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. …
New Delhi: On Day Five, US diplomacy on climate change was in full swing even as Hillary Clinton flew out on Tuesday morning. The US special envoy and chief negotiator on climate change, Todd Stern, took over where the US secretary of state left, meeting environment and forest minister Jairam …
Children with stressed-out parents may be more prone to developing asthma associated with environmental "triggers" such as high levels of traffic-related pollution and tobacco smoke, hints a study published today. In the study, researchers found that children whose parents reported high levels of psychological stress and who were exposed to …
Scientists have underestimated the potential for a giant quake and tsunami that could swamp much the U.S. northwest and Canadian west coasts, British and U.S. researchers said on Monday. Geological evidence suggests there have been earthquakes in the past that were even stronger than a magnitude 9.2 quake -- the …
The impact on U.S. farms and ranches from climate-change legislation will be bearable, partly because of the chance to earn money for controlling greenhouse gases, said the House Agriculture Committee chairman on Tuesday. Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson, during a speech to American Soybean Association members, pointed to think-tank estimates the …
Alternative energy jobs can provide vocations across many sectors of the economy but policy to spark them can take years to develop, U.S. governors told a Senate committee on Tuesday. State green power mandates and regional cap-and-trade plans on emissions have been useful tools in pushing local economies to begin …
- World climate negotiators will gather in Bonn next month to edit an "indigestible" set of proposals into a manageable document for international consideration, the head of a key U.N. panel said on Tuesday. The August meeting is the first step in a timeline aimed at reaching a new worldwide …
China and other developing nations must help "pay" for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on Monday, backing off a recent statement that put a greater burden on the United States. As the United States and other developed countries make …
Major automakers asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to approve higher blends of ethanol in gasoline until the agency has adequate test results showing the fuel would not damage vehicles. Ethanol is now approved to make up 10 percent of U.S. gasoline in cars and trucks. Ethanol producers want …
Tops and tails are becoming much more than garbage at Gills Onions, an onion processor in Oxnard, Calif. Today marks the unveiling of the company's onion-powered electrical system, a first-of-its-kind initiative to turn onion waste into energy. "This whole project is about eliminating our onion waste," explained Steven Gill, an …
Chicago: Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain. The results are in a study of 249 children of New York City women who wore backpack air monitors for 48 hours …
Manmohan To Be First Obama State Guest In Nov New Delhi: The Obama administration will honour the Indo-US nuclear deal, in letter and spirit. Dispelling all misgivings, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Monday promised not to block transfer of nuclear technology to India, nor deny enrichment and reprocessing …
As New York City braces for a second wave of swine flu this fall, health officials are making plans to carve space out of hospitals, clinics and other buildings to screen people before they can overwhelm emergency rooms. Hospital and city officials said in interviews that the biggest surprise from …
In a modest victory for environmentalists, the Obama administration said Monday that it was designating nearly one million acres of Arizona land near the Grand Canyon off limits to new uranium mining claims for two years. In a statement, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said his department was acting
NEW DELHI: India and the U.S. on Monday finalised three hi-tech agreements with the visiting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton singling out the military end user agreement as the harbinger of greater defence cooperation. The other two agreements are the Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA), a type of end user agreement …
A dual system of both national emissions caps and carbon trading schemes should play a central role in cutting global greenhouse gas emissions, a report commissioned by the British government said on Monday. At the government level, national caps on emissions should ensure countries take responsibility for limiting their own …
The U.S. Interior Department said on Monday it would prohibit certain mining for two years on nearly 1 million acres of federal lands near the Grand Canyon while it studies whether to withdraw the land from new mining claims for 20 more years. "I am calling a two-year 'time-out' from …
