Category Archives: Environment

Beijing’s Olympic Shutdown

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Beijing’s Olympic shutdown begins, a drastic plan to lift the Chinese capital’s gray shroud of pollution just three weeks ahead of the games. Half of Beijing’s 3.3 million vehicles will be pulled off the roads and many polluting factories will … Continue reading →

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Bio Fuels:- The Facts and Myths

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Prince Charles has converted his 38 year old Aston Martin (a 21st birthday gift from the queen) to run on biofuel made from surplus wine. Not only that, he has converted his other vehicles which includes several Jaguars, an Audi … Continue reading →

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Climate Forcing

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Climate forcing is a term you hear bounced around a lot among academics and politicians. Basically what it means in relation to climate science is the amount of energy that something contributes or takes away from our current energy exchange … Continue reading →

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Global Warming Out, Global Cooling In

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

“Watts Up With That?” published a very interesting post. Check it out. I am reproducing it. Alan Lammey, Texas Energy Analyst, Houston Four scientists, four scenarios, four more or less similar conclusions without actually saying it outright — the global … Continue reading →

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