COPENHAGEN, December 10, 2009 (AFP) – Following is a snapshot of the verdict handed out on geo-engineering schemes in an 81-page report released in September by the Royal Society, Britain’s de-facto academy of sciences. Carbon removal projects These are schemes that remove carbon dioxide (CO2), the principal greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere. Projects that are [...]
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Geo-engineering options: scientific verdict
Posted in Environment, Technology on December 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Maldives going under water: new look at a doomsday story
Posted in Environment, General, tagged Environment on October 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Oct 19, 2009 (LBO) – A great deal of fear has been expressed by many that on one fine day in the future the Maldives will be submerged by rising sea levels without leaving even a trace of those beautiful islands that have attracted thousands of visitors to them for thousands of years. The chain [...]