For Africans, the Climate Debate Around the Role of Livestock Misses the Mark
Traders take cattle to market in winter rain along the road to Woliso, Ethiopia. Credit: Apollo HabtamuBy Huyam Salih and Appolinaire DjikengNAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 8 2023 (IPS) Africa is contending with a climate crisis it did not create without sufficient recognition for the unique rights and needs of the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population. Not only is the continent least responsible for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, having historically produced just a tiny fraction, but it is also disproportionately impacted by the consequences of emissions generated elsewhere.
And when climate disasters such as cyclone...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Huyam Salih and Appolinaire Djikeng Tags: Africa Climate Action Climate Change Combating Desertification and Drought COP28 Education Environment Food Security and Nutrition Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Water firms should invest in services rather than shareholder payouts
Commenting on the move by South East Water to pay out £2.3m in dividends to investors despite huge losses, UNISON head of environment Donna Rowe-Merriman said:
“Failing and polluting water companies are jeopardising water quality, killing wildlife and causing untold damage to the environment.
“It beggars belief these firms are prioritising shareholder payouts over investment in services to their customers.
“The regulator must step in to force them to focus on providing safe water supplies and maintaining cleaner rivers, not generating vast profits.”
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Source: UNISON meat hygiene - December 7, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Fatima Ayad Tags: News Press release Donna Rowe-Merriman water Source Type: news
‘Not dumb creatures.’ Livestock surprise scientists with their complex, emotional minds
Dummerstorf, Germany
—You’d never mistake a goat for a dog, but on an unseasonably warm afternoon in early September, I almost do. I’m in a red-brick barn in northern Germany, trying to keep my sanity amid some of the most unholy noises I’ve ever heard. Sixty Nigerian dwarf goats are taking turns crashing their horns against wooden stalls while unleashing a cacophony of bleats, groans, and retching wails that make it nearly impossible to hold a conversation. Then, amid the chaos, something remarkable happens. One of the animals raises her head over her enclosure and gazes pensively at me, her widely spaced eye...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 7, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
UNISON condemns the resumption of violence in Gaza and calls for an immediate ceasefire
UNISON condemns the end of the humanitarian pause between the Israeli government and Hamas and the resumption of ground operations and bombardment of Gaza by the Israeli state.
For seven days the artillery and missiles largely fell silent, allowing just a fraction of the humanitarian assistance that is so desperately needed into the strip. Since then, hundreds more Palestinian civilians have been killed and homes destroyed.
Gaza’s healthcare system is only partially functioning, due to bomb damage, the killing of almost 200 health workers, and a shortage of medical supplies, electricity and clean water.
Health workers co...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - December 6, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article News international Israel Palestine working internationally Source Type: news
LV= announced as exclusive home, travel and pet insurance provider
LV= will extend its insurance offering to UNISON members by providing home, travel and pet insurance.
The partnership marks a significant expansion of LV=’s services, it having been the exclusive provider of car insurance to UNISON members for several years. With a relationship that dates back decades, LV= is proud to continue supporting UNISON and its members.
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The article LV= announced as exclusive home, travel and pet insurance provider first appeared on the UNISON National site. (Source: UNISON meat hygiene)
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - December 6, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article Source Type: news
Scientists studied twins’ diets. Those who ate vegan saw fast results.
