Can IT ever be green?

ShareIpad, I phone, Google, facebook, small and smart they may be but behind these devices lie huge energy hungry data centers. This week we at ENVIRONMENT column look at Green IT. They may be virtual but websites have a very real carbon footprint: their files are stored on servers and these banks of servers, need a [...]

Dinosaurs by Mass Volcanism

ShareAccording to a study, the immense volcanic activity could be the source of dinosaur’s aid to rise in some 200 million years ago. For some 160 years, the dinosaurs were the dominant vertebrates. It is widely accepted that the huge asteroid or comet had been the cause for their extinction. According to some investigations, volcanic [...]

More than 80 nations sign ‘Copenhagen Accord’

ShareOver 80 nations have signed the “Copenhagen Accord”, in order to fight the climate change, documents showed on Wednesday. China, India and Russia are among the nations yet to make clear if they will endorse the deal. On January 18, the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat wrote to all countries, asking them to state by January 31 [...]