1. Aravali mining to stop tonight
2. India, Kazakhstan to cooperate in extraction of uranium
3. Illegal sand mining: Cops earn Rs 1,000 per load
4. Illegal mining has resumed, says Diwakar Babu
6. Kerala to set up 2400 MW super thermal plant in Kasargode
7. Opposition calls for uranium sales to India
8. Fresh deposits for coal, iron ore found in Chhattisgarh
9. Indians need our uranium: Flannery
10. Churchill Mining provides update on East Kutai coal project
11. Mining proposal back before county today
12. Expanded uranium mine approved
13. Azerbaijan 'to begin industrial gold mining this year'
14. Baosteel ties up with Xinjiang in local iron ore mining
15. Napocor buys 585,000 tonnes of coal from Indonesia
16. Vietnam to go ahead with bauxite mines despite opposition
17. RTI Act not implemented by most civic bodies: study
18. Delhi government to frame guidelines to check human trafficking
20. President calls for effective management of plastic waste.
21. The Climate Change Risk To The Great Lakes
Mining – India
Aravali mining to stop tonight
5 Feb 2009, 0235 hrs IST, Dipak Kumar Dash, TNN
Thursday-Friday midnight with the Haryana government taking possession of the two mining sites. This comes soon after the
Confirming that mining would stop from midnight, Haryana industry secretary Y S Mallik said, "This is what the law says since the lease expires on the night of February 5. We will wait for the high court's decision to take the next step. Obviously, we will take possession of the sites in Sirohi and Khori Jamalpur.''
The Haryana government had leased out the mines on February 6, 2002, for seven years. Mining was permitted only on 125 hectares of these two blocks. According to a rough estimate, on an average 2000 truckloads of material are supplied from this zone daily. Sources in the forest department reveal that though the annual production of these mines was fixed by the government, the area has been overexploited and, therefore, caught the eye of the Supreme Court-monitoring committee in the past five-six years.
Even the SC-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) had recommended permanent closure of these mines to prevent further environmental damage. Way back in June 2006, a member of the monitoring committee, Valmik Thapar, had submitted, "After my inspection of both the above mines, I believe that it is nearly impossible to repair or restore any of these areas even after all mining has been completed.'' He had added, "This horrific example of mining should now be used to educate the entire mining community all over India about what should be prohibited if we are serious about creating safeguards for the environment and adopting proper mining procedures.''
Ignoring these concerns, the mining lobby has been calling for extension of the lease, pleading that stopping the supply of raw material for construction would have an adverse impact on infrastructure projects, particularly those related to Commonwealth Games and also cause loss of jobs.
Keeping in mind the huge demand for construction material, the CEC has given its nod, in principle, for mining on 600 hectares in
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/Aravali_mining_to_stop_tonight/articleshow/4077760.cms
India , Kazakhstan
Almaty (
The two sides have signed a memorandum envisaging cooperation in "joint extraction of natural uranium" in
His comments follow
During his visit, both sides noted that there were immense possibilities of cooperation in the civil nuclear energy sector, including in the mining of uranium.
They welcomed the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Nuclear Power Corporation of
The MoU came months after the 45-member NSG ended
Dzhakishev said that Kazatomprom's plans relating to
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200902042026.htm
Illegal sand mining: Cops earn Rs 1,000 per load
5 Feb 2009, 0517 hrs IST, TNN
Bangalore
inferior quality sand is mined and transported without any hitch.
This was admitted to the Lok Ayukta by the people who were arrested for illegal sand mining on Wednesday. After raiding houses of the corrupt, the Lok Ayukta has now cracked the whip on illegal sand mining. The Lok Ayukta police raided eight places in revenue lands near Devanahalli on
As many as 50 officers who had formed seven teams raided Cikkagollahalli, Gollahalli, Karehalli, Mayasandra, Miskanahalli, Thailagiri, Byadarahalli and Goodrich and found sand mining in about 5-6 sq km of the area. The police have seized 18 loaded sand lorries, five tractors, five earth movers, 34 hi-power motor pumps and arrested a tractor owner, lorry owner and a driver.
According to Lok Ayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde, illegal sand mining is rampant in places like Haveri, Talakad and Maddur. "These lands were given by the government to the farmers who in turn have leased it out to sand mining which is illegal. The sand is also of inferior quality. Since the demand for sand is higher now, the low quality sand from these areas priced at Rs 5,000 per load is being transported,'' Hegde explained.
