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Can the environment explain schizophrenia's hereditary patterns?
Researchers believe the potential for schizophrenia starts to emerge during early brain development, beginning in the womb. Scientific American. 18 November 2009.
Global health alliance targets chronic disease wave.
Experts estimate that unless action is stepped up, 388 million people worldwide will die prematurely in the next decade of chronic non-communicable diseases - which include heart disease, stroke, some cancers, lung conditions, and type 2 diabetes. Reuters. 17 November 2009.
Financial accounting for forest carbon offsets.
To mitigate the global climatic disruption that humans put into motion long ago, the actors in the forest carbon offset market encourage landowners to sequester atmospheric CO2 in return for a payment for ecosystem service based on financial unit called a metric ton CO2 equivalent. Mongabay. 17 November 2009.
Africa water summit ends.
As the Second Africa Water Week ends, participants have reiterated that lack of access to clean water and adequate sanitation has a direct bearing on public health and the economy in Africa. Inter Press Service. 14 November 2009.
Rich are to blame for global warming.
How is it that we are so willing to cast the blame for the world's perilous climate problems elsewhere -- on immigrants, on the poor, on China -- and yet we rarely hear criticism being leveled where the real lions' share of consumption is taking place -- in the excessive lifestyles of the rich in the West. Melbourne Age, Australia. Opinion, 11 November 2009.
The bear facts about the polar bear hunt.
For thousands of years, Inuit hunters have stalked polar bears across the Arctic, killing animals they revere to keep themselves, and their culture, alive. Now the movement to stop climate change has adopted polar bears as furry symbols of global warming's perils. Toronto Star, Ontario. 8 November 2009.
Australian agency denies gagging researchers.
Australia's national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), has this week denied accusations that it is preventing researchers from publishing work on politically-sensitive issues such as climate change. Nature. 7 November 2009.
Smoking mums have 'problem kids.'
Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, according to UK and US researchers. BBC. 6 November 2009.
Newmont cyanide spillage affected more people.
More people were affected by the recent cyanide spillage at Newmont Ghana Gold Limited Ahafo Mine than the Company stated in its press release. Ghana News Agency, Ghana. 4 November 2009.
Smoking while pregnant linked to behavioural problems in children.
Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, according to research published today. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 3 November 2009.
Are the Freakonomics folks off base on global warming?
Climate change is one issue for which the conventional wisdom still works, even though it's costly — and even though conventional wisdom won't sell 3 million books. Time Magazine. Opinion, 28 October 2009.
Micro loans bring light to rural poor.
In India, solar power projects, often funded by microcredit institutions, are helping the country reduce carbon emissions and achieve its goal to double the contribution of renewable energy to 6 percent, or 25,000 megawatts, within the next four years. Reuters. 27 October 2009.
Clean water a key to health.
Access to housing, clean water and sanitation were as fundamental to health as access to medical services, a Vietnamese professor told a human rights conference in Ha Noi yesterday. Vietnam News, Vietnam. 27 October 2009.
Jacobsville cleanup.
Credit the city, the state, and the federal EPA now for gearing up for a massive cleanup, especially of lead-contaminated soil. Evansville Courier & Press, Indiana. Editorial, 27 October 2009.
Ritter support for Salazar's shale plans is right for western Colorado.
Gov. Bill Ritter should be applauded for his support of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s plan to impose strict accountability rules for a new round of research and development leases for oil shale. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Colorado. Opinion, 27 October 2009.
Historic chance to halt the scourge of deforestation.
One of the key parts of the Copenhagen climate agreement which the international community will try to construct in December is a comprehensive treaty aiming to reduce deforestation rates in the developing countries by at least 50 per cent by 2020. London Independent, United Kingdom. 26 October 2009.
Lifestyle choices can override genetic risk of heart disease.
Simple decisions such as eating a healthy diet and regular physical activity can override bad genes, says one of Canada's leading genetic researchers. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. 26 October 2009.
Too little sleep won't make you fat.
Chronic sleep deprivation is thought to be a risk factor for weight gain. While shorter sleep duration was indeed associated with higher BMI, as was more fragmented sleep, adjusting for ethnicity and socioeconomic status weakened the relationship. Reuters Health. 23 October 2009.
Our world, 4 degrees warmer.
The U.K.'s Met Office has built a map as a warning of what the future could hold should world leaders fail to reach a binding deal to slow climate change at December's Copenhagen summit. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. 23 October 2009.
Civil rights claim in Arlington HOV suit draws fire.
Arlington leaders contend that high-occupancy toll lanes on nearby highways will shift traffic congestion to local streets and cause disproportionate air pollution in low-income minority communities. Washington Post. 23 October 2009.
Insurers call for action on climate change.
The insurance industry says big cuts in emissions by developed countries and funding for developing countries to tackle climate change are needed to avoid a “systemic risk to the global economy”. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 22 October 2009.
When the ice melts.
Deep in the Himalayas, the disappearance of glaciers is threatening the kingdom of Bhutan. So, Anjali Nayar trekked through the mountains to see how the country is adapting to a warming world. Nature. 22 October 2009.
Regulators claim role in combating climate change.
The climate change imperative has radically changed the energy regulation environment, shooting up the priority list alongside energy security and fuel poverty, experts said Monday at the fourth World Forum on Energy Regulation in Athens. Euractiv, Belgium. 20 October 2009.
Battle at sea.
California's Marine Life Protection Act, designed to create a network of reserves that would shelter and improve ocean ecosystems by setting aside the richest habitat along the state's 1,100-mile coastline has created a tug of war between environmental and fishing interests. Torrance Daily Breeze, California. 19 October 2009.
Bangalore: Now, a centre to study climate.
The Indian Space Research Organisation and the union forest and environment ministry will jointly set up a national institute here to study climate and environment soon, central Minister of State for Forests and Environment Jairam Ramesh announced Sunday. Indo-Asian News Service. 19 October 2009.
Radioactive waste cleanup gets licence.
It's a go. The cleanup of low-level radioactive waste in Port Hope has been given the go-ahead by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Northumberland Today, Ontario. 19 October 2009.
NM ranchers worry about water protection proposal.
Thousands of miles of New Mexico rivers and streams would gain special protection under the federal Clean Water Act as part of a proposal being pushed by Gov. Bill Richardson and environmentalists. But ranchers worry the plan is a backdoor effort to stop grazing on public land. Associated Press. 18 October 2009.
West Africa: Stopping cholera emergencies.
Cholera outbreaks in West Africa generally trigger extra hand-washings in households and panic-buying of bleach for treating water. But beating the deadly -- but easily preventable -- illness requires that such hygiene practices become routine, health experts say. UN IRIN. 16 October 2009.
Former refugee sites get $20 million facelift.
Tanzania has embarked on a two-year $20 million environmental rehabilitation programme of former refugee settlements in Kigoma and Kagera regions that suffered years of degradation caused by overpopulation, water pollution, and deforestation. Nairobi East African, Kenya. 13 October 2009.
Experts say climate change demands a sea change in planning.
International experts have called for Vietnam to establish a national platform for disaster risk reduction within the next year as the effect of climate change loom ever larger on the horizon. Thanhnien News, Vietnam. 10 October 2009.
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