You don t just pour olive oil all over your dishes and think you're eating the Mediterranean diet Tallmadge said.
so limit your portion of the fatty fish to 3 to 4 ounces a serving Mangieri said Studies also show that the olive oil sold in the United states may not be as healthful as olive oils sold in Mediterranean countries Tallmadge said.
Good quality olive oil that has been harvested freshly and minimally processed (extra virgin) is high in compounds called polyphenols
which are thought to be responsible for the oil's health benefits Tallmadge said. But a recent study from the U s. Department of agriculture found that olive oils sold in the United states were low in polyphenols she said.
There are no quality standards for olive oil sold in the U s. Tallmadge added. But looking for an olive oil that says it's been harvested within the last year may increase the chance that it's higher in polyphenols she said.
The level of polyphenols decreases with time. It's important to note that the people in the new study were at risk for heart disease
so it's not clear if the results apply to healthy people. Also the study did not consider exercise which is an important part of a healthy lifestyle.
Charcoal and grains of sand from a timber structure at the Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini Nepal date to the sixth century B c. according to the a study published in the December issue of the journal Antiquity.
The team then dated the structure using levels of radioactivity in minerals and the ratio of carbon isotopes or molecules of carbon with different numbers of neutrons from charcoal and grains of sand.
As part of that work the university has major research partnerships with federal agencies in Earth science climate and energy research.
and the Joint Global Change Research Institute a partnership between UMD and the Department of energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
It s like OPEC Simon Trã panier acting general manager of the Federation of Quebec Maple syrup Producers told the Times.
As long as researchers are careful to avoid sections of ice laid down during years of nuclear testing the oldest ice On earth is pretty fresh and pure;
The records obtained from charcoal in the Yukon Flats of Alaska have revealed the history of wildfire activity in the region known as the subarctic the area just south of the Arctic circle from North america to Scandinavia
By analyzing the charcoal the researchers could tell when individual wildfire events occurred and how severe they were.
and are deadlier and costlier than other fires thanks to all that extra fuel. They also spew huge amounts of carbon
and asthma-inducing particulate matter into the air a big fire is like setting a coal-fired power plant in the middle of a forest.
Fixing the problem How to reverse a century's accumulation of thirsty deadly ecologically polluting fuel?
while reducing fuel loads slashing carbon emissions increasing water runoff to streams and rivers raising revenues and boosting meaningful job growth in rural areas.
The green beans can be made with a healthy serving of coconut oil and homemade mushroom soup. Turkey is an easy staple that Paleo dieters can enjoy
when it hits the oil the bird can catch fire or even explode. We've had singed fires that hair
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Scientists believe the cosmological constant which amounts to just 10 raised to the minus 122 power reveals clues to the dark energy that is mysteriously accelerating the universe Aaronson said.</
And dating as far back as 6000 years ago archaeologists find evidence of olive oil production in Carmel Israel Besnard said.
The team found that the thin small and bitter wild fruit first gave way to oil-rich larger olives on the border between Turkey and Syria.
Nuclear DNA which is carried in the pollen should also be analyzed Bervillã told Livescience. Pollen from the olive tree is wind-transported so it can migrate long distances he said.
and powered by novel processes such as photosynthesis-mimicking solar energy systems. For vegetarians printed meat somewhat circumvents concerns about harmful or destructive use of animals for food.
#To Cut Carbon, a Decade is Too Long to Wait (Op-Ed) Jeffrey Rissman policy analyst at Energy Innovation:
and move from the countryside to the cities they demand energy-using technologies such as lighting appliances cars and electronics.
This long-lasting infrastructure will set patterns for how energy is used for decades to come. Now not ten years from now is the critical time for those countries to adopt policies that will ensure the construction of efficient buildings;
and renewable energy-generation facilities. Third in the U s. greenhouse-gas emissions have declined recently from their peak in 2007.
and there will be fewer and fewer remaining coal-power plants to replace with gas. Additionally the amount of methane leakage from natural gas facilities remains highly uncertain.
