Begging bowls,Strike,violence in hand, teachers day celebration??

this is the irony of life and changing times..... "Strike, violence across India on Teachers' Day" "NEW DELHI: As the country marked the Teachers ' Day on Saturday, faculty members of prestigious IITs went on a hunger strike and teachers in Lucknow and Ranchi hit the streets...

Gordon Brown: Motorists should switch to electric cars and learn 'eco-driving'

Brown is making quite a number of evironmental style public service announcements. Be good to see these technologies embraced more widely - perhaps even the priministerial and presidential car convoys will consist of these cars soon... now that would be a good example to us...

Antarctic Ozone hole shrinking, outlook improving

The Australian Bureau of Meterology Antarctic ozone hole is back and although it’s almost as big as previous years, the long term outlook for a return to better ozone levels remains good.

German Krankheit: Climate Change - Politicians Preach Water and Drink Wine

"A German Green party leader has come under sharp attack by the car industry after calling on the public to buy more eco-friendly Japanese cars and to boycott "climate killing" German high-performance vehicles.  At the same time, the German eco group (DUH) Tuesday...

European Car Firms Face Pollution Curbs

At first blush this is a sound proposal for both sides. The environment wins, as, ultimately, do the car manufacturers. After all, petrol shows no signs of getting less expensive, and fuel economy is a big selling point in Europe; particularly in the UK, where automakers...

4x4s to be priced off the road

Get'em while you can, or smoke em if you have em.  EU moves to save the planet, one suv at a time"Gas-guzzling sports cars, 4x4s and people carriers could be priced off the road within five years after a crackdown on carbon emissions to be announced by the European...

Icebergs become tourist attraction off New Zealand coast (AFP)

" WELLINGTON (AFP) - Two icebergs drifting off the New Zealand coast have attracted massive interest from sightseers as well as sparking fresh warnings to shipping after their 13,500 kilometre journey from Antarctica. The icebergs were about 100 kilometres (60 miles) off the...