“Responsible Businesses strive to offer consumers safe and healthy products despite weaknesses in Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)” The Toxic Substances Control Act, passed in 1976, allows the EPA to regulate chemicals to ensure that chemicals are safe throughout their…
As you are driving down the highway, you may notice litter such as plastic bags, bottles, paper, and other various trash. You may stop to think for a moment how wasteful people are and momentarily wish that you could stop…
Environment Protection Act, 1986, India The Environment Protection Act, 1986 was constituted on 19 Nov, 1986, to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected with environment. There are four main chapters and different clauses under…
The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is a landmark in the protection of wildlife in India especially after the second world war when the struggle for freedom started taking its shape and the wildlife was ignored to sustain at its own…
Environment belongs to all and is important to all. Ever since the phenomenon of global warming and climate change is detected, a series of teach-ins were started in the form of seminars and celebrations of special events. These events mark…
What is Kyoto Protocol? Kyoto protocol is the treaty signed between 191 developed and developing countries (as of october 2010) to reduce the emission of green house gases into the atmosphere. In December 1997, a group of 160 nations met…
Environmental sustainability is becoming a great challenge in India as the projected economic growth of over eight percent is expected to result in a growth of energy demand. Climate Change, mainly caused by the emission of greenhouse gases from energy…
Project ‘GreenHands‘ is an initiative taken by Isha Foundation, a volunteer-run international non profit organisation, to educate people and to spread awareness among people about the importance of green belts and tree plantation. Isha Foundation has done partnership with Suzlon…
Greenhouse gas emissions either can continue to increase, can be held steady at a particular level, or can be reduced to a lower level. Some consequences of the presence of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may be unavoidable. Adaptation to…
Why Save The Environment? The condition of the environment is constantly changing, but almost all scientists now agree that it is not changing for the good. They agree on one other thing as well: human activities are the major reason…