Depending on the leakage rate moving from coal to natural gas could fail to provide any climate benefits for 50 or even 100 years.
The U s. must make a serious commitment to zero-carbon energy and energy efficiency in the next ten years in order to be able to reduce emissions to the level required to stabilize atmospheric CO2 concentrations in a reasonable timeframe.
Finally some critics of immediate action to reduce greenhouse gasses point out that technological innovation will bring down the costs of clean energy
and open up new options in the future so society should wait until clean-energy costs are lower before making a serious commitment to deployment.
However in the energy sector innovation is tied fundamentally to deployment. Companies decide what research to pursue on the basis of
what they believe they will be able to market and sell they learn how to efficiently manufacture technologies
Put in terms of a global carbon price a tax implemented today could be just $20 per ton (18 cents per gallon of gasoline)
while a delay to 2020 would increase the cost to $100 per ton (89 cents per gallon of gasoline).
2 Tablespoons Freshly Harvested Extra Virgin Olive oil 2 Tablespoons Freshly Squeezed Lemon juice (1 Lemon) 1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Oregano
and soybean oils) but now scientists have added omega-3 to the list of essential nutrients humans must get from their diets.
But today omega-3s have largely been replaced with omega-6s in vegetable oils especially soybean oil which is used in large doses in processed foods and fast foods.
and canola oil is not as potent as marine-derived omega-3 from fish. The body has to convert ALA into DHA and EPA
and Hallie Kennan is a research assistant atâ Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology. Â They contributed this article to Livescience's Expert Voices:
they lower building energy-use per person; and compared to other patterns of human habitation densely-populated cities reduce the amount of land used per person
Transportation impacts Research shows that densely-populated cities use less transportation energy the reason is less reliance on car travel.
The figure data take into account energy-related emissions for both cities and countries. The city emissions numbers take into account the direct combustion of fuels including from small mobile sources (like cars)
and industrial sources as well as the estimated emissions associated with electricity including local generation and imported electricity.
-and transportation-energy demands and conserve green undeveloped land thus reducing the carbon footprints of their residents.
It also fuels demand maintaining the perception that ivory is a status symbol rather than an emblem of greed and callous indifference to life.
if the filter gets clogged with oil or debris he said. Follow Tanya Lewis on Twitter@tanyalewis314. Follow us@livescience Facebookâ or Google+.
The technologies used during the Industrial revolution were also inefficient and largely based on coal and fossil fuels
Combined these nations contributed more than 70 percent of the global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes.
Since 2000 China's energy-related greenhouse gas emissions have increased at an average rate of more than 10 percent each year according to the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements
While the population of the United states is expected not to leap significantly in the next century diminishing natural resources are already adding stress to the country's food and water supplies and the availability of future energy resources.
and climate change at the University of East Anglia in the United kingdom. This includes investing in renewable energy alternatives such as technologies to efficiently harness solar
and wind energy he added. As part of his work at the Worldwatch Institute Engelman also promotes the idea of carbon taxes which would introduce fees based on the carbon content of fuels.
While these types of resource taxes have been suggested as an incentivized way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions they remain politically divisive.
Such palm trees are a rich source of palm oil which is used in food products and to make biofuels like biodiesel a fuel with growing demand as a source of cleaner energy.
But several scientists have pointed out that the cost of this fuel destruction of vital rainforests in South america Southeast Asia
and the Pacific is not counterweighed by any energy-saving benefits. Â Increased demand Demand for the products comprising wildlife habitat such as the timber in forests minerals in mountains
or food grown on former grasslands represents a second major threat to animals. It's not just sheer population growth that matters
If materials such as rubber or palm oil could be manufactured in cities for example there would be less incentive to cut down pristine forests like the ones in Borneo where orangutans live for agriculture Weissburg said.
or when countries designate a portion of food crops to be turned into fuel like the United states does with 40 percent of its non-exported corn crop can push up food prices
More than 30 million people in seven states depend on the mighty Colorado for water to grow crops fuel power plants and keep cities such as Las vegas alive.
