Large-scale solutions to help slow global warming often threaten the very indigenous peoples who are among those hardest hit by a changing climate, the U.N. … Global warming and indigenous peopleRead more
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Posted inCartoon
Fossil Fool Award 2008
The Foolies are presented by the Energy Action Coalition, Co-op America and Rainforest Action Network, and go to “the individual who has made the most … Fossil Fool Award 2008Read more
Posted inLED / Lighting / Technology
Organic light emitting diodes (OLED)
Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) are very promising. hey are more efficient than incandescents without the downsides of CFLs (fragility, mercury), and they have the … Organic light emitting diodes (OLED)Read more
Posted inEnergy / Water
Innovative way to pump water
Water scarcity is a major problem in Africa where people, especially women and girls, on an average spend six hours every day looking for clean … Innovative way to pump waterRead more
Posted inLighting / Technology
Light of the future
The new pill-sized plasma light bulbs by Luxim produce 140 lumens/watt They are almost 10 times more efficient than traditional incandescent light bulbs, twice as … Light of the futureRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster
Coral reefs and rising temperature
Call it the bacterial coup de grace: according to new research presented at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting, coral reefs weakened by the … Coral reefs and rising temperatureRead more
Posted inEnergy / Renewable / Solar
California will use 20% of its electricity from renewable sources
Because of California law, PG&E needs to get 20% of its electricity from renewable sources (not including big hydro) by 2010, so it has contracted … California will use 20% of its electricity from renewable sourcesRead more
Posted inEconomics / Kerala / Social
Liquor and Kerala
Malayalis drank liquor worth for Rs 3669.14 crore in the last financial year. In the previous financial year it was 3143.43. We increased our consumption … Liquor and KeralaRead more
Posted inUncategorized
How to reinstall grub
Some operating system overwrite grub installed on MBR. To recover do the following. Insert Debian installation CD. in the boot prompt enter: rescue select root … How to reinstall grubRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster
Wilkins Ice Shelf
Antarctic’s Wilkins Ice Shelf has started to collapse. The area of collapse measured about 415 sq km of the Shelf, according to satellite image from … Wilkins Ice ShelfRead more