Stanford University researchers assigned vegan or meat diets to sets of identical twins. The results showed a large difference in health benefits. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kyle Melnick Source Type: news
Warning to vegan mothers-to-be as scientists say meat-free diets don't always give pregnant women all the nutrients they need
Most women are not consuming the essential vitamins they need and this could worsen as more people opt for plant-based diets, UK researchers found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Art and Climate Change
Klimt: Life and Death, WikipediaBy Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec 6 2023 (IPS) A dark cloud is hovering above human existence. It is a fairly illusory cloud haunting our minds and wellbeing, but also an actual, menacing, mostly invisible cloud that covers the Earth’s entire atmosphere. Saturated by greenhouse gases, this global threat increases with every year, threatening all life on Earth, causing increased flooding, extreme heat, draught, wild fires, rising sea levels, food and water scarcity, as well as diseases and mounting economic loss. This misery, caused by human greed, thoughtlessness, and self-aggrandizemen...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Lundius Tags: Armed Conflicts Climate Action Climate Change COP28 Crime & Justice Economy & Trade Education Environment Headlines Health Migration & Refugees IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Trial shows more than 90% of women trying for baby lack essential nutrients
Most of those tested lack nutrients crucial for healthy foetal development as found in abundance in meat and dairy productsMore than 90% of women who are trying for a baby may have marginal or low levels of vitamins that are essential for a healthy pregnancy, according to researchers, who say the problem is likely to worsen as vegetarian diets become more popular.Tests on more than 1,700 women in the UK, New Zealand and Singapore who planned to conceive revealed that most were lacking nutrients found in abundance in meat and dairy products, many of which are crucial for healthy foetal development.Continue reading... (Sourc...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Science Health Pregnancy Nutrition Fertility problems UK news Society Source Type: news
Five Ways Agriculture Can Help Solve The Climate Crisis
Soil carbon sequestration, cover cropping, cultivated meat, sustainable water irrigation, and the use of biologicals will help move us toward regenerative agriculture. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Juergen Eckhardt, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Council funding boost will do nothing to fix deep-rooted problems in social care
Commenting on the government’s announcement that councils in England will receive £40m extra to enhance social care with the aim of freeing up hospital beds today (Monday), UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said:
“This is a drop in the ocean compared to the scale of the problem.
“It will do next to nothing to fix the deep-rooted problems in social care. Anyone trying to arrange a care package knows all too well that the system is broken.
“Instead of endless short-term measures to patch up a sector in crisis, the government must commit to complete reform.
“What’s needed is a national care service that’...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - December 4, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Fatima Ayad Tags: News Press release Gavin Edwards social care Source Type: news
Plant-based meat industry still poised for growth, experts say
It’s been more than five years since A&W first started selling Beyond Meat burgers to customers eager to see whether the patties could compete with their beloved beef. The burger chain sold out of the patties when they first launched, having underestimated how many people would want to try them.…#beyondmeat #robertcarter #stratonhuntergroup #mapleleaffoods #lightlifefoods #greenleaffoods #mapleleaf #billgreuel #circana #michaelmccain (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Crab meat prices drops in Japan as Russian imports flood market
TOKYO -- The cost of crab meat has dropped dramatically in Japan, where it is considered to be a winter delicacy, due to a surge in Russian imports that have been shut out from other markets due to sanctions. Imports account for the majority of the crab meat consumed in Japan. Russian-caught snow…#tokyo #russian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US jury awards $17.7 mln to Kraft, other producers in egg price-fixing case
The Kraft logo is pictured outside its headquarters in Northfield, Illinois, March 25, 2015. Kraft Foods Group Inc, the maker of Velveeta cheese and Oscar Mayer meats, will merge with ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co, owned by 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway Inc, to form the world's fifth-largest…#kraft #northfield #illinois #kraftfoodsgroupinc #velveeta #oscarmayer #hjheinzco #generalmills #kelloggkn #calmainefoods (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Boosting sick pay during the pandemic would have helped prevent virus spread
Commenting on evidence from former health and care secretary Matt Hancock to the Covid inquiry about sick pay rates during the pandemic, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
“It’s a shame Matt Hancock wasn’t as enthusiastic about boosting sick pay when he was in government.
“Pitifully low rates meant care staff went into work when they had Covid, simply because they couldn’t afford to stop home and isolate. Increasing sick pay would undoubtedly have helped prevent virus spread.
“Matt Hancock claimed the infection control fund would ensure no care worker lost out fi...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - December 1, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Dan Ashley Tags: News Press release care homes covid inquiry hancock sick pay Source Type: news