He cited last year's instance where two boys died in the pits created for sand mining. After the sand filtering, the land becomes muddy and becomes a virtual quicksand __ the two boys slipped into the pits and died.
Shockingly, the arrested have admitted to the Lok Ayukta that the police get Rs 1,000 per load and Rs 1,000 is given to the land owner. They end up selling the sand Rs 5,000 per load.
"Mining was going on in 5-6 sq km and it is not possible that the departments concerned like police, mining and geology, revenue department and Bescom do not know about it. We are interrogating the officers and if we find evidence of dereliction of duty, we will take action against them,'' Hegde said.
The city requires about 500 to 600 loads of sand per day. Hegde has also written to the mines and geology department secretary a year ago to legalize certain eco-friendly places for sand mining to curb the illegal mining.
Hegde said: "Not much has been done in this regard. In places like Talakad where we raided, the mining is shut for a few days but starts after 10 days.''
Illegal mining has resumed, says Diwakar Babu
Staff Correspondent
Speaking to presspersons here on Wednesday, Mr. Diwakar Babu alleged that many ore-laden lorries were seen moving towards Andhra Pradesh, that too without being subjected to a check at the check-posts.
He also said that permits taken in Chitradurga district were being used to transport ore from
He said that he had written letters to the Deputy Commissioner and to the Superintendent of Police drawing their attention towards the illegal mining activities and urging them to initiate action in the matter.
He said that if steps were not initiated, the people would have no alternative but to resort to agitation and stop illegal movement of ore from the district on their own.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/05/stories/2009020551820300.htm
Jindal Steel to go green
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Talking to the reporters here, JSPL executive director (projects) Rajesh K. Jha said there would be “no problem” in adopting the technology, since the required ingredient for the process — non-coking coal — is abundantly available in
The gasification route will reduce dependence on imported coking coal, said Jha who is in-charge of the Angul project. JSPL has taken the initiative of producing syngas as a substitute for natural gas to make direct reduced iron.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090205/jsp/nation/story_10484760.jsp
Kerala to set up 2400 MW super thermal plant in Kasargode
Published: February 4,2009
Thiruvananthapuram , Feb 4 Kerala Cabinet today approved the proposal to set up a 2400 MW coal-based super thermal power plant at Cheeemeni in Kasargode district in north Kerala.
The project was envisaged as a joint venture project of Kerala State Electricity Board and State Industrial Development Corporation, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan told reporters here.
About 2000 acres of land in the possession of Plantation Corporation would be made available for the project, he said.
The cabinet also decided to provide guarantee to financial institutions for availing a loan Rs 250 crore for acquiring land to the
Besides, the cabinet cleared the proposal for setting up a Rs 35-crore modern cattle feed factory at Karunagapally in Kollam district. The unit would be under the state-owned Kerala Feeds Ltd.
The cabinet also decided to work out guidelines for clay mining for the manufacture of tiles, bricks and earthenware, Achuthanandan said.
http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/494463/National/1/20/1
Opposition calls for uranium sales to India
Thursday, 05/02/2009
The Federal Opposition wants a ban on uranium sales to
The call comes a day after former Australian of the Year, Tim Flannery, labelled the government's ban as 'morally questionable'.
The Liberal Member for
He says it would also mean new uranium mines to create jobs and generate billions in royalties.
"I want to see the uranium miners in
"We need to do all we can. We can trade with
Hear Babs McHugh's report.
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/200902/s2483210.htm
Fresh deposits for coal, iron ore found in Chhattisgarh
Feb 5th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India
‘Deposits of 50 million tonnes of coal have been found in Korba district and 40 million tonnes of coal in Raigarh district,’ says the Economic Survey of the state government.
Both districts are located in the state’s northern region where South Eastern Coalfields, one of the most profitable subsidiaries of the government-run Coal
The survey said the iron ore reserves have been discovered in Kanker, Dantewada and Rajnandgaon districts.
Besides coal and iron ore deposits, 2.98 million tonnes of bauxite reserves have also been discovered in Kawardha district.
Chhattisgarh accounts for about 23 percent of the country’s iron ore mined annually, and 18 percent of its coal production.
http://www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/59884.htm
Mining – International
Indians need our uranium: Flannery
Amanda Hodge,
SCIENTIST Tim Flannery has accused
On a tour of India promoting renewable energy alternatives to business leaders and government, the author of The Weathermakers said India's plan to build a new generation of coal-fired power stations in the next five years would be a catastrophe for the country because it would lessen its energy security.
