New green technologies are awaited to alleviate poverty and help the people who live in areas affected by natural disasters. In this case, large surfaces of land will be converted into eco-friendly robotic farms, to make them recover after the dramatic impact of the tsunami recorded in March 2011.
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13 January 2012
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Nuclear disasters are not the only man-made threats that expose people to development issues and severe health problems. In Kattuka, India, locals say pesticide spraying is responsible for the fact that half of the number of families have to take care of at least one child with disabilities. While trying to come up... |
11 January 2012
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A new solar and battery powered device is expected to improve the lives of financially-challenged farmers from India. David Raja Beleau, the assistant director of Horticulture Kadayam, has decided to revolutionize agriculture by implementing a few beneficial changes.
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4 January 2012
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As winter holidays are approaching, NRDC officials make a shocking statement, meant to keep us far away from artificial trees, commercialized on a large scale especially during this time of year. The organization reveals that these toxic replacements are far from being eco-conscious, since they are often made of lea... |
23 December 2011
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Following various severe cases of poisoning, various law enforcement agencies began a joint undercover investigation of the illegal sale of toxic pesticides in and around New York City.
That ended today with the arrest of twelve defendants charged for illegal distribution and sale of unregistered and misbranded p... |
20 September 2011
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Since pesticides were made a standard component of agriculture, farmers and scientists alike have been so excited about the victory over pests that they failed to properly analyze the effects that these chemicals were producing on human health. A study recently determined the health costs of pesticides.There is no si... |
5 August 2011
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In a new scientific research, an investigator in the United States is the latest voice to join a chorus of experts citing a class of newly-introduced pesticides as one of the main factors promoting the collapse of honeybee populations in the country.These controversial chemicals, known as neonicotinoids, are one of t... |
25 January 2011
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A new study carried out by Dutch researchers concluded that women who work in an environment where they are exposed to plasticizers and pesticides risk fertility problems and increase their chances of having a lower birthweight baby.The study participants were 6,000 women, enrolled in the Generation R Study, a long t... |
10 January 2011
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Juvenile hormones are just like the hormones of teenagers – they help make the passage to adult life, except they play this important role in insects, like fruit flies, butterflies and mosquitoes.They are part of a group of insect isoprenoids, that transform the body structures of insects, as they molt from lar... |
28 December 2010
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Nicotine is bad for you and apparently it has the same poisonous effect on pests, getting scientists' attention for a potential alternative to traditional commercial pesticides.Tobacco and nicotine make one of the-hardest-to-get-rid-of vices of modern society – smoking, which can lead to lung cancer and ea... |
28 October 2010
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Giant agriculture company Monsanto announced on Wednesday that its “drought-tolerant” corn was in the latest stage of development, and that it could become readily available for the international markets as early as next year. The announcement added that this was part of the corporation's bid to help... |
8 January 2009
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Testing pesticides for any effects they might have on the human brain is not part of the standard procedure these chemicals undergo before being approved for widespread use. Recently, a European study uncovered that many of the chemicals that are currently being used throughout the Union are very toxic to infant brai... |
28 October 2008
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In a previous article I was telling you about Dr David Servan-Schreiber and his book "Anticancer", which contains a lifestyle and diet plan aimed to help people protect themselves from cancer, or help their bodies fight cancer in a more effective manner. "It's a myth that cancer is transmitted primarily through ... |
16 June 2008
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