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6251. May 12, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Humanity Can and Must Do More with Less: UNEP Report, USA/Kenya
New York/ Nairobi, 12 May 2011 – By 2050, humanity could consume an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year – three times its current appetite – unless the economic growth rate is "decoupled" from the rate of natural resource consumption,... 6252. May 12, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
No place to land: Loss of natural habitats threatens migratory birds globally, Germany/Kenya
Bonn/Nairobi 12 May 2011 - On their epic journeys, often spanning thousands of kilometres, migratory birds cross many borders, linking different countries as well as ecosystems... 6253. May 12, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP and Global Green Growth Institute set for closer collaboration, Denmark
Copenhagen, 12 May 2011 - Efforts to promote a global transition to a more resource-efficient, low carbon Green Economy received a boost this week with the opening of the first regional office of the Global Green Growth Institute in Copenhagen... 6254. May 11, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Youth can influence switch to sustainable lifestyles, says UNEP survey, France
Paris, 11 May 2011 - Young people want to be a force for change and create their own vision of sustainable development, according to survey of more than 8000 young adults from 20 countries conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme... 6255. May 11, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP joins calls for greater investment to reduce risk of disasters, Switzerland
Geneva, 11 May 2011 - Building the resilience of communities and nations to cope with earthquakes, floods and other disasters is the focus of the third biennial Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, which is underway at the United Nations in Geneva... 6256. May 10, 2011 | BBC
Russia mulls chemical castration, Russia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said his country should consider voluntary "chemical castration" as a punishment for child sex offenders... 6257. May 10, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Welders breathe, amass manganese in front regions of the brain, too.
Welders exposed to long-term, low-level fumes can accumulate manganese in more areas of their brains than previous research shows... 6258. May 9, 2011 | Redio New Zealand News
Bedbug treatment may have killed Sarah Carter, New Zealand
Family and friends of Sarah Carter, the young New Zealand woman who died after falling ill in a Thai hotel, have been shocked to learn that a bedbug treatment may have killed her... 6259. May 9, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Hundreds Sue Over West Texas Chemical Contamination, USA
Two lawsuits have been filed on behalf of more than 250 West Texas residents against four companies they contend contaminated their Midland-area neighborhood with hexavalent chromium... 6260. May 9, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World's Least Developed Countries Set to Jump Start Transition to a Green Economy, Turkey
Istanbul (Turkey), 9 May 2011- With their low-carbon profile, rich natural assets and promising policy initiatives, the world's 48 least developed countries are well-positioned to jump start the transition to a green economy,... 6261. May 9, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Ozone-friendly technologies get on the road, Thailand
Bangkok, 9 May 2011 - The Maldives is hosting Asia's first ever ozone- and climate-friendly technology exhibition, the Ozone2Climate Technology Road Show, which began last weekend... 6262. May 9, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Potential of renewable energy outlined in report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Arab
Abu Dhabi, 9 May 2011 - Close to 80 percent of the world's energy supply could be met by renewables by mid-century if backed by the right enabling public policies a new report shows... 6263. May 6, 2011 | ANI
Parental exposure to plastic chemical linked to kid's lower birth weight, USA
Washington, May 6 : A new study has found that parental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA)- a chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins - during pregnancy is associated with decreased birth weight of offspring... 6264. May 6, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Low lead levels linked to higher blood pressure during labor.
Lead exposure at levels below the level of concern set by the U.S. government for pregnant women is associated with higher blood pressure during labor and childbirth... 6265. May 6, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Financial leaders call for investor-friendly forest-carbon market, UK
London, 6 May 2011 - Leading financial institutions upped the ante on their future role in mitigating climate change as they called for more effective forest-carbon regulations during a United Nations report launch in London Friday,... 6266. May 5, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Banned stain repellent impacts gene activity key to male fertility, researchers report.
An exposure study with adult mice finds that the stain repellant chemical known as PFOS alters expression of key genes that help regulate growth, development and production of several male reproductive functions... 6267. May 4, 2011 | IBNS
UN to eliminate pesticide placed in list of hazardous chemical, USA
New York, May 4 : An insecticide widely used in agriculture for pest control has become the latest hazardous chemical to be added to the United Nations' list of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)... 6268. May 3, 2011 | Trend
Blast in Iranian chemical plant kills two people, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 3 / Trend A blast occurred in the Bonyan Company’s chemical plant in the Alborz industrial city in Iran’s Gazvin province, the FARS news agency reported. The blast caused a fire, which killed two people and injured 20... 6269. May 3, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN targets widely-used pesticide endosulfan for phase out, Switzerland
Geneva, 3 May 2011 - Representatives from 127 Governments meeting in Geneva last week agreed to add endosulfan to the United Nations' list of persistent organic pollutants to be eliminated worldwide. The action puts the widely-used pesticide on course for elimination from the global market by 2012... 6270. May 2, 2011 | American Academy of Pediatrics
Chemical in plastic linked to wheezing in childhood, USA
DENVER - If a pregnant woman is exposed to bisphenol A (BPA), especially during the first trimester, her child may be at higher risk of wheezing early in life, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver... 6271. May 2, 2011 | American Academy of Pediatrics
Chemical found in crude oil linked to congenital heart disease, USA
DENVER - While it may be years before the health effects of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are known, a new study shows that fetal exposure to a chemical found in crude oil is associated with an increased risk of congenital heart disease (CHD)... 6272. April 28, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Chemists convert seaweed to chemicals and fuels
An innovative idea – if adapted to a large scale – could take advantage of an abundant but so far little-used raw material to make biofuels, according to a team of green chemists in Korea. The secret ingredient: seaweed... 6273. April 27, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Calls to better manage natural resources on 50th anniversary of Sierra Leone's independence, Kenya
Freetown (Sierra Leone) / Nairobi, 27 April 2011 Celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Sierra Leone's independence resonated with strong calls to protect, conserve and manage the country's precious natural resources... 6274. April 26, 2011 | China Daily
Clean water flows after pollution scare, China
Beijing - A clean water supply returned on Monday to a part of a northeastern China county where thousands of people had suffered from polluted tap water during the weekend, local authorities said... 6275. April 25, 2011 | Focus Taiwan
One in five children in Taipei at high risk of asthma: study, Taiwan
Taipei, April 25 (CNA) About one in five first graders living in Taipei City are at high risk of developing asthma, according a recent study done by the city's health agency ahead of May 3 World Asthma Day...
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