"They're backing themselves into a situation where they will have a lot of what is now cheap energy but which will inevitably become more expensive because there will be a cost on carbon," Dr Flannery told The Australian in
"These plants have a 50-year lifespan and no one can imagine that in 2040 we won't be paying an impost on carbon pollution," he said. "But there seems to be very little awareness of that in government."
But the Rudd Government has ruled out exporting Australian uranium to
That is despite the fact that
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"The choice in
The Rudd Government could make it easier for
Dr Flannery also joined the chorus of world leaders preaching a new morality to the rich, calling on
The NSG waiver is regarded as the single biggest step to containing greenhouse gas emissions, given
Since the waiver,
The South Asian giant, which has 15 operating nuclear power plants and seven under construction, was expected last night to sign an agreement with French nuclear company Areva to build up to six new nuclear reactors in coming years.
An estimated 400 million Indians still have no access to electricity supplies.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25009928-25837,00.html
Churchill Mining provides update on East Kutai coal project
Churchill Mining PLC decided to update the market on its East Kutai coal project in
It said it has moved from general discussions to formal confidentiality agreements and due diligence with three well financed international companies wishing to invest or enter a JV in a coal project the size of the EKCP.
A full due diligence process is being carried out by the three companies. A number of alternative haulage methods and routes to port are also being examined by each company to suit their needs.
While the due diligence exercises are progressing well, Churchill noted that no final deal has been completed at this point and there can be no guarantee that a deal with any of these companies will be reached.
Recent adverse weather conditions and heavy rainfall in the
Churchill said in a statement that “Not only does it expect the overall size of the JORC resource, currently sitting at 1.4 billion tonnes of thermal coal, to increase substantially, but also that reported reserves will be substantially ahead of the original 100 million tonnes management expectations.”
Churchill continues to examine the engineering design, costings and work on fast track and full production scenarios for the project.
It added that in light of current coal prices, Churchill is also considering other development alternatives based upon the low stripping ratios of the project. Further updates will be provided in due course.
Mining proposal back before county today
- dmarsteller@bradenton.com
MANATEE — Mosaic Co.’s eight-year effort to win
Opponents, though, are vowing to extend the fight — possibly in court.
They’ll clash again today before county commissioners, who are scheduled to hold a second pair of public hearings on Mosaic’s plan to mine the Altman Tract in the county’s northeastern corner.
The hearings focus on a master mine plan and an operating permit, both of which would outline how Mosaic is to mine the land and ultimately restore it. Commissioners previously approved adding the site to Mosaic’s existing Four Corners Mine and rezoning the tract to allow mining.
If commissioners approve both of today’s items, Mosaic would need only a federal dredge-and-fill permit to begin scooping phosphate-rich ore from beneath the surface.
The hearings are part of a settlement the county and Mosaic reached after commissioners split in rejecting the controversial mining proposal in September. The majority said the company’s plans did not provide enough of a public benefit to outweigh the potential destruction of almost 400 acres of high-quality wetlands.
Mosaic quickly filed a $618 million property-rights claim and two legal challenges against the county. That led to the settlement, more concessions by Mosaic and the county’s reversal, with new commissioners Larry Bustle and John Chappie the swing votes.
That dismayed dozens of environmentalists and mining opponents who had packed the Jan. 15 meeting to argue that mining Altman would imperil the Peace River, a major source of drinking water for
They’re organizing carpools for today’s meeting, hoping a show of force will persuade commissioners to vote against Mosaic this time.
“We think the commission made a grave mistake, and we hope (today) the commission will fix that mistake,” said Cris Costello, a regional representative for the Sierra Club.
Mining opponents contend the settlement and subsequent commission votes are invalid, largely because Bustle and Chappie met with Mosaic officials — but not mining opponents — and toured the company’s mining operations before voting in Mosaic’s favor.
County attorneys say the meetings, which took place before Bustle and Chappie took office, were legal fact-finding trips.
Opponents also question whether the county guaranteed Mosaic’s predecessor the right to mine Altman as part of a 1996 land swap. If so, that would be illegal, Costello contends.
She acknowledged those arguments could form the basis of a lawsuit if the county gives the final two approvals.
“We are certainly looking into a legal avenue by which we could challenge their decision,” Costello said.
