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. …
Five countries that created a treaty nearly four decades ago to protect polar bears through controlled hunting issued a statement that called climate change "the most important long-term threat" to the bears. The statement came in Tromso, Norway, on Thursday at the end of a three-day meeting of scientists and …
Oil companies have gained control over billions of gallons of water from rivers in the western U.S. in preparation for future efforts to extract oil from shale deposits under the Rocky Mountains, according to a new report by an environmental group that opposes such projects. The group, Western Resource Advocates, …
EDWARDSPORT, Ind.: Near the middle of a dusty construction site here stands a patch of land, about the size of two football fields, notable because it is empty. Duke Energy has high hopes for this two-acre plot: If all goes right, and there is a happy convergence of technology, money …
To many scientists, climate change is the likely cause of altered life-cycle patterns among plants and animals. Not all species are showing such effects yet, but the gradual movement of some plants to higher altitudes, and changes in the abundance of particular species are thought to be linked to a …
Popular bath products for kids contain cancer-causing chemicals, says a new study. According to a research carried out in the United States, many of the top-selling brands contain formaldehyde, which is used to embalm corpses. Out of the 28 products tested for formaldehyde in an independent laboratory, 23 contained it, …
PARIS: Updating the waterwheel to generate electricity and compete with solar and wind As sources of green power go, generating electricity from hydropower, using a creek or stream on your local property, has a lot to recommend it. Provided you have a stream, that is, and it flows fast and …
Around the world, a massive injection of cash is being prepared by governments desperately trying to resolve the financial crisis and prevent the recession turning into something worse. The economic stimulus, amounting to more than $2,800bn, is being compared with the "New Deal" programme of spending on national infrastructure initiated …
Scientists propose burying it below oceans WORLD carbon dioxide levels are rising. The future is expected to be exceptionally warm. Many technologies are being proposed to tackle it. Efficiently reducing global warming requires carbon capture in large amounts. Furthermore, the captured carbon has to stay that way for thousands of …
Solar cells adorn the roofs of many homes and warehouses across Germany, while the bright white blades of wind turbines are a frequent sight against the sky in Spain. If one day these machines become as common on the plains and rooftops of the United States as they are abroad, …
Barack Obama is keen to curb greenhouse-gas emissions with a cap-and-trade scheme. Can Congress come round to his way of thinking? AS HE clinched the Democratic nomination for president last year, Barack Obama declared:
AT&T; Inc. will spend up to $565 million over 10 years on alternative-fuel vehicles for its corporate fleet, the most significant investment by a U.S. company in transportation powered by natural gas. The Dallas-based telecommunications provider will purchase 8,000 vehicles that run on compressed natural gas for its fleet of …
