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. …
Flat strips of lush, submerged grass rise in terraces from the courtyard of Sidwell Friends' new middle school in Washington like rice paddies in a mountainous Chinese village. Part of a man-made wetland connected to the school's water system, the plants filter liquid waste, just as real wetlands do with …
At the end of August, a wisp of flame suddenly appeared in the Arctic twilight over the Barents Sea, bathing the low clouds over the Norwegian port of Hammerfest in a spectral orange glow. With a tremendous roar, the flame bloomed over the windswept ocean and craggy gray rocks, competing …
In a major legal action against a us federal agency, an environmental organisation has filed a notice of intent against the agency's political interference in protecting endangered species. At stake are 55 endangered species in 28 us states together with the restoration of around 3.5 million hectares of protected habitat. …
wildlife and environmental experts say promoting ecotourism helps generate funds for wildlife protection and conservation of their habitat. But a recent study in China suggests the concept can backfire if not managed properly. Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) in the Mount Huangshan Scenic Area, a tourism centre in Anhui province, are …
A pestilence spread by travellers, pets and curious teenagers may show that experts have not taken everything into account when planning for an outbreak of disease, according to us researchers, writing in the medical journal, The Lancet. But luckily they are talking of a computer game gone awry. And more …
The cultish power of big corporations has found expression in films, even angry documentaries. It's theatre now. But Walmartopia, a musical satire travelling to towns in the us, is meant for an upscale audience that would never set foot in a Wal-Mart. But its point is well made: only because …
diabetics tired of diets heavy on bitter gourd can now find solace in the eggplant or brinjal (Solanum melongena). The vegetable is said to be extremely effective in controlling type 2 diabetes. The disease is different from the genetically inherited type 1 diabetes. It has emerged as a big problem …
http://www.amphibiaweb.org Call it a virtual initiative to help a variety of animals, many of whose ancestors shared space with dinosaurs. The decline of amphibians has spurred a group of volunteers who run www.amphibiaweb.org: an online system that enables anyone with a web browser to look up information relating to amphibian …
Even after two years, hurricane Katrina still haunts people in us's port city New Orleans in Louisiana state. Floods that came in the wake of the hurricane have left the soil in the city's schools contaminated with layers of arsenic. A recent report by the advocacy group Natural Resources Defense …
the us and Mexico have accused China of giving illegal subsidies to Chinese companies to boost exports, while imposing tax and tariff penalties to limit purchases of foreign products in China. wto started a formal investigation recently based on the allegations. Concerned about the us's rising trade deficits and lost …
abestos negligence:Two Oklahoma state officials were found guilty of negligence by a federal court jury on August 20, 2007. In 2003, the guilty men, Guy R Hylton, Jr, city manager of the Elk City Community Work Center in Oklahoma, and Chick Arthur Little, a building superintendent, had used inmates of …
Computers are not designed for recycling. It's not surprising, therefore, that in Europe and the us, a computer is thrown away every two years. And there are thousands of other electronic gadgets. 20-50 million tonnes of e-waste is generated annually worldwide. A lot of these castoffs are now finding their …
In 1937, Ivan Papanin led an expedition that planted the Soviet flag on the North Pole. He was feted by Stalin and lionised as a Soviet hero. In early August this year, the Kremlin honoured Artur Chilingarov similarly after the deputy leader of the Russian Duma had led two mini-submarines …
Two summits on global warming lay bare a yawning gap over who needs to do what, as well as the ghost of a deal AS WORLD leaders met to discuss cli-Liriate change at the United Nations this week, protesters outside seemed unconvinced that drowning islands and expanding deserts were the …
researchers have come up with a new explanation on how cigarette smoke affects the human body. By focusing on a particular condition caused due to oxygen imbalance in the body, called oxidative stress, the study will help understand the effect of other environmental pollutants on our health. During smoking, the …
In the third week of August, hurricane Dean battered America's mid-western and southern states, and raced through the Gulf of Mexico. Weathermen did not expect the hurricane to intensify sharply. Dean was the third most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall since record keeping began in the 1850s. A week …
Of late, Chinese products have come under severe criticism worldwide. The us toy company Mattel Inc recently recalled 19 million Chinese-made toys, because the toys contained lead paint. The recall is the second in a month. Mattel also recalled millions of toys made with small, powerful magnets that pose a …
Parents should have some afterthought before using hard transparent plastic bottles for feeding their babies. A panel of scientists has warned that such polycarbonated plastic bottles contain the chemical bisephanol A, which could be causing neural and behavioural disorders in children. The panel, consisting of government, university and industry scientists, …
Ten of thousands of contributors work to ensure that online encyclopedia Wikipedia is in a constant state of update. But now an innovation on the site has confirmed a long-held suspicion: Wikipedia is a prime target for spin-doctoring. A new identification programme on the site reveals that some of the …
http://www.peakoil.com In 1956 M King Hubbert, a geologist for Shell Oil, predicted that production of oil would peak in the 1960s, and will decline then. Although derided by most in the industry, he was correct. Hubbert was the first to assert that oil discovery, and therefore production, would follow a …
