Monthly Archives: December 2008

EU leaders agreed on a Ladmark Agreement

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

EU leaders agreed to combat climate change by ordering that a fifth of Europe’s energy mix should come from renewable sources within 12 years The agreement, hailed as a “landmark” deal and a breakthrough by politicians and the green lobby … Continue reading →

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Fuel shortage hits Indian forestry

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Villagers unable to get supplies of LPG are ravaging local forests for firewood. Desperate villagers are felling trees in the woodlands around their homes in northern Himachal Pradesh, an area which has already suffered heavy deforestation. video

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“Earth From Space – the Most Effective Solutions” Conference

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Registration for the 4th International Conference “Earth From Space – the Most Effective Solutions” is open! It will take place on December 1-3, 2009 at the Vatutinki recreation center of the Russian President Administration. Its organizers — ScanEx Research & … Continue reading →

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Detecting Subtle Changes – ERS-2 & Envisat

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The European Space Agency says it has paired its European Remote Sensing-2 satellite with its Envisat satellite in their second tandem operation. ERS-2, the space agency’s veteran spacecraft, and Envisat, the largest environmental satellite ever built, both carry Synthetic Aperture … Continue reading →

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