Mosaic also has hinted it would resurrect its claim and challenges against the county if it again changes course and votes against the company. A Mosaic spokesman was out of the office and unavailable for comment Wednesday.
Duane Marsteller, transportation/growth and development reporter, can be reached at 745-7080, ext. 2630.
http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/story/1205560.html
Expanded uranium mine approved
In far-flung reaches of San Miguel County
By Matthew Beaudin
Editor
Published:
The Bureau of Land Management inked an approval for expanded uranium mining in the
New activities at the Sunday Mining complex — which lies near Naturita — will include the expansion of waste rock areas and the addition of vent holes along with access roads and additional drilling.
The existing land disturbance at the complex is about 80 acres; the proposed new surface disturbance would affect about 20 additional acres of public land in the area.
According to the BLM, the Denison Mines Corporation acquired the entire mining complex — it was multiple mines before — and will run it as one operation.
Jamie Sellar-Baker, the Dolores Public Lands Office associate manager, signed a Finding of No Significant Impact and Decision Record for the project, meaning its existence will have “no significant impact” on the environment surrounding it.
Hilary White, executive director of Sheep Mountain Alliance was disappointed with the decision to allow expansion.
“We hope that this region will usher in a new era of renewable energy exploration as opposed to old technologies that damage the environment as well as human health,” she said.
Across jurisdictions — from the Department of Energy to the Bureau of Land Management — the uranium boom is rippling.
In the summer of 2007, the Department of Energy also announced its intent to renew 13 active leases in southwest
The Sunday Mines lies in Uravan Mineral Belt, which arcs west from here to
Now, yellowcake isn’t used to make weapons but to supply the world’s 400-plus nuclear power plants with fuel.
The Department of Energy has said the belt can produce some 2 million pounds of uranium ore every year and create jobs, though it could put as many as 300 trucks on regional roads each day when operating at its peak, far beyond only the Sunday Mines.
The county has voiced its opposition to the second uranium boom in the past but has little teeth to sink into the federally-permitted programs.
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BAKU, February 4 (RIA Novosti) - Azerbaijan expects to begin industrial gold mining by the middle of this year, the country's ecology and natural resources minister told journalists on Wednesday.
Guseyngulu Bagirov said
"We expect industrial gold mining to begin in the middle of this year," Bagirov said, adding that, "At the moment we are conducting geological research."
Azerbaijani media reported earlier that the country's Gedabek gold works plant would be up and running by the end of February and would begin sluicing gold ore. However, this has been postponed until the beginning of April.
Industrial gold mining in
http://en.rian.ru/world/20090204/119984037.html
Baosteel ties up with Xinjiang in local iron ore mining
It is reported that Baosteel Group subsidiary Xinjiang Bayi Steel has inked a framework cooperation agreement with Xinjiang Hetian government in local mineral resources' prospecting & mining, marking a key step for the mill in local metallurgical sector's developing and consolidation. In addition to jade, Hetian also boasts rich mineral deposit like iron and coal. And the deal mainly involves the Buqiong iron mine in local
Bayi Steel will also establish deep-processing plant in local to raise added-value of its products. The steel mill has expanded swiftly after merged into Baosteel, and is expected to consume 20 million tonnes of iron ore per year by 2012 according to its production target of 10 million tonnes of steel by then.
Napocor buys 585,000 tonnes of coal from Indonesia
Reuters | 02/04/2009 5:07 PM
Australian thermal coal prices, a benchmark for Asia, were quoted around $83 a tonne at the start of the week, down nearly 60 percent from a record peak above $200 a tonne in July last year.
PT Trubaindo Coal Mining, PT Indominco Mandiri and PT Kaltim Prima Coal will supply coal starting this month to National Power Corp's (Napocor) Sual and Pagbilao power plants, both located in the northern
Napocor said the contracts were awarded on Dec. 18 following tenders on Nov. 26 and 27. The results were posted on the company's website earlier this week.
Kaltim Prima bagged a supply contract for a total 130,000 tonnes of steam coal, composed of one panamax-sized shipment and the remainder to be shipped through eight barges.
The first 65,000 tonnes, at $105.5 per tonne, cost and freight, is for delivery between Aug. 28 and Sept. 6. The remaining 65,000 tonnes, at $110.95 a tonne, C&F, is for delivery in June. The contracts were higher than Napocor's budget by 3 to 14 percent.
Trubaindo will supply 130,000 tonnes of steam coal at $115.29 a tonne, c&f, to the Sual plant for delivery in April and May, a deal that is nearly 9 percent above Napocor's budget.
