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. …
a recent set of experiments has proved that exposure to excessive airborne ozone, one of the more noxious constituents of smog, can cause asthma. The experiments were carried out on young rhesus monkeys. One group of monkeys had ozone added to their air supply, while a second group breathed air …
the us department of agriculture (usda) has for the first time adopted standards for labeling and processing of organic foods. The new standards ban the use of irradiation, biotechnology and sewer-sludge fertiliser for any food termed organic. Other major provisions include banning the use of pesticides and other fertilisers for …
four us chemical companies will pay a compensation of us $73 million to clean up ddt-contaminated waste near California's Santa Catalina Island. This amount is the largest compensation ever paid for an environmental clean up, other than oil. The companies include Montrose Chemical Corporation, Aventis SA, Chris-Craft Industries Incorporation and …
sperm density among residents of the us and Europe is on the decline, says a recent analysis of 101 studies from 28 different countries, published between 1938 and 1996. But the analysis finds no decline in the sperm density in the
the genetic makeup of a plant has been deciphered for the first time by a team of scientists. The decoding of the genetic makeup of Arabidopsis thaliana , also known as thale cress, will pave way for better crossbreeding without genetic engineering, believe some plant biologists. The decoding has been …
the biotech industry in the us is receiving brickbats from all directions. Some key grain processors, such as A E Staley Manufacturing, which is the us corn processing unit of British commodity firm Tate & Lyle Public Limited Corporation, are discouraging farmers from growing genetically modified ( gm ) crops. …
a loan of us $215 million will be granted to Ukraine by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The loan will help Ukraine build its two nuclear power stations, Khmelnytsky-2 and Rivne-4. A few environmental pressure groups allege that ERBD has bowed down to pressure from Ukraine, which …
Recent computer simulations have shown that the Internet is surprisingly robust on a global scale. This means that even if up to 99 per cent of its connection
California, USA, is planning to introduce a toilet-to-tap programme to solve the prevailing water shortage problem in the state. The planned project will include a three-year trial period during which about nine million gallons of wastewater will be processed every day at the Donald C Tillman Water Reclamation Plant at …
Minute traces of specially designed greenhouse gases can be used to heat up Mars and make the planet habitable much faster than anyone thought possible. "On the Earth these gases may be pollution, but on Mars they are medicine,' says Chris McKay, who organised a meeting at the National Aeronautics …
The Clinton administration has approved new regulations that are expected to cut air pollution from heavy-duty trucks and buses by more than 90 per cent over the next decade. The federal standards will require new large trucks and buses to meet stringent tailpipe emission limits and direct refiners to produce …
as george w bush heads for the White House, a wave of scepticism greets this former Texas governor. Bush arrives in Washington with a weak public mandate and a divided congress. What that will mean for the environment, is a question that is as riddled as the unending recounts and …
It was the site of the world's worst nuclear accident and its closure marks the end of an era. The Chernobyl power plant, which best symbolises the potential dangers of atomic energy, has finally
now that the drama over the us presidential election has ended, it is time to understand what is in store. Domestic politics of the us has a direct bearing on most environmental negotiations, and us representatives seldom miss an opportunity to use it as an instrument of coercion, one example …
This application note, AN64-1C, is a major revision of several editions of AN64-1, (and the original AN64, circa 1965) which served for many years as a key reference for RF and microwave power measurement.
The state of California in the us has declared the most stringent standards for heavy-duty diesel-driven vehicles in the world. Now 13 other states have joined California in their campaign against diesel. This multi-state clean-diesel initiative include New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Delaware, …
a vaccine for the Ebola virus may be just round the corner. Researchers at the us -based National Institutes of Health have successfully tested a vaccine on animals which might open new avenues for the development of a vaccine for humans. Of the eight macaques monkeys used in the study, …
