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Thursday 09 Sep 2010

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Vivek ji 15th August, Challenges, Energy : Vivek ji _{Saturday, 14 August 2010}
Vivek ji Baba ramdev and Divya yoga Pharmacy as I see: Vivek ji _{Sunday, 1 November 2009}
Vivek ji Another injustice by a system, Bhopal gas tregedy and aftermath: Vivek j _{Friday, 11 June 2010}
Vivek ji Love, Valentine's day and Indian culture: Vivek ji _{Thursday, 11 February 2010}
Vivek ji Congress, Rahul gandhi and Politics: Vivek ji _{Friday, 5 February 2010}

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Science

How Much Mass Makes a Black Hole? Astronomers Challenge Current Theories

Thursday, 09 September 2010 00:37

Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, European astronomers have for the first time demonstrated that a magnetar -- an unusual type of neutron star -- was formed from a star with at least 40 times as much mass as the Sun. The result presents great challenges to current theories of how stars evolve, a…

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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals 'Incredible Shrinking Moon'

Thursday, 09 September 2010 00:37

Newly discovered cliffs in the lunar crust indicate the moon shrank globally in the geologically recent past and might still be shrinking today, according to a team analyzing new images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft. The results provide important clues to the moon's r…

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Scientists Map Massive North Atlantic Garbage Patch

Thursday, 09 September 2010 00:37

Millions of pieces of plastic — most smaller than half an inch — float throughout the oceans. They are invisible to satellites, and except on very calm days you won’t even see them from the deck of a sailboat. The only way to know how much junk is out there is to tow a fine net through the water…

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Video: Everything you wanted to know about climate science in under 10 minutes

Thursday, 09 September 2010 00:37

James Powell, Executive Director, National Physical Science Consortium, has produced an excellent YouTube video summarizing the evidence for anthropogenic global warming Powell is a former college and museum president. “President Reagan and later, President George H.…

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Some Trees 'Farm' Bacteria to Help Supply Nutrients

Thursday, 09 September 2010 00:37

Some trees growing in nutrient-poor forest soil may get what they need by cultivating specific root microbes to create compounds they require. These microbes are exceptionally efficient at turning inorganic minerals into nutrients that the trees can use.

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" When politicians have nothing to tame on they try to tame spirituality, Chidambarams comment is about that, but a shameful event. "
Vivek ji, Founder of Ananda hi Ananda

Green news

Arctic to be ice-free in summer in 20 years: scientist

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Global warming will leave the Arctic Ocean ice-free during the summer within 20 years, raising sea levels and harming wildlife such as seals and polar bears, a leading British polar scientist said on Thursday.

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India and China Wednesday signed an agreement to cooperate on ways to fight climate change. They will also continue to work together in international climate deal negotiations.

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U.S. must tackle emissions first: Chu

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The United States should get its own carbon-emitting house in order before looking to slap tariffs on energy-intensive goods from developing countries like China and India, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Tuesday.

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Mumbai Fishermen Take Action

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The Conservation Action Trust and Kolwanimata Mitra Mandal, a local fishermen organization, join hands in Mumbai to demand for action against climate change and to maintain CO2 level in the atmosphere at 350ppm.

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The carbon dioxide emissions of industrialized nations rose 1 percent in 2007, a “worrying rise” ahead of the climate summit in Copenhagen this December, the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat reported today.

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