Publishing in the journal
Environmental International a group of scientists has published their work investigating bees» collection of pollen and their exposure to pesticides.
Not exact matches
Political
scientist Keith Brownsey
of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing
environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control
of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside
of the
international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms
of the federal review process.
The
groups supporting the agreement include American Electric Power, Conservation
International, Duke Energy, El Paso Corp.,
Environmental Defense Fund, Disney Corp., Marriott
International, Mercy Corps, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, PG&E Corp., Sierra Club, the Nature Conservancy, Union
of Concerned
Scientists, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Woods Hole Research Center.
«There is no scientific body
of national or
international standing that rejects the findings
of human - induced effects on climate,» Peter Gleick, a
scientist and president
of the Pacific Institute, an
environmental group, said on a conference call on Wednesday.
And now an
international group of 28
scientists has taken a preliminary stab at setting some concrete
environmental thresholds for the planet.
An
international consortium
of scientists that was recently assembled to review the science on BPA for the German UmweltBundesAmt (that country's equivalent
of the
Environmental Protection Agency) determined that the research FDA used in its safety assessment was flawed because it failed to consider the chemical's effects on behavior and prostate development, according to a copy
of the
group's conclusions provided to ScientificAmerican.com.
Authored by an
international group of public health,
environmental, and other
scientists, each focuses on one sector in which greenhouse - gas emissions need to be reduced.