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First food: business of taste
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. …Depression and pesticide exposures among private pesticide applicators enrolled in the agricultural health study
The researchers evaluated the relationship between diagnosed depression and pesticide exposure using information from private pesticide applicators enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study between 1993 and 1997 in Iowa and North Carolina.Mortality in the medicare population and chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollution in urban centers (20002005)
Prospective cohort studies constitute the major source of evidence about the mortality effects of chronic exposure to particulate air pollution. Additional studies are needed to provide evidence on the health effects of chronic exposure to particulate matter ? 2.5 ?m in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) because few studies have been carried …Corporate governance and climate change: Consumer and technology companies
Volatile energy prices and growing environmental concerns have catapulted climate change to the top of corporate agendas of many industries. Until now, attention has focused on emissions-intensive industries, such as power generation and oil production. Yet climate change is a critical issue for all sectors of the economy.Environmental stories to watch in 2009
Environmental stories to watch in 2009 talk about four stories: Will the economic stimulus be green?; What are the prospects of Congress passing climate legislation?; How will the U.S. work with China?; and Will see a new weapon for protecting global forests and stopping illegal logging?.City-to-city cooperation for sustainable urban development
During the last 50 years, there have been several bilateral and multilateral initiatives for promoting City-to-City cooperation with varying objectives. These initiatives aim at bringing two or more cities closer to each other at the level of government, communities, and institutions/organisations with the objective of encouraging human contact and cultural …California's climate change policy: The case of a subnational state action tackling a global challenge
For all its economic capacity, population size, and resource base, California remains only one among the 50 United States and, essentially, is a subnational actor attempting to play a role in the climate change policy arena on par with the nation-states of the world. This raises a series of questions …Integrated disaster management (An arena for interstate cooperation amongst states in India)
The paper presents an argument for increased cooperation amongst states in India for the purpose of effective and integrated disaster management. Disasters do not recognise political boundaries and even when they are localised, their after-effects spill over to other states in the Union. Various mutually beneficial reasons for the states …Bioenergy in the United States and Germany
This study offers important insights into bioenergy policies and related measures in Germany, the European Union, and the United States, including these energy sourcesClimate and energy policies In the United States and Germany: lessons for the future
Few people still doubt that human behavior has an impact on the worldPotential impacts of climate change on U.S. transportation
The primary focus of this report is on the consequences of climate change for the infrastructure and operations of U.S. transportation. The report provides transportation professionals with an overview of the scientific consensus on those current and future climate changes of particular relevance to U.S. transportation, including the limitations of …Extended production tax credits can help America
Originally enacted as part of the National Energy Policy Act, 1992, "The Production Tax Credits" (PTC) scheme has been the mechanism used in the United States to subsidise and stimulate the production of wind energy. Till 1985, the tax credits were based on installed capital costs. However, in 1994 it …The Return of the Intercity Bus: The Decline and Recovery of Scheduled Service to American Cities, 1960 - 2007
This study assesses the changing status of intercity bus service throughout the United States between 1960 and 2007. Drawing on data from more than 5,000 arrivals and departures in a representative sample of American cities, it shows that U.S. cities lost nearly one-third of their scheduled intercity service between 1960 …Climate change and energy security: lessons learned
Climate Change and Energy Security: Lessons Learned delivers some extremely valuable insights into the respective debates on both sides of the Atlantic. Joe Aldy, Camilla Bausch, and Michael Mehling shed light on the experiences Germany and the United States have had in these important issue areas over the course of …America is ready to tackle global warming
The idea that countries at the climate change negotiations in Poznan shouldShort-term solutions to the climate and energy challenge
This Policy Report is another significant study in the area of climate change and energy security, an important part of AICGSThe implications of climate change for conservation, restoration, and management of national forest lands
This paper is an attempt to summarize the key scientific literature on climate change and forests, in particular those aspects that appear to have the most relevance to management and policy related to national forests in the United States. Topics explored begin with those relating to forests as ecosystemsFinding balance: agricultural residues, ethanol, and the environment
Crop residues like wheat straw and corn stoverOutside the cap: opportunities and limitations of greenhouse gas offsets
Carbon offset programs require the application of rigorous quantifi cation, verifi cation, and enforcement criteria in order to ensure that the integrity of greenhouse gas (GHG) caps is not compromised. Some types of climate change mitigation activitiesThe US financial crisis, global financial turmoil, and developing Asia: is the era of high growth at an end?
The global economy is threatened with a deep and prolonged recession as a consequence of the financial meltdown that began with the housing price crisis in the United States. The financial implications of the global macroeconomic imbalances that have persisted and enabled the housing bubble to develop with the spread …Hormone disruption by PBDEs in adult male sport fish consumers
Persistent pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), affect endocrine function. Human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which are similar in structure to PCBs, has increased recently, but health effects have not been well studied. Our goal in this study was to determine whether PBDE body burdens are related to …