“Energy Now Number One Problem”

Posted by phulbarinews on September 22, 2008

Mollah M Amzad Hossain
INTERVIEW
Direct cancellation of an agreement signed by a sovereign government creates an environment of mistrust about the country. “It’s not comfortable at al for a country for its image abroad,” said Annisul Huq, the President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the [...]

The Carbon Conspiracy

Posted by phulbarinews on September 22, 2008

In the name of carbon trading, developed countries are offering developing countries paltry handouts to keep development in check while they go ahead in leaps and bounds
A PROBE report
Climate change is on us. Ardent environmentalists and hardened skeptics alike are ready to admit this. It is a reality that [...]

Coal for Regional Energy Security

Posted by phulbarinews on September 9, 2008

Khondkar Abdus Saleque
 
The 15th SAARC Summit held in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo in early August unfortunately did not achieve much headway towards progressing meaningfully on regional energy cooperation. It is a popular belief that regional energy grid, power polling are essential in attempting to achieve the sustainable energy [...]

Draft coal policy likely to get final seal in Oct

Posted by phulbarinews on September 8, 2008

Abir Mahmud
The much talked about national coal policy is set to be approved in early October as the energy ministry has planned to place the draft of the policy to the council of advisers again. “We are now working on incorporating observations over royalty rate, land reclamation and environmental [...]