By Jahon •
September 1, 2008
Enough with the attacks on the Mediterranean diet: return to healthy food ‘made in Italy “. It’s the appeal that Roberto Ferrari, the first Italian head of the European Society of Cardiology, launched by Monaco of Bavaria at the opening of Congress annually.
This diet, known worldwide for its positive effects on health and its preventive effect, is increasingly left alone right in our country: six out of ten families have changed over the years their habits. In declining consumption [...]
By Jahon •
August 19, 2008
Electric utilities are warming to solar power in a shift that promises to turbocharge a technology that has been hindered by high prices and slow consumer adoption.
Pacific Gas and Electric in California announced last week it will buy 800 megawatts of solar-generated electricity from two companies, enough to light 239,000 homes. Within three years, PG&E will buy its solar energy from OptiSolar and SunPower, which plan to build the world’s two largest solar farms in California as [...]
Interesting article I’ve found on the Guardian
Fly less
Taking a flight will dwarf all other elements of your holiday in terms of carbon emissions. Use sites such as carbonresponsible.com to calculate the footprint of a particular journey and see how long it would take you to make the equivalent carbon saving by cutting down on car journeys or using low-energy lightbulbs. Sites such as seat61.com and sailanddrive.com help you plan breaks by rail and ferry as alternatives to [...]
Green tourism is a more popular form of tourism. general travel is going more green. But more expert say that the global warming is also caused by travel.
Citing green hotels, coconut oil fuel for airlines and even recyclable golf tees, executives in one of the world’s largest industries say they are urgently trying to shrink tourism’s oversized environmental footprint.
But with global travel projected to keep soaring, and those very leaders still
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