Carbon capture and storage by thermal power plants

A report published in Scientific American states that over the next five years at least half a million tons of carbon dioxide will be injected into rock deep underneath the Mountaineer power plant near New Haven, West Virginia. That is less than 0.00001 percent of global emissions of the greenhouse gas and less than 2 percent of the plant’s own CO₂ output.However, the sequestration marks the first commercial demonstration of the only available technological fix for the carbon problem of coal-fired power plants.Coal accounts for roughly 50 percent of the electricity generated in the U.S.The top emitters of global warming pollution—China and the U.S.—burn nearly four billion tons of the dirty black rock a year.As a result, everyone from coal companies to environmental groups have identified carbon capture and storage, or CCS, as critical in enabling significant and rapid cuts in greenhouse gases.

Fungus ruled the planet

250 million years ago, life on Earth was nearly nonexistent due to a mass extinction.

In their place fungus ruled the land, according to a scientific study, reports ENN, and feasted on defunct wood, spreading decay.

The finding offers evidence against an alternative theory that rampant algae fed off the dead forests and puts to rest an old idea that an asteroid impact may have had a hand in the massive destruction.

If the fossils had turned out to be algae, it would've suggested a soggy, swampy world dominated by gradual changes in climate and the environment.

Dead fish in polluted waters

Just behind the Taj Mahal, thousands of dead fish have been floating down the Yamuna river here for the past few days. Residents have been gathering the dead fish and eating them, and there were reports of some people falling ill because at least some of the fish may be carrying pollutants.

150 million tonnes waste generated daily in India

India generates 150 million tonne of waste in a day and most of it is left in the landfills at the city outskirts leaving a stinking smell and vultures hovering over heaps of hazardous material.

Only 10-20 per cent of the city waste is recyled in an environment-friendly way and the rest is allowed to lie in the landfills