Archive for July 26th, 2008

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Greening the Desert

Posted by Dave
July 26, 2008

An incredibly insightful video on turning fallow land productive

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Biogas plants running on cow power

Posted by Dave
July 26, 2008

Yesterday, there was a newsbrief about how cow manure can be used to generate 3 percent of North America’s electricity needs while significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This technology is not news to Indian villagers who have been using Gobar Gas for decades. Doing a little digging I came across this interview (conducted in 1972!) [...]

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‘India, Brazil unity crucial to success of WTO talks’

Posted by Dave
July 26, 2008

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The Economic Times
Unity between India and Brazil is crucial to break the deadlock and resist attempts to divide developing countries at world trade talks, a former Indian trade negotiator said here Friday.
The effort of the United States and the European Union has been to create division. India and Brazil, who have very different [...]

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Vinod Khosla: The King of Green Investing

Posted by Dave
July 26, 2008

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FastCompany.com
Over the past four years, Vinod Khosla has become the world’s foremost investor in environmental startups. He has committed an estimated $450 million of his personal fortune to financing 45 ethanol factories, solar-power parks, and makers of environmentally friendly lightbulbs, batteries, and automotive components. These investments have made him the most prominent of [...]