Trubaindo will also ship another 130,000 tonnes to the Pagbilao plant at $105.93 a tonne, C&F, slightly under the government budget, in June and July.
A third company, Indominco Mandiri secured a contract to supply a total 195,000 tonnes of steam coal to Pagbilao at $102.32 a tonne, C&F, for delivery in February, March and September. The price was 3.5 percent lower than Napocor's budget.
Napocor has said it will import 3.16 million tonnes of coal to feed its coal-fired power plants this year, down from 4.18 million tonnes in 2008, as it has privatised a number of power stations.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/02/04/09/napocor-buys-585000-tonnes-coal-indonesia
Vietnam
HANOI (AFP) — Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is determined to go ahead with a bauxite mining project in the
Earlier media reports said Dung had approved a directive allowing the mining, processing and use of bauxite ore in the mountainous coffee-growing region.
The project has met with protests from scientists and local residents, who fear the open-cut mining will destroy vast forest and crop areas and create mountains of toxic sludge.
On Wednesday Dung told domestic reporters in
It also quoted the premier as saying there would soon be a conference on how to exploit the bauxite resources in a sustainable and efficient way.
Last month Vietnam's famed war hero General Vo Nguyen Giap, 97, sent an open letter to Dung asking for plans for bauxite mining to be put on hold until international experts had studied the ecological impact.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iumhbQFHamniM6E8NmK2yYn41ccA
Other News – India
RTI Act not implemented by most civic bodies: study
Staff Reporter
| They are also not giving mandatory information free of cost |
Information disclosed by the CMCs is sketchy
Staff are trained for preparing the manuals
A study conducted by the Consumer Rights Education and Awareness Trust (CREAT) found that the information disclosed by the CMCs was sketchy and did not serve the intention of the legislation.
Categories
Public authorities, including the CMCs, are required to disclose information, which is broadly classified into 17 categories under Section 4(1) (b) of the RTI Act, to the public through notice boards, newspapers, announcements, media broadcasts, the Internet or any other means, including inspection of their offices.
The study pointed out that none of the CMCs have given proactive disclosures the seriousness they deserve.
Mandatory disclosures
Some of the 17 mandatory disclosures to be made by the public authorities include powers and duties of its officers and employees; procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability; norms set by it for the discharge of its functions; rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging functions; the budget allocated to each of its agencies, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditure and reports on disbursement made; particulars of concessions, permits or authorisations granted by it; among others.
No training
The study found that none of the staff or officers are trained for preparing the manuals.
Pointing out that many employees are not even aware of the RTI Act in general and the manual in particular, the study has suggested the need to educate the staff by including the RTI Act, particularly Section 4(1) (b), in their training curriculum.
The CREST report also stated that the mandatory information was not made available free of cost by many CMCs as per the Act.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/05/stories/2009020559890400.htm
Delhi
February 4th, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it will constitute a committee to frame guidelines against human trafficking, especially of domestic child labour through illegal placement agencies in the capital.A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Sanjeev Khanna pulled up the government for its “lax attitude” towards curbing the practice of mushrooming placement agencies that lead to human trafficking.
The court was hearing a public interest petition filed by an NGO, Bachapan Bachao Andolan, which alleged that placement agencies were responsible for the illegal trafficking of girls. It sought a direction to the state government for compulsory registration of all such agencies.
The court asked the government to file its response in four weeks.
It also raised concerns about the rehabilitation of rescued child labourers and emphasised the need to train judges on child rights and child labour related offences.
It ordered authorities to make all necessary arrangements for the rescue and rehabilitation of child labour at the earliest.
The court took a note of a plea from advocate Ashok Aggarwal who asked the court to frame the guidelines. Aggarwal last month helped the labour department rescue an 11-year-old girl, who was employed through a placement agency.
The matter is now slated for further hearing March 24.
According to the NGO, 35 girls and four boys were rescued from various placement agencies in the national capital last month.
Women and child health to top Government & International NGOs' agenda at the National Dissemination Event of CARE India
The event will present 12 best practices /lessons learnt on health and nutrition of women & children from different parts of the country
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In order to highlight the results & lessons of five years of the INHP II/RACHNA programme implemented across seventy eight districts in nine states, CARE India will be releasing a working paper series on Women and Child Health at the National Dissemination Event on Friday, 6th February, 2009 at the India Habitat Centre in
The event will be inaugurated by the Honorable Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Oscar Fernandez (to be confirmed). Ms. Elizabeth Hogan, Mission Director, USAID will grace the event as the Guest of Honour.
