Water scarcity, BPA in cans, and big names in climate change politics
Cans bring BPA to dinner, FDA confirms.: Federal chemists have confirmed what everyone had expected: that if a bisphenol-A-based resin is used to line most food cans, there’s a high likelihood the contents of those cans will contain at least traces of BPA. (Science News)
More the reason to go for cooking whole food and not eat processed stuff.
There are a whole series of news articles on water scarcity and resulting problems: A NY Times article on detecting groundwater depletion from space describing technology used for determining trouble spots of unsustainable groundwater use; an article on China's Three Gorges dam exacerbating the drought in Hubei and other nearby provinces hinting at the future challenges to the Chinese government regarding the dam; and an article on water as a powerful leverage point in Libya.
The upcoming challenges from water scarcity can be summed up in a few short words - increasing demand from exponential population growth in environmentally marginal areas, causing depleting water reserves. Water is already causing regional crises around the world and I'm betting that it's going to be impetus for further unrest unless huge development in recycled water and decreased water use is enforced.
An unlikely power duo emerges in the global fight against climate change: Bill Clinton and Michael R. Bloomberg are taking on an issue - climate change - that may well shape the world’s economic and social future for decades to come. But can this unlikely power coupling make an impact in stemming rising seas or cooling the planet? (New York Times)
Something to keep an eye on - there might be enough political saaviness and funds in that combination to get the attention towards preventing and mitigating climate change.
More the reason to go for cooking whole food and not eat processed stuff.
There are a whole series of news articles on water scarcity and resulting problems: A NY Times article on detecting groundwater depletion from space describing technology used for determining trouble spots of unsustainable groundwater use; an article on China's Three Gorges dam exacerbating the drought in Hubei and other nearby provinces hinting at the future challenges to the Chinese government regarding the dam; and an article on water as a powerful leverage point in Libya.
The upcoming challenges from water scarcity can be summed up in a few short words - increasing demand from exponential population growth in environmentally marginal areas, causing depleting water reserves. Water is already causing regional crises around the world and I'm betting that it's going to be impetus for further unrest unless huge development in recycled water and decreased water use is enforced.
An unlikely power duo emerges in the global fight against climate change: Bill Clinton and Michael R. Bloomberg are taking on an issue - climate change - that may well shape the world’s economic and social future for decades to come. But can this unlikely power coupling make an impact in stemming rising seas or cooling the planet? (New York Times)
Something to keep an eye on - there might be enough political saaviness and funds in that combination to get the attention towards preventing and mitigating climate change.