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Genes Manage How People Taste Sweeteners
2013-11-20 19:05:00| Food Processing
Penn State research looks at different consumer taste perceptions of ace-K and stevia.
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What 11 Billion People Mean for Food Security
2013-11-20 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Editor's note: By the end of this century, Earth may be home to 11 billion people, the United Nations has estimated, earlier than previously expected. As part of a week-long series, LiveScience is exploring what reaching this population milestone might mean for our planet, from our ability to feed that many people to our impact on the other species that call Earth home to our efforts to land on other planets. Check back here each day for the next installment. Beetles, scorpions and other insects...
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Piles of tar-sands waste in Chicago are pissing people off
2013-11-19 23:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Clouds of coal dust and petroleum coke, a waste product from the refining of tar-sands oil, have been enveloping neighborhoods on Chicago`s southeast side. Federal, state, and city officials are finally moving to temper the dangerous air pollution. The villains: KCBX Terminals (a division of Koch Industries) and Beemsterboer Slag Co. The villainous acts: The companies own three terminals along the Calamut River that are storing huge piles of coal and petroleum coke, aka petcoke, which is coming...
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Factory Farming: Bad for People, Planet and Economy
2013-11-19 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Factory farms, where large numbers of livestock are raised indoors in conditions intended to maximize production at minimal cost, affect all of us. Huge meat companies have steadily driven down the prices farmers receive for the livestock they raise, forcing farmers to get big or get out. Small farms have been replaced by factory farms that pollute nearby air and water, undermine rural economies and reduce the quality of life for neighbors.
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Ban says people feel 'planet's wrath' over warming
2013-11-19 17:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: People around the world are feeling the "wrath of a warming planet", U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday, urging almost 200 governments to take tougher action to reach a deal in 2015 on fighting global warming. Ban told environment ministers at climate talks in Warsaw they had a steep climb ahead to agree to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say fuel more extreme weather. The Warsaw talks are struggling to lay the foundations for a new global accord, meant to...
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