Posts Tagged ‘ pollution ’

Leadership in Energy and Design (LEED): Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

February 23, 2010
By Rick Sebenoler

This category focuses on ensuring that a facility provides the healthiest possible indoor environment for the life of the building. It represents a balancing act between design, energy efficiency and quality of life for the occupants that will live and work in the space. Fifteen points can be harvested here, and many are easy...
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Amid protests, ‘polluting’ vehicles off Kolkata roads

August 2, 2009
By Green Stuff

KOLKATA: Commuters here had a tough time Saturday as taxis and auto rickshaws kept off the roads while police started seizing commercial vehicles over 15 years old in accordance with a court order….full story here in Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/Environment/Pollution/Amid-protests-polluting-vehicles-off-Kolkata-roads-/articleshow/4845494.cms
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The Punjabi Air Bike

June 4, 2009
By Amrita Brard

Students at the Guru Nanak Dev Polytechnic in India invented an air-powered, pollution free bike.
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