A
sustainable future for Shangri-la
Tibetan
school receives funding from WWF and local government to build new
eco-friendly two-storey school building with biogas system and solar
energy, aimed at decreasing dependence on wood for fuel.
Times
of Tibet
May 17 03
Cheap
coal a hurdle to China natgas growth-expert
Experts
say development of natural gas in China could improve the environment
and the economy but faces a hurdle from the nation's large supplies
of cheap coal.
Reuters
Jan 28 03
Tokyo
government to introduce fuel-cell buses next summer
Tokyo
metropolitan government to introduce fuel-cell electric vehicles in
summer next year to service the bus route between JR Tokyo Station
and the city's new waterfront area.
Daily
Yomiuri
Dec 21 02
Oil
money threatens to make killing fields of Kazakhstan
The
largest oil find for more than 20 years - almost the size of the world's
biggest - is being developed in the Caspian Sea amid growing anger
from the local people.
The
Guardian
Dec 04 02
Government
to appeal Tokyo air-pollution ruling
Japanese
government to appeal court ruling ordering compensation to Tokyo residents
living near major roads for health problems from air pollution.
The
Japan Times
Nov 09 02
India
wants climate change research centre
India
announces plan to establish international research centre to study
climate change.
Ananova
Oct 18 02
Ninety
pct of Japanese fear nuclear accident - poll
Nearly
90 percent of Japanese surveyed fear another nuclear power plant accident
could occur in their country.
Planet
Ark
Oct 09 02
Black
Carbon Contributes To Droughts And Floods In China
New
NASA climate study finds large amounts of black carbon (soot) particles
and other pollutants are causing changes in precipitation and temperatures
over China.
Science
Daily
Sept 27 02
Premier
Oil gets out of Burma
Human
rights activists celebrate after long campaign to oust Premier Oil
from Burma appears to finally pay off.
The
Guardian
Sept 17 02
Indian
capital breathes easy after pollution checks
Pollution
levels in New Delhi fall significantly since Government crack down
on exhaust-belching vehicles in the late 1990s.
Planet
Ark Sept
13 02
TEPCO
scandal puts focus on Japan nuclear policy
Tokyo
Electric Power Co admits failure to accurately report damage to nuclear
power plants over period of several years, reigniting public fears
about nuclear safety.
Planet
Ark Sept
04 02
China
wrestles with dependence on foreign oil
Alarmed
by violence and political volatility in the Middle East, China aggressively
promotes development of alternatives to oil from the region.
International
Herald Tribune Sept
04 02
Thailand
could lead the world in renewable energy: 35% by 2020
Thai
energy development projections strongly demonstrate that a 10% global
renewable energy target by 2010, as proposed by Greenpeace, could
easily be achieved.
Greenpeace
Aug
22 02
India's
ailing sugar units see saviour in ethanol
India's
sugar industry sees big opportunity to revitalise itself after government
directive to oil firms to sell ethanol-doped petrol in several states
from January.
Planet
Ark Aug
19 02
China
enforces environment laws in economic development
China
punishes those who jeopardize the environment.
Xinhuanet
Aug
19 02
Natural
Gas May Help Clear Asian Traffic Pollution
Catch
a bus or a taxi in Asia and chances are increasing that it will be
fueled by natural gas.
ABC/Reuters
Aug
16 02
Freak
weather takes terrible toll
Massive
flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have killed scores
in India, China and the Korean peninsula as the monsoon combines with
an el Nino weather pattern to cause havoc in the region.
CNN
Aug
11 02
Hero
Motors to roll out fuel-friendly bike
Hero
Motors, prepares to launch India’s most fuel-efficient motorscooter
next month. The scooter-motorcycle hybrid vehicle will delivers a
fuel efficiency of 100 km to a litre of petrol.
The
Times of India Aug
07 02
Cooler
Tokyo summers may be just a pipe dream away
Average
Tokyo temperatures have shot up by 2.9 degrees C over the last century.
New plans to cool the city with sea water and a labyrinth of underground
pipes.
Planet
Ark Aug
06 02
Solar
Ray-Powered Homes to Top 30,000 by 2010
Ministry
of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) say government is to expand
the number of solar ray-powered homes to 30,000 by the year 2010.
Korea
Times
July 21 02
Japan
govt, car, energy firms in fuel cell projects
Japan's
government to work with automakers and energy firms in three-year
projects to encourage the development of fuel cell technology for
vehicles and households.
Planet
Ark
July 19 02
Five
pollution test centres shut down
Public
Vehicles Department closes five auto-emmission testing centres for
issuing fraudulant Pollution Under Control certificates.
The
Times of India
July 13 02
Japan
said leading in creation, consumption of solar power
Japan
is largest producer and consumer of solar power in the world.
The
Japan Times
July 06 02
Hill
climate change cause for worry
Climatic
changes in Darjeeling hills cause concern among local environmentalists.
The region's three to four month monsoon period reduced to one and
half months, but rainfall amount remains the same.
Times
of India
July 07 02
Diesel
overtaking petrol as motor fuel: Experts
Oil
refiners to change production strategies as diesel overtakes gasoline
as the favoured motor fuel of the 21st century.
Times
of India
June 08 02
China
to launch pollution-quota system to reduce acid rain
China
to begin trial system of buying and selling pollution 'credits' in
effort to curb acid rain caused by sulpur dioxide from coal-fired
plants.
The
Straits Times
June 03 02
18,000 villages will get solar power
Ministry
of non-conventional energy sources assigned to electrify some 18,000
unelectrified villages in the country by 2012 of which 2500 have been
already electrified using solar energy.
Times
of India
June 01 02
Marubeni Announces Siting of the First Direct FuelCell For a Municipal
Wastewater Treatment Plant in Asia
Marubeni Corp. and FuelCell Energy, Inc. announce first siting of
a Direct FuelCell® power plant for municipal wastewater treatment
facility in Fukuoka, Japan.
Energy
Info Source
May 30 02
Radioactive
Leak Shuts Japan Reactor
Radioactive
water leak forces shut down at nuclear reactor in Japan just one day
after it was brought on line following a six-month closure triggered
by similar problems.
Miami
Herald/AP
May 25 02
Unleaded fuel leads to sharp drop in blood lead-levels
Since
unleaded petrol was introduced six years ago, blood lead-levels in
students and policemen in Bangkok have plummeted.
Bangkok
Post
May 22 02
India Swelters in Deadly Heat Wave
Heat
wave kills some 638 with temperatures so intense that mud huts become
hot as ovens and birds drop dead. Temperatures more than 7% above
average.
Associated
Press
May 17 02
Tech
to safely produce hydrogen for fuel cell cars
Researchers
at Tokyo Institute of Technology claim safer way to supply hydrogen
gas to fuel cells in cars.
Auto
Asia
May 03 02
Japan
government pledges to buy fuel cell vehicles
Japanese
government pledges to buy eco-friendly fuelcell vehicles in an effort
to promote hydrogen / fuelcell technology.
Planet
Ark
April 29 02
