Entries Tagged as ‘Environment’

January 11, 2008

This Nano doesn’t shuffle

But it can carry you from point A to point B. The Tata Nano.

The much anticipated Nano (a name I don’t really care for much) was unveiled today amidst much fan-fare. Touted by Tata as ‘the people’s car’, it is the world’s cheapest automobile. Additionally, if you are so inclined to think such manners, [...]

July 18, 2007

Green Baggys

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 Most of you are aware of the famous Australian baggy-green cap. But in the two months or so that we have been here, our eyes have mostly caught the ubiquitous green bag. From the early morning shoppers at the farmer’s market to the fashionable strollers around trendy downtown boutiques, almost every second [...]

January 10, 2007

Global Warming: India, China and the US

Cross-posted from here. My not so subtle manner of letting people know that I am co-blogging at yet another blog. Details later.

Over at Marginal Revolution, Tyler Cowen outlines various options/scenarios vis-a-vis India and China’s fossil-fuel consumption (and consequent contribution to global warming) and possible responses from the US.

1. China and India are [...]

June 22, 2006

Vertical Sprawl ?

‘What Matters ?’ discusses the impact of the recent US Supreme Court ruling on wetlands and asks if they can be saved by building vertically.
But why are we in this situation? Have we run out of land to build now? Is the population pressure in the US too great that we have to [...]