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Greenpeace fordert: Adidas muss Textilproduktion entgiften: Umweltschützer protestieren bundesweit in 35 Städten

By Guest PostJanuary 28, 2014Environment, Healthadidas, adidas logo, antarktis, arktis, berlin, China, detox kampagne, dmitrij leltschuk, frankfurt am main, gefahr, Greenpeace, greenpeace aktivisten, hamburg, hormon, immunsystem, indonesien, koeln, konzentration von perfluoroctansaeure, krebs fuehren, menschlichen koerper, muenchen, nonylphenolethoxylate, npe, per, perfluoroctansulfonat, pfc, pfoa, pfos, polyfluorierten chemikalien, stuttgart, textilproduktion

Eine Gefahr für das Hormon- und Immunsystem: Nachdem Greenpeace in einer Untersuchung giftige Chemikalien bei der Textilproduktion von Adidas nachweisen konnte, protestierten Greenpeace-Aktivisten in 35 Städten gegen den Einsatz dieser Stoffe. Die Aktionen fanden finden unter anderem in Berlin, Köln, München, Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main und Hamburg vor Läden und Verkaufsstätten der Sport- und Modekette statt.

Passanten sind eingeladen, fünf Meter breite und ein Meter hohe, dreidimensionale Protest-Schriftzüge sowie Adidas-Logos zu bemalen und eine giftfreie Textilproduktion zu fordern. Anschließend überreichen Greenpeace-Aktivisten die Logos den Filialleitern.

“Adidas verwendet für die Textilherstellung in China und Indonesien nach wie vor teilweise hormonell wirksame oder krebserzeugende Substanzen, die sich bereits rund um den Globus wiederfinden. Diese per- und polyfluorierten Chemikalien haben in der Textilproduktion nichts zu suchen”, sagt Manfred Santen, Chemieexperte von Greenpeace. (more…)

Does it pay to be a lover or a fighter? It depends on how you woo females

By Guest PostJanuary 28, 2014Natureanimal, canine teeth, control of females, fall, fighter scale, john fitzpatrick, lover, male mammals, mating, new york, primates, sexual behaviours, sperm, stefan luepold, syracuse university, university, university of manchester, western australia

As mating season approaches, male animals are faced with a question that can make or break their chances at reproducing: does it pay to be a lover or a fighter? Or both?

Researchers from The University of Manchester and Syracuse University in New York working with the University of Western Australia, found that where animals fall on the lover/fighter scale depends on how much they are able to ensure continued mating rights with females.

In species where fighting for the right to mate means greater control of females, such as in the elephant seal, males invest more in weapons and less in testes size. (more…)

Starke “Lilli” fegt Gefrierschrank-Temperaturen im Nordosten und Osten weg

By Guest PostJanuary 27, 2014Environmentbayern, bodendruckverteilung, deutscher wetterdienst, grafik, luft vom atlantik, magdalena bertelmann, nordosten deutschland, ostdeutschland, ostfriesland, starke lilli, west

Während es gestern noch einen großen Temperaturgegensatz zwischen dem
Nordosten und dem Südwesten Deutschlands gab, wird es heute auch im
Nordosten etwas milder, sodass sich die Temperaturen spürbar
angleichen. Wie kommt es zu dieser Umstellung? (more…)

EU: Klimapolitik auf Atomkurs

By Guest PostJanuary 27, 2014Environment, Politicsakw, barbara hendricks, ccts kraftwerke, cdu politiker, christian von hirschhausen, CO2, das treibhausgas, deutschland, diw, eu, eu kommission, europa, guenther oettinger, kilowatt, klimapolitik auf atomkurs, kohlekraftwerk, natalie perren, spd, tschechischen republik

Die EU setzt unbeirrt auf Kernkraft und Kohle. Ökostrom ist angeblich zu teuer. Doch Brüssel rechnet mit falschen Vorgaben.