CARE India, through its Integrated Nutrition and Health Project (INHP), has been supporting the Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to strengthen interventions in newborn care, nutrition, immunization and reproductive health to impact child malnutrition and mortality. With the support from USAID, CARE has been able to reach out to more than 16 million pregnant women, lactating mothers and children in eight states.
Implemented across seventy eight districts in nine states, CARE India through its unique programme titled Integrated National Health Programme (INHP-II)/RACHNA -which is among the largest NGO public health programs around the world- sought to improve the status of maternal & child health and nutrition and to help reduce malnutrition and infant mortality. The series of 12 working papers will come out with evidence based findings on interventions during 2001-06. During this period, RACHNA directly influenced women and child health of a population exceeding 100 million in some of the most challenging contexts in
Several leading personalities on health and nutrition will be moderating and participating in the event which includes names like, Ms. Ashi Kathuria, Ms. Marta Levitt Dayal (MCH-STAR), Mr. Gerard La Forgia, Lead Health Specialist of The World Bank, Mr Rajiv Tandon, etc. Former Union Health Secretary Mr. A.R. Nanda and Mr. Amarjeet Sinha of the Government of India would also be in the panel discussion.
The day-long event will witness more than 300 participants from across the country which includes international agencies, non-government organizations, academics, researchers, program managers, bureaucrats, civic societies, partners etc.
About CARE
CARE is one of the world's leading humanitarian non-governmental organisations fighting global poverty. For more than half a century, CARE and its partners have created meaningful change for more than 16 million people across 12 states and two union territories through a team of 500 people and strategic partnerships with the Government of India (GOI),civil society organisations and international agencies. CARE’s mission in India is to strive for lasting transformation in the lives of women, girls, and the most marginalised by fostering inclusion and collective action, enhancing community resilience and breaking systemic barriers.CARE’s programmes in the fields of health, education, disaster relief and rehabilitation, HIV prevention, livelihood and holistic development for vulnerable and marginalised communities have helped to develop lasting solutions to poverty by strengthening the most vulnerable populations.
http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/other/2009020419137.htm
President calls for effective management of plastic waste.
PLASTIC RECYCLING CENTRE TO BE SET UP IN
17:3 IST
The President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil today called for concerted efforts by the industry and civil society for bringing awareness about the proper use and disposal of plastic waste and for developing suitable mechanisms for systematic waste collection and recycling. The president was delivering the inaugural address at the 7th International Plastic Exhibition and Conference – Plastindia 2009 here today. She said, recycling park concept could be developed by the participation of the central and state agencies, the industry, local government and civic bodies. The President said, due emphasis needs to be placed the impact of plastics on the environment. She said, the non-degradability makes plastics one of the negatively targeted materials in the eyes of environmentalists. She said, plastic articles strewn all across the country – in its hills and rivers and its streets - have caused general public ire and environmental harm. The President said, we need to adopt a responsible approach in the use of plastics. She said, effective waste management of plastics by adopting proper recycling technology is the need of the hour to deal with the menace of plastic waste.
Addressing the inaugural session the Minister for Steel, Chemicals and Fertilisers Shri Ram Vilas Paswan said, the government will set up a recycling centre at
The six day event has attracted over 1512 exhibitors including 470 from abroad. It will offer an ideal meeting place for buyers and sellers to enhance their business prospects and establish strategic alliance, technology transfer. There will be a two day international conference in which scholars, technocrats and scientists industry experts will participate in the conference. …….
DNM/AT/SB
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=47235
The Climate Change Risk To The Great Lakes
by Adam Doster on February 04, 2009 - 10:03am
The federal Great Lakes Compact, which took effect in December, is a good first step. But according to a new report in the journal Eos, a lot more has to be done to ensure our region’s freshwater supply remains steady and history doesn’t repeat itself.
John King, a geological oceanographer at the
The scientists ascribe the change to a sustained drop-off in rainfall following the relocation of glaciers, which left significantly cooler and dryer weather behind. “We looked at all the evidence we could find, and there’s no other explanation,” King said. “This means that the idea that the lakes are insensitive to climate change is incorrect.”
If they aren’t, the
http://progressillinois.com/2009/2/4/climate-change-great-lakes
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