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The current movie hit Avatar shows humans visiting ‘the habitable – and inhabited – alien moon called Pandora.’ Such ‘life-bearing moons like Pandora or the Star Wars forest moon of Endor are a staple of science fiction.’ Soon, what science fiction used to offer in the realm of habitable moons may just become a reality with the [...]

‘The Arctic is the most sensitive area of the planet to climate change. While global average temperature has risen by around 0.8 degrees, some parts of Siberia, the frontiers of the world, have warmed by as much as 5 or 6.’ Now, the ground freezes here behind usual schedule. It now freezes later and later in the year. In some areas, the ground [...]

It was around a century or so ago that the street lamps in some of the major cities of the world were powered by biogas that was produced using cattle manure and now it seems that designers have turned their attention back to this very basic concept to provide the lighting of the future roads. This ultra-sleek and futuristic looking streetlight is a [...]

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a historic decision recognizing for the first time that greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), cause climate change and are hazardous to public health. The measure marks a turning point in US climate policy. This reverses the old Bush administration doubts on the need to address carbon [...]

The air is clean. Traffic is minimal. There are no coal-fired boilers. 70 percent of households receive a water heating system that comes from a large centralized plant that uses electricity. The European Commission has recognized Stockholm as Europe’s most sustainable city. The Swedish capital has achieved a record in energy conservation and quality [...]