Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
US Ambassador James F Moriarty in a statement said the nations of the world are working hard right now to negotiate a new international agreement to combat the impacts of climate change, one of the greatest challenges facing the world today. In Bangladesh, he said, the US government is promoting …
In the game of climate poker, developing nations might feel they have the right cards on the table in U.N. talks after ramping up efforts to curb greenhouse gas output. China, India, South Korea and other emerging economic powers have announced a series of measures this year to make their …
Solar power makers will get a boost in California, already their largest U.S. market, as it sharpens its focus on small-scale projects as part of efforts to get a third of its power from renewable energy. Executives with solar industry heavy-weights California- based SunPower Corp and China's Suntech Power Holdings …
The European Union's flagship emissions trading scheme has had no negative impact so far on business costs or competitiveness, a survey by non-governmental organization The Climate Group said on Thursday. But costs could rise as the EU's ETS develops and free emissions permits are phased out for some emitters, the …
Rules to add costs to fuels that emit the highest levels of carbon dioxide would deny millions of Americans access to stable Canadian energy and add to the nation's security risks, an interest group backed by oil companies said Thursday. The Consumer Energy Alliance said a so-called low carbon fuel …
Mumbai The Climate Project India, an independent chapter of The Climate Project founded by Al Gore and the Sierra Club, a US-based grassroots level environmental organisation, will organise a first-of-its kind
Gliding across the treetops in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington State may sound like the latest trend in eco-tourism. But the gondola on the massive Wind River crane is not used for recreational sport -- it's a research tool being used by scientists at the University of Washington …
Banks, pension funds and other investment groups representing more than $13 trillion in assets called for a strong global agreement on climate policy on Wednesday, saying it would lead to a flood of investment into the low-carbon economy. "Without the policies to encourage clean energy, investors are stuck at the …
California is on track to more than double its power generated by solar panel installations in 2009, going against a downward global trend, according to research released on Wednesday. Research house iSuppli Corp also expects the Golden State's hot-streak to continue in 2010, when California's photovoltaic installations, in terms of …
California's governor on Tuesday ordered that a third of the state's electricity come from renewable resources by 2020, the same amount as a legislature plan but with promises to let power companies get more electricity from outside the state. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said that his plan would help the state …
The US Food and Drug Administration Wednesday approved the H1N1 influenza vaccine from four different manufacturers, clearing the way for the vaccine to be administered as soon as enough of it is available in that country. But authorities in India said there is still some time before a vaccine is …
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a swine flu vaccine, keeping officials on track to begin a mass vaccination campaign by next month. It has approved applications for vaccine for the 2009 H1N1 virus for four of the (five) manufacturers of the U.S. licensed seasonal influenza …
A bacterium can generate electricity from mud and waste fuel cells which use microorganisms to convert chemical energy to electrical energy are seen as one of the future sources of clean power. But the capacity of such cells to generate electricity is very low. Researchers knew of microbes that can …
An e-mail that found its way to Greenpeace shows the US oil and gas lobby will give Barack Obama a tough time. The lobby is planning to stage public events to give the appearance of a groundswell of public opinion against a legislation that is key to the US president
R. Prasad CHENNAI: Preliminary analyses of the early data from two vaccine trials in the U.S. have shown that the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) vaccines are safe and the immune responses produced are robust. , The preliminary results from these two trials are similar to those of the two vaccines that …
Economists have long seen a carbon tax as a good idea because of its simplicity: Polluters pay at a level that is set by decree. But the idea never caught on widely in the United States or Europe, where governments jealously guard their autonomy on taxes. Industries lobbied for a …
