Energy secretary: Science demands action on climate.
| Study Raises Red Flag over Home Insecticides, Autoimmune Diseases New research suggests a link between women’s exposure to household insecticides - including roach and mosquito killers - and the autoimmune disorders rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. |
| Why We Get aflatoxin in Our Peanut Butter Aflatoxin, found in mold on nuts and grains can cause liver cancer if consumed in large quantities. University California, Irvine researchers for the first time have discovered what triggers the toxin to form, which could lead to methods of limiting its production. Sheryl Tsai, lead author of a study appearing Oct. 22, in the journal Nature that reports the finding. Dr. Tsai is an associate professor of molecular biology & biochemistry, chemistry, and pharmaceutical sciences. “It’s shocking how profoundly these molds can affect public health,” said Dr. Tsai |
| Energy secretary: Science demands action on climate. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Tuesday laid out the scientific risks of inaction on global warming and went straight to his main point - the climate and energy bill starting its way through the Senate could help drive what he called “energy opportunity.” |
| Against the tide. Concerns that climate change was starting to shape Victoria’s coastal communities were revived yesterday by a new federal report from a House of Representatives committee, which urged Australia to start planning for significant sea-level rises. |
| Backers of UN climate treaty look to 2010 for deal. U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen in December are unlikely to agree on a legally binding treaty; even backers of a robust pact are reluctantly starting to look to new deadlines in 2010. |
| Blu Homes Completes Eco-Chalet in Colorado Prefab home designer Blu Homes has just completed a home in Colorado at the beginning of the October. The Fischer Chalet, a modern green prefab home in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a perfect example of what Blu Homes is capable of. |