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. …
the Clinton administration has proposed new rules to protect environmentally sensitive wetlands from rash development. The new rules, to be implemented after a 60-day period of public comment, would make the present regulations more comprehensive regarding what kind of wetlands development requires an environmental impact review by the government. The …
while Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ( mtbe) - a harmful blending stock used as a mix with unleaded petrol to increase oxygen content in petrol for cleaner burning - has been dumped in the us where it has caused serious problems of groundwater contamination, the Union ministry of environment and …
a large study of 90 cities in the us confirms the relationship between pm 10 - airborne particles smaller than 10 microgrammes in diameter - and total mortality linked with cardiovascular and respiratory deaths. The study, conducted jointly by the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and the Harvard …
the tobacco industry has been secretly campaigning to wreck efforts by the World Health Organisation (who) to fight smoking, claims a recent report. Other allegations include that the industry tried to discredit the who and get its budgets cut and even that it secretly monitored meetings and obtained confidential documents. …
at a time when the use of fossil fuels to power vehicles is incurring environmentalists' wrath, an alternative source of fuel has emerged as a viable alternative. Additionally, its use solves a disposal problem. The fuel is nothing but used vegetable oil which has been tested satisfactorily. It has powered …
the US government has postponed the demolition of four major dams in Washington, built on the Snake and Columbia rivers. The plan proposes to save wild salmons. The dams obstruct the migratory path of the salmon. But they also generate enormous quantities of electricity. Therefore, the decision to breach them …
A German utility company is using a fuel cell to recycle waste methane from a sewage treatment plant, at the same time generating electricity and thermal energy. gew K
four whaling vessels of the Japanese Fisheries Agency will conduct whaling operations in the northwestern Pacific Ocean for research purposes, despite criticism from anti-whaling nations that Japan is misusing the International Whaling Commission's research programme for commercial gains. A spokesperson for the us National Security Council was quoted as saying …
cement and steel production may be more energy efficient in many developing countries than in the us , according to a recent study published in Europe. Among the six countries studied, iron and steel production is reported to be the most energy efficient in South Korea, while Brazil, Mexico, India …
The spate of amphibian deaths and deformities the world over has confused scientist for some time now. Among the various reasons to which this has been attributed are fungal infection, thinning of the atmosphere's ozone layer, ultraviolet radiation or loss of habitat. Now, researchers from the US Fish and Wildlife …
the 52nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission ( iwc ) was 'business as usual', riddled with controversy over resumption of whaling. At this year's convention, held from July 3-6 in Adelaide, Australia, the establishment of a South Pacific whale sanctuary became the bone of contention between pro and …
East Timbalier, one of the islands that protect the Louisiana coastal wetlands in the us, is expected to disappear in just a few years, perhaps as early as 2004. Narrowed and cut by hurricanes and oil and gas exploration efforts, East Timbalier is just a shadow of its former self. …
After a marathon trial that went on for two years, a jury in Miami, Florida, ordered major US companies to pay US $145 billion in punitive damages for injuring hundreds of thousands of smokers. The verdict has dwarfed other damages verdicts in the US, including the US $5 billion that …
Radioisotopes are used for a variety of diagnostic tests in medicine. Now D Murnick of Rutgers University, USA, and colleagues have pioneered the use of stable isotopes
The US Court of Federal Claims has ruled that 1.1 million hectares of Texas forest was illegally taken away by European settlers from Coushatta Indians and other tribes of Alabama. The ruling stipulates that the federal government has to pay millions of dollars as compensation to the tribe. Patricia Weiss, …
an algae , responsible for large-scale destruction of European sea habitats, has been discovered in Agua Hedionda near San Diego, usa . "The algae ( Caulerpa taxifolia ) destroys the water bed and kills the flora and fauna," says Bob Hoffmann, southern California environmental coordinator for the National Marine Fisheries …
a connecticut, us -based company is all set to offer its customers a new power alternative called "green" electricity. This, it says, is not generated from oil or nuclear reactors, but from renewable sources like wind, water and methane gas. Though the electricity would be costlier by us $5-6 a …
it is available anywhere in the world, is inexpensive, easy to prepare and stimulating too. Now, research shows that apart from being a refreshing beverage, tea is also a health drink. At the recently-held India International Millennium Tea Conference in New Delhi, scientists and planters from across the world gathered …
Why is that children hate vegetables and elderly people relish them? Here's one explanation and also a benefit of getting older. According to a study conducted by the University of Washington, USA, it appears that vegetables taste better as one gets older. This is because sensitivity to bitterness declines with …