Alle sprechen vom Atomausstieg, doch Brüssel hat ganz andere Pläne. Die EU-Kommission will 69 neue Atomkraftwerke für Europa mit einer Gesamtleistung von 104 Gigawatt. Demnach sollen etwa in Polen schon im kommenden Jahrzehnt sechs neue AKWs ans Netz gehen, weitere vier in der Tschechischen Republik. Dies enthüllte das ZDF-Magazin «Frontal21». Um die Klimaziele für 2030 zu erreichen, setzt die EU im «Referenzszenario 2013» unbeirrt auf Atomkraft, weil sie angeblich so billig ist. Doch die Rechnung der EU-Kommission geht nicht auf, wie der Bericht von «Frontal21» zeigt. Denn Brüssel rechnet mit falschen Zahlen. (more…)

IBM Study Identifies How African Businesses Can Overcome the Technology Adoption Gap

By Guest PostJanuary 27, 2014Technologyafrican business, african economy, african it leader, economic growth, egypt, ibm study, Kenya, morocco, nicholas nesbitt, nigeria, overcome, pacesetters, South Africa, technology adoption gap

Research reveals common challenges preventing IT progress in Africa recommends steps to overcome technology roadblocks

Nairobi, Kenya – 27 Jan 2014: IBM IBM today announced the results of a new study entitled ‘Setting the pace in Africa: How IT leaders deliver on the potential of emerging technologies’, which found that while nearly 87 percent of African IT leaders rank new technologies such as analytics, cloud, mobile and social media as being critical to business success, only 53% are pushing forward with adoption. (more…)

Image or reality? Leaf study needs photos and lab analysis

By Guest PostJanuary 27, 2014Environmentautomated remote photography, brown university, canopy, carbon absorption, climate change, data from satellites, forest greenness, jianwu tang, leaf function, leaf study, levels of chlorophyll, light into energy, manuel correllus, martha, monitor forest change, photosynthesize, state forest, vineyard, xi yang

Automated remote photography is a convenient, labor-saving research tool for tracking leaf function and doing forest research. But does photography mirror what’s actually happening on the ground? A new study finds photography accurately tracks the timing of red pigments in the fall, but the timing of green in the spring and summer — not so much.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Every picture tells a story, but the story digital photos tell about how forests respond to climate change could be incomplete, according to new research. (more…)

Glaciers existed in Britain as late as Georgian era

By Guest PostJanuary 27, 2014Environment9th millennium, bc, beryllium 10 isotope, Britain, British Geological Survey, cairngorm mountain range, climate, cosmogenic dating, east kilbride, edinburgh, geography, georgian era, glacier climate model, glaciers, highlands, jez everest, katie brady, little ice age, martin kirkbride, numerical, plymouth university, scotland, scottish highlands, scottish mountains, simulate, small glaciers, snowy mountains, stephan harrison, technique, university of dunde, university of exeter

New evidence indicates glaciers present 11,000 years later than believed

Research led by a scientist from the University of Exeter has shown that Britain was home to small glaciers within the last few centuries – around 11,000 years later than previously thought.

Dr Stephan Harrison of Geography has established that small glaciers almost certainly existed in the Cairngorm mountain range in Scotland as recently as the 18^th century, contrary to the long held belief that Britain’s last glaciers melted around the 9^th millennium BC. (more…)

Computer Simulation of Blood Vessel Growth

By Guest PostJanuary 27, 2014Science3d computer simulation, angiogenesis, bioengineer, blood capillaries, blood vessel, blood vessel growth, blood vessel structure, capillaries, clayton underwood, collagen matrix, collagen matrix density, computer simulation, density, extracellular matrix, growth, heart, james guilkey, james hoying, jell o collagen, ligaments, lowell edgar, matrix, mechanical role, network, oxygen supply, oxygenated blood vessel, professor jeff weiss, stiffness, tendons, tissues damage, tumor, university of utah, vessel formation

Early Step toward Treatment for Diseases that Affect Blood Flow

University of Utah bioengineers showed that tiny blood vessels grow better in the laboratory if the tissue surrounding them is less dense. Then the researchers created a computer simulation to predict such growth accurately – an early step toward treatments to provide blood supply to tissues damaged by diabetes and heart attacks and to skin grafts and implanted ligaments and tendons.

“Better understanding of the processes that regulate the growth of blood vessels puts us in a position ultimately to develop new treatments for diseases related to blood vessel growth,” and to better understand cancer metastasis, says bioengineering professor Jeff Weiss of the university’s Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute. (more…)

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