Blueberries, Apples May Protect Against Diabetes

Here’s another good reason to eat plenty of fresh fruit. A new investigation from the Harvard School of Public Health shows that eating lots of blueberries and apples appears to lower the risk of type 2 diabetes

Meditate For a Swifter Brain

The benefits of regular meditation are well known – the relaxation response it engenders can result in lower blood pressure, decreased heart and respiratory rates and can even level out mood swings.

New law makes Mexico a climate leader

Today Mexico took a giant step forward, to the front lines of the fight against climate change. The Mexican House of Representatives passed a climate law, which – when approved by the Mexican Senate – will be only the second such law in the world. Mexico’s climate law puts it in an elite global club, [...]

Potato: Far From a Devil’s Food

The potato’s stereotyped as a fattening food for health-conscious folks to avoid is getting another revision as scientists report that just a couple servings of spuds a day reduces blood pressure almost as much as oatmeal without causing weight gain. When prepared without frying and served without butter, margarine or sour cream, one potato has [...]

Greenisis Launches with Regional First for Bahrain

Bahrain became one of the first countries worldwide, and the only country in the region, to boast a green Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA) platform as Bahrain Broadband launched its Greenisis Services on February 26th. The ceremony, held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel under the Patronage of H.E. Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, President of [...]

More Good News About Chocolate

If you’ve been looking for solid evidence that chocolate offers health benefits, try this: an analysis of 42 small clinical trials suggest that a daily dose of chocolate can help lower blood pressure, improve the functioning of blood vessels and even lower levels of insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar. There have been previous [...]

BIGGEST EARTH HOUR EVER BEGINS THE JOURNEY ACROSS THE GLOBE

SYDNEY: As Earth Hour begins its monumental journey around the globe, hundreds of millions of

people are uniting to demonstrate that we urgently need to take action to protect our planet.

The 60.4 MWp Solar Power Plant in Bulgaria

SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. today announced it has completed a €155 million non-recourse debt financing arrangement with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and UniCredit Group for SunEdison’s 60.4MWp solar power plant in Bulgaria.  SunEdison expects to complete the sale of [...]

NISSAN PLANS TO CHARGE UP CITIES ACROSS EUROPE

Cities all over Europe will be invited to embrace electric driving and encourage their communities to support Nissan’s campaign – ‘The Big Turn On’ – in a bid to win 30 quick chargers from Nissan. The quick chargers are part of a wider initiative from Nissan to get one million consumers switched onto electric driving, [...]

Earth Hour search is on for urban climate champion

Copenhagen, March 23, 2012 – Cities in Canada, India, Italy, Sweden and the United States will be invited this year to participate in an Earth Hour City Challenge, urging them to take a leadership role in the global transition towards a low carbon economy.