

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01/12/2011
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thesaurus: 
Global Warming
Climate Change
Climate Agreements
Climate Science
IPCC
COP 17 (Durban Summit)
Global
Author: 
Nicole Weinhold
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
Name of the Journal: 
New Energy
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Population drama: World population crosses 7 billion

Submitted by susan on Thu, 2012-02-09 17:54
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Publication Date: 
01/12/2011

Population drama: World population crosses 7 billion - Uttar Pradesh's newly born girl world's 7 billionth citizen.

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Main Topic: 
India
thesaurus: 
Population
India
Population Trends
Conflicts
Environment
Author: 
Ashish Bose
Attachment(s): 
population.pdf
Name of the Journal: 
Power Politics
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The ghost that refuses to vanish

Submitted by susan on Thu, 2012-02-09 17:49
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Doles are not a long-term solution for poverty alleviation; they only promote indolence. Catering to the rising life-style of urban India and leading rural Bharat to a spiral of prosperity can only come through setting up of productive enterprise, opines Chandigarh-based technologist and entrepreneurial professional Chandra Mohan.

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Publication Date: 
01/12/2011
Main Topic: 
Economy
Name of the Journal: 
Power Politics
Author: 
Chandra Mohan
thesaurus: 
Economy
Poverty
Anti-Poverty Programmes
India
Economic Development
Subsidies
Multinational Corporations (MNCs)
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A million opportunities lost

Submitted by shompa on Sat, 2011-12-03 17:52

The ruling alliance’s flagship rural employment programme took unprecedented strides in creating water conservation structures across the country, but only to harvest disillusionment. What went wrong? Down to Earth team traveled to Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in search of answers.

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01/12/2011
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thesaurus: 
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
Anti-Poverty Programmes
Poverty
Water Conservation
Water Harvesting
Rural Water Harvesting
Ministry Of Rural Development
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Jharkhand
Water Resources
Author: 
Richard Mahapatra
M Suchitra
Moyna
Main Topic: 
Water Resources
Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth
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The case against climate regulation via oceanic phytoplankton sulphur emissions

Submitted by susan on Fri, 2011-12-02 15:35
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More than twenty years ago, a biological regulation of climate was proposed whereby emissions of dimethyl sulphide
from oceanic phytoplankton resulted in the formation of aerosol particles that acted as cloud condensation nuclei in the
marine boundary layer. In this hypothesis—referred to as CLAW—the increase in cloud condensation nuclei led to an
increase in cloud albedo with the resulting changes in temperature and radiation initiating a climate feedback altering

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Publication Date: 
01/12/2011
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
Name of the Journal: 
Nature
Author: 
P. K. Quinn
T. S. Bates
thesaurus: 
Climate Change
Climate Science
Aerosols
Oceans and Seas
Solar Radiation
Atmosphere
South Atlantic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean

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