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. …
Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives have put major environmental legislation on a fast-track, boosting chances a climate change bill will pass this month or next, leading lawmakers said on Wednesday. On May 21, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a bill requiring reductions of industrial emissions of …
Xcel Energy Inc would offer incentives for Minnesota customers who take steps to conserve energy, which could include installation of solar panels on homes and businesses, under a $280 million plan filed this week with regulators, the state's biggest power company said on Thursday. The company said in a release …
Hurricane Katrina victims around the Gulf Coast who were told to vacate their temporary trailers by the end of May will instead be allowed to buy them for $5 or less, White House officials announced on Wednesday. Eleven members of the Barthelemy family live in the FEMA trailer park in …
The Pakistan Medical Research Council has observed that 54 percent of men and 20 percent of women use some form of tobacco on regular basis in Pakistan, while approximately 80 percent smokers start habit before reaching the age of 18-20 years. The Consultant Cardiologist at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer …
Most global industrial companies that emit a lot of greenhouse gases are not adequately detailing their climate strategies in U.S. financial filings, two studies by environmental and investment groups showed on Wednesday. The groups that released the studies called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to provide more guidance …
Most global industrial companies that emit a lot of greenhouse gases are not adequately detailing their climate strategies in U.S. financial filings, two studies by environmental and investment groups showed on Wednesday. The groups that released the studies called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to provide more guidance …
Farm-state lawmakers on Wednesday asked the Obama administration to back a broader definition of biomass for use in renewable fuels, an issue entangled with congressional action on climate change. Some lawmakers from rural districts say they will not support the climate bill without a more favorable treatment of biofuels, such …
A newly formed private company called Coda Automotive on Wednesday announced it will sell a fully electric car with a range of about 100 miles in the California market by autumn 2010 for around $45,000. The company expects to sell about 3,000 "Coda Sedan" vehicles in the fourth quarter of …
Japan might be able to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent from 1990 levels by 2020, a Japanese business lobby executive said on Wednesday, in the first indication that some industries may opt to accept a more ambitious target for emissions cuts. Prime Minister Taro Aso is set to …
The United States wants to forge a partnership with China, bringing the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases together to address global warming, Washington's top climate diplomat said on Wednesday. This bilateral relationship could be a "positive anchor" for overall U.S.-China relations, possibly easing dialogue on such issues as …
A Mexican proposal to raise billions of dollars to fight climate change is winning backing in talks on a new U.N. treaty, paradoxically because no one really likes it, a Mexican official said on Wednesday. "It has something for everyone, although everyone will dislike part of it. That's the beauty …
For years, the residents of the slums along Manila's Zapote River have cursed the water lilies that clog up the waterway and cause flooding. Now, thanks to a handicraft project, they can't get enough of them. The lilies, which feed on the garbage that is dumped daily in the river, …
The U.S. solar market is poised to triple next year as federal stimulus funds become available and access to financing for renewable energy projects is unfrozen, Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd Chief Strategy Officer Steven Chan said on Tuesday. Despite the weak economy, Chan also said he expects the solar …
The CEO of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP said on Tuesday that the pipeline giant will not enter the market to sock away heat-trapping greenhouse gases in underground reservoirs unless the U.S. government settles who is legally liable if the gas leaks out. Houston-based Kinder Morgan, which already owns the …
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Monday he believes technology can solve environmental problems associated with Canada's oil sands and that the huge nearby resource contributes to U.S. energy security. Chu told the Reuters Global Energy Summit that the balance between the environmental impact from the huge energy resource …
Their intervention is timely. Powerful commercial interests, including developers and big farming groups, have been pressuring Congress to keep things the way they are. For nearly three decades, the Clean Water Act was broadly interpreted by the courts and federal regulators as shielding all the waters of the United States
Rich and poor countries criticized a first draft text of a new United Nations climate treaty Monday but grudgingly accepted it as the basis for six months of arduous negotiations. "We ... have some dismay about the way it has been structured," Jonathan Pershing, head of the U.S. delegation at …
