Browsing Archive: April, 2009

Overweight Vs. Greenhouse Gasses

Posted by Tapan Kumar on Thursday, April 23, 2009,
According to a study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical medicine, overweight people contribute 1 tonne of more Co2 than the average person a year. Since overweight people eat more than thin people.

 According to researchers Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts-study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, higher food consumption means higher food production, which means higher greenhouse gasses.

Source of information-Report published in TOI dated-22-4-2009


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Earth Hour

Posted by Tapan Kumar on Sunday, April 19, 2009,
The Earth Hour, where people switch off lights for an hour, is a campaign started by world wide Fund for nature in 2007 to create awareness about climate change and environmental problems. It was based on an idea successfully implemented in Thailand in 2005 and later in Sydney in 2007.
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E-mail Spam & Environment

Posted by Tapan Kumar on Sunday, April 19, 2009,
According to one report ”Carbon footprint of E-mail Spam Report”, 62 trillion spam e-mails are sent globally every year, which is equivalent to 17 million tons of CO2 emission ,according to the research by climate consultants ICF International and anti virus firm McAfee.

Source of information-Report published in The TOI dated-18-4-2009.
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New ISRO satellite study says 75% of Himalayan Glaciers are melting, 8% advancing and 17% showing no change. Average retreat was an alarming 3.75 Km between 1989 & 2004. 2190 Glaciers were studied, with experts making field trips to confirm satellite data. The Findings are sure to raise concern over the health of Asia's 'water Towers'.

 There is sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.---Mohandas K Gandhi

 

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