The state of California sure knows what it means to “Go Green”! This time the initiative comes from the California Building Standards Commission. The latter has announced a statewide adoption of “green” building code on Friday 18th of this month.The announcement comes as a happy surprise among Californians, who are the pioneers to adopt such [...]

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Scientists and environmentalists from world over have expressed their concerns over the far-reaching devastating effects of rapid destruction and drying of wetlands.
Gathered at the 8th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference (Cuiaba, Brazil), some 700 experts from 28 nations believe that quickly drying up wetlands invariably lead to climate change via global warming.
Wetlands store a vast amount [...]

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Mexico City wants to shed its “polluted-cities-of the-world” image and thus has come up with a new initiative. The eco-transport initiative is called Mejor En Bici (Better On Bicycle). It’s a bike sharing free program which has already started there. The cool-looking white cruises catch your attention with their colorful wheel and adding an insta-charm [...]

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Grace Cathedral- San Francisco landmark building is all set to don a green aspect atop its roof. After all the hue and cry over use of renewable energy sources in today’s times to ensure a safer and cleaner future, now this God’s abode will get its power supply via solar energy. Mayor Gavin Newsom announced [...]

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Parisians are known for their innovative trends world over be it in fashion& beauty, art& architecture, literature& cinema and even eco-concerns. Parisian skyline these days adores a giant tethered helium balloon which is in fact a pollution indicator! The concept is about giving a real-time report of breathable air quality and display the level of [...]

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Don’t mistake by counting it as any ordinary architectural magnum opus as it is more than that. Spread over 1.5 billion sq ft, this ecological masterpiece dubbed as waterfront city designed by Rem Koolhaas is a self-contained city positioned over a simulated island that blends stimulations from 19-century mosques to Koolhaas’s own ideas about the [...]

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The United Nations scientific climate panel is gearing for some action. Recently, it urged the U.S lawmakers to lead the world in cooling our overheated planet. “We don’t
The head of the United Nations scientific climate panel spoke with U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, encouraging them lead the world in cooling the overheated planet. “We don’t have a [...]

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You can well imagine how surprising it is to see birds flying around the barren mountains of the Antarctic. The area is 250 km (155 miles) from sea and offers nothing in terms of food to these avians. Experts at the Norwegian Polar Institute suggest that the nesting snow petrels and Antarctic petrels fly all [...]

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Wonder what happened at the 2008 Golden Globe Award ceremony. To begin with, no hybrids, recycled red carpets, compostable flatware or sustainable gowns could be spotted. Blame it on the screenwriters’ strike, but all who came to attend the award function, included reporters and publicists. Well, for those who haven’t recognized the significance of the [...]

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The Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom is following in the footsteps of Lucy Lieu, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Alyssa Milano. He too, being a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, came to the sub-continent to spread the message of cheer and goodwill. This time the destinations were the western districts of Kaski and Chitwan in Nepal.
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