Tag: south-america
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Landmark Study Exposes the Impact of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals on You, Your Family and the Environment
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME / WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION — The joint study calls for more research to understand fully the associations between endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)—found in many household and industrial products—and specific diseases and disorders …
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Does the ‘Horsemeat Scandal’ have You Thinking Differently About What You Eat?
GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL — So while the horse meat issue has created a small earthquake for the food system, we need a seismic shift that will change the current broken food system into a functional one. This would be a system based on …
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Ecosystems at Risk as Demand for Wood Products Soars Worldwide
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND — By 2050, rising population and demand, as well as an increase in use of wood for bioenergy, could triple the amount of wood society takes from forests and plantations per year, according to …
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Point of No Return: Renewables or Fossil Fuels?
GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL — The world is clearly at a Point of No Return. Either replace coal, oil and gas with renewable energy, or face a future turned upside down by climate change …
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Mercury Treaty Finalized: Will it Reduce Global Emissions?
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE — On Jan. 19 in Geneva, Switzerland, the text for a global mercury treaty was agreed and finalized. But many environmental advocates remain concerned that the treaty is not likely to reduce global releases of mercury into the …