Mail and Guardian: In the early morning smog and heat of Ahmedabad city, in the Indian state of Gujarat, the 400MW Torrent coal-fired power station looms over homes and businesses that huddle a stone’s throw away from the plant. The scene is emblematic of a nation in thrall to its need for energy. According to SM Krishna, the country’s minister for external affairs, India wants to achieve a double-digit growth rate by 2012, up from the 9% projected for the coming year. Astronomical growth …