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Pakistan’s biggest threat isn’t terrorism, it’s climate change
Posted by Gulf News: Sualiha Nazar on March 6th, 2016
Gulf News: For decades, Pakistan has struggled to manage urgent crises, ranging from infrastructure woes to terrorism. While its policies focus on short-term conventional threats, a potentially devastating danger lurks in the shadows: Climate change. As the impact of global warming continues to grow, the political and economic instability it brings will threaten Pakistan’s security. The Pakistani government must prioritise its response to climate change in order to mitigate environmental threats and prevent...
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Comments Off on Pakistan’s biggest threat isn’t terrorism, it’s climate changeLeonardo DiCaprio the ‘eco warrior’ flew on private jet from NY to LA SIX times in SIX weeks
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 6th, 2016
Daily Mail: He's a high profile advocate of environmental causes, believes the world must act now to combat the effects of global climate change and is producing documentaries about endangered species.
But accusations of hypocrisy have also dogged Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, 40, with detractors accusing him of not practicing what he preaches.
Now with RadarOnline reporting Friday that he took six private jet flights in just six weeks last year, it may prove hard for the actor to justify the need...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Leonardo DiCaprio the ‘eco warrior’ flew on private jet from NY to LA SIX times in SIX weeksDirty water isn’t just a Flint problem
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 6th, 2016
LA Times: Two days before primary voters go to the polls in Michigan, Democrats will bring the Bernie Sanders-Hillary Clinton debate road show to the put-upon city of Flint on Sunday, where they will doubtlessly discuss the city's well-publicized water crisis. Sanders and Clinton can take turns blaming Republican state officials for their sluggishness in protecting residents from the dangerous levels of lead that leached into their tap water, the result of a temporary cost-saving switch from a tried-and-true...
Water utilities serving American cities use tests downplay contamination
Posted by Guardian: Jessica Glenza and Oliver Milman on March 6th, 2016
Guardian: Water utilities in some of the largest cities in the US that collectively serve some 12 million people have used tests that downplay the amount of lead contamination found in drinking water for more than a decade, a Guardian analysis of testing protocols reveals.
In the tests, utilities ask customers who sample their home’s water for lead to remove the faucet’s aerator screen and to flush lines hours before tests, potentially flushing out detectable lead contamination. The distorted tests, condemned...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Water utilities serving American cities use tests downplay contaminationDoes a ‘Western diet’ increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 6th, 2016
ScienceDaily: Recent research has established associations between certain environmental factors, including eating a western diet and being sedentary, with an increased susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease. In fact, it is estimated that a combination of diet and inactivity contributes to as many as 25% of Alzheimer's cases. Nonetheless, little is known about the exact disease mechanisms and how or why this increasingly common middle-age lifestyle can play such a big role in subsequent cognitive function. In...
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