Tag: Biodiversity
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Asia Overtakes Rest of the World in Consumption of Materials
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME — Asia Pacific has surpassed the rest of the world in its consumption of materials and will continue to dominate world material flows …
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Pressure Mounts to Remove Genetically Engineered Ingredients from Infant Formula
CORNUCOPIA INSTITUTE — The vast majority of corn and soy-based ingredients in processed foods in the U.S., including infant formula, come from genetically engineered crops developed by Monsanto …
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Scientists Urge UN to Take Action on Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals in Consumer Products and Pesticides
THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY / INTERNATIONAL POPS ELIMINATION NETWORK — Today, a group of influential scientists called for swift action by the United Nations system to prevent harm from a wide variety of synthetic chemicals in consumer products …
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Groundbreaking Study Reaffirms Human Impact on Climate
TCKTCKTCK — The research, compiled by 73 scientists from 28 institutions worldwide, is the most comprehensive reconstruction of global temperatures to date. It used corals, ice cores, tree rings …
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Resource Scarcity, Climate Change and the Encroaching Global Catastrophe
TOMDISPATCH — Brace yourself. You may not be able to tell yet, but according to global experts and the U.S. intelligence community, the earth is already shifting under you. Whether you know it or not, you’re on a …