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. …
US president Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was optimistic an elusive deal to contain global warming could be forged at an upcoming crunch summit in Paris, and insisted an ambitious deal would boost a flagging world economy. In a speech to an Asia-Pacific business conference in the Philippines, Obama …
A compromise struck by the United States, Japan and several other major nations will restrict export financing to build coal power plants overseas, but not eliminate it completely. The agreement reached on Tuesday is an important step forward that sends a strong political message ahead of upcoming international climate change …
The United States and Cuba are set to reach their first accord on environmental protection since announcing plans to re-establish diplomatic relations, linking up marine sanctuaries in both countries to cooperate on preservation and research. US National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration chief Kathryn Sullivan is in Havana to sign the agreement …
US lawmakers are to decide whether to ban personal care products containing microbeads – minuscule pieces of plastic considered harmful to the environment – after proposed legislation was approved by a bipartisan committee. Microbeads, typically under 5mm in size, are used as abrasive exfoliants in products such as toothpastes and …
Washington: The US National Institutes of Health quietly ended the federal government's long and controversial history of using chimpanzees for biomedical research. Director Francis Collins announced on Wednesday that 50 chimpanzees held by the US government for medical research will be sent to sanctuaries. His decision came a little more …
The frequency of germline mutations in cancer-predisposition genes in children and adolescents with cancer and the implications of such mutations are largely unknown. Previous studies have relied mainly on candidate-gene approaches, which are, by design, limited. To better determine the contribution of germline predisposition mutations to childhood cancer, we used …
Many preschool children develop recurrent, severe episodes of lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI). Although viral infections are often present, bacteria may also contribute to illness pathogenesis. Strategies that effectively attenuate such episodes are needed. The objective of the study was to evaluate if early administration of azithromycin, started prior to …
Coal power plants are not the solution to help billions of people without electricity or clean cooking facilities, aid agencies have warned. Analysis by Cafod, Christian Aid and thinktank the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) suggests that continuing with current energy policies that focus heavily on coal, risks leaving a billion …
Exports of pellets from the United States(US) are growing significantly to meet the demand for renewable energy in the European Union. This transatlantic trade in pellets has raised questions about the greenhouse gas(GHG)intensity of these pellets and their effects on conventional forest product markets in the US. This paper examines …
Runoff from snowmelt is regarded as a vital water source for people and ecosystems throughout the Northern Hemisphere (NH). Numerous studies point to the threat global warming poses to the timing and magnitude of snow accumulation and melt. But analyses focused on snow supply do not show where changes to …
Even moderate levels of air pollution have now been linked to increased risk of heart attacks in people with heart disease. That's according to new research presented Sunday at the American Heart Association's annual conference. Researchers analyzed 20 years of data on 16,000 heart attacks treated at Intermountain Healthcare in …
Homes belonging to more than half a billion people could be submerged by rising sea levels if the current rate of global warming continues, scientists have said. A 2C increase in the Earth's temperature would result in houses occupied by 130 millon people being left underwater by rising sea levels, …
The White House launched a Facebook (FB.O) page on Monday for President Barack Obama and used the social media platform to send a message on climate change. Organizing for Action, the political organization that helped elect Obama, has long used an account under the name "Barack Obama." But the new …
Recent studies have shown that exposure to particulate black carbon (BC) has significant adverse health effects and may be more detrimental to human health than exposure to PM2.5 as a whole. Mobile source BC emission controls, mostly on diesel-burning vehicles, have successfully decreased mobile source BC emissions to less than …
Climate has a strong influence on fire activity, varying across time and space. We analyzed the relationships between fire–weather conditions during the main fire season and antecedent waterbalance conditions and fires in two Mediterranean-type regions with contrasted management histories: five southern countries of the European Union (EUMED)(all fires); the Pacific …
Developing countries must negotiate strongly in the environment summit in Paris for "fairness and equity" to enable them to meet their developmental needs, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) chief Sunita Narain said on Thursday. "Fairness and equity are key for ensuring developing countries are able to meet their development …
Heat waves are the most significant cause of mortality in the US compared to other natural hazards. Prior studies have found increased heat exposure for individuals of lower socioeconomic status in several US cities, but few comparative analyses of the social distribution of urban heat have been conducted. To address …
A civilian watchdog group sued a California coastal agency on Tuesday, seeking to overturn its decision to allow 1,800 tons (1,632 tonnes) of radioactive waste from a closed nuclear power plant to be buried in containers not far from a beach. Citizens Oversight Inc. asked a San Diego Superior Court …
China is now leading the world when it comes to fighting climate change – handily beating the US’s efforts under Barack Obama to move to a clean energy economy, the United Nations climate chief said on Tuesday. In a swipe at the US president, who has embraced the fight against …
In a recent poll, two-thirds of Americans say they accept climate change, and the vast majority say human activities cause it – but they aren’t very worried Most Americans know the climate is changing, but they say they are just not that worried about it, according to a new poll …
