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. …
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The US will support the Clean Drinking Water for All (CDWA) initiative in Pakistan. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this respect was signed here. Under the MoU, which is part of the USAID
Washington: US president Barack Obama began reversing the climate policies of the Bush administration on Monday, clearing the way for the government to allow states to set stricter limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars. The president told the US Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider California
"CARBON TAX STRIKES ME AS A MORE DIRECT, A more transparent and a more effective approach (of countering global warming)." This reads like just another line from the ongoing carbon tax versus cap-and-trade debate, except that it comes from Rex Tillerson, the CEO of the world's largest oil company Exxon-Mobil. …
A month of negative news for the Tennessee Valley Authority could lead to positive changes in national policy, including federal regulation of toxic coal wastes and new legal constraints on coal-fired power plants. More broadly, the authority
In A First, An American Study Quantifies The Impact Of Pollution-Free Environment On Lifespan Los Angeles: Cleaner air over the past two decades has added nearly five months to average life expectancy in the US, according to a federally funded study. Researchers said it is the first study to show …
Date: 22-Jan-09 Country: US Author: Gene Emery BOSTON - Dramatic improvements in U.S. air quality over the last two decades have added 21 weeks to the life of the average American, researchers reported on Wednesday. Reducing fine particles given off by automobiles, diesel engines, steel mills and coal-fired power plants …
MUMBAI: When Barack Obama talked about harnessing the sun, wind and soil to fuel cars and run factories, a flicker of hope rekindled in the hearts of Indian entrepreneurs pursuing clean technology projects. There is optimism now that growth in the carbon sector could indeed pick up, leading to higher …
MUMBAI: When Barack Obama talked about harnessing the sun, wind and soil to fuel cars and run factories, a flicker of hope rekindled in the hearts of Indian entrepreneurs pursuing clean technology projects. There is optimism now that growth in the carbon sector could indeed pick up, leading to higher …
Air pollution is an important determinant of population health. In an analysis that correlates reductions in fine particulate matter (i.e., particles less than 2.5
Exposure to fine-particulate air pollution has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality, suggesting that sustained reductions in pollution exposure should result in improved life expectancy. This study directly evaluated the changes in life expectancy associated with differential changes in fine particulate air pollution that occurred in the United States …
Even though holiday sales were down at least 2% from 2007, millions of Americans awoke Christmas morning to new computers, TVs and iPhones. (I didn't, but thanks for the pens, Mom.) Many of those gifts were replacements or upgrades, which prompts the question, What should you do with your old …
Mumbai: US energy major Westinghouse Electric is likely to sign a 'confidentiality' agreement for information sharing with the state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL) next week while another company GE prefers to wait till the 123 Agreement is fully implemented. "We are trying to work out how to share information with …
Debate rages on. Alarmists insist that anthropogenic global warming threatens human health and welfare, plant and animal species. Challengers argue that there is no crisis, and humans play a relatively minor role in climate change. A more urgent issue receives insufficient attention: initiatives passed in the name of stabilizing Earth