What 11 Billion People Means for the Planet Water is the new oil said Bill Davies a plant biologist at the Sustainable agriculture Center at Lancaster University in England.
which tree species filled the forests before they were cleared for fields and fuel. Swamp-loving plants like sedges and tussocks are the fossil survivors not delicate leaves from hardwood trees.
and aerosol propellants until they were phased out by international agreement are also greenhouse gases. Three factors affect the degree to
Others like CO2 largely result from natural processes like respiration and from the burning of fossil fuels like coal oil and gas.
In the United states like most other industrialized nations burning fossil fuels is the single greatest manmade source of greenhouse gases.
Over 70 percent of U s. electricity comes from plants that burn fossil fuels usually coal and natural gas.
Almost all cars trucks ships trains and airplanes run on gasoline or diesel fuels. Manufacturing and other industries contribute about 20 percent of U s. greenhouse gas emissions followed by residential and commercial sources (11 percent) and agriculture (8 percent.
#What Is Coconut oil? The coconut palm ranks as one of the most useful plants on the planet.
Today coconut oil is sold also as a nutritional supplement that has an impressive range of touted uses from getting rid of lice to treating diabetes.
or processed into oil and used in soaps shampoos toothpaste in lubricants paints plastics or even burned in lamps.
A 2011 review in the International Journal of Toxicology found coconut oil is reported as an ingredient in at least 626 cosmetics.
Cosmetics often tout coconut oil as a moisturizer. As a supplement people use it topically to treat psoriasis
 Does coconut oil work? Coconut oil has been used for a variety of indications; however scientific evidence supporting its use for any condition is currently lacking said Catherine Ulbricht senior pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
and cofounder of Natural Standard Research Collaboration which reviews evidence on herbs and supplements. Very few high-quality studies have been done on coconut oil as a supplement.
One 2009 study of 40 women compared the weight-loss effects of a coconut oil supplement with those of a soybean oil supplement over 12 weeks.
Both groups of women in the study were instructed to follow a calorie-restricted diet and walk 50 minutes a day
But the women who took coconut oil also saw a significant decline in their waist sizes according to the paper in the journal Lipids.
The women who took coconut oil also had healthier ratio of HDL (the so-called good cholesterol) to LDL cholesterol at the end of the trial.
Another preliminary study this one conducted in rats found coconut oil had some protective benefits for developing fetuses.
but also fed supplements of coconut oil had pups that had better development of their motor skills than the offspring of stressed rats that weren't given the supplement according to the paper published in the International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience.
For external use Ulbricht said coconut oil appears to be as effective as mineral oil. But more research is needed before conclusions can be made.
Overall the Natural Standard Research Collaboration graded coconut oil as A c on a scale of A to F for evidence supporting claims for any health benefit.
Is coconut oil safe? Coconut oil has a reputation for being a safe supplement. The U s. Food and Drug Administration determined coconut oil to be safe in 1975 as it was used then in paper
and cotton packaging material for food at levels now current or as it might reasonably be expected to be used for such purposes in the future.
Ulbricht said she considers coconut oil generally safe when eaten or applied to the skin. However there are a few exceptions.
People who have cholera dehydration or kidney problems should avoid coconut oil she said. And people with high cholesterol should use it cautiously.
Coconut oil is saturated 90 percent fat. Coconut oil may cause low blood pressure and Ulbricht urged caution for people taking it as a supplement alongside drugs herbs or other supplements that lower blood pressure.
Coconut oil may also interact with cholesterol-lowering agents she said h
#What Is Garcinia cambogia? The fruit Garcinia cambogia was once just the less popular cousin of a trendy fruit the mangosteen.
But now nutritional supplements containing Garcinia cambogia extract have become the rage touted for their purported ability to curb appetite
and stop weight gain. Â The gambooge fruit also known as the Malabar tamarind grows across southwest India Myanmar and Indonesia.
because human activity primarily the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil has released unprecedented amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere
which fossil fuels are burned is critical to that effort. Development of clean energy including solar wind and geothermal energy has immense potential to reduce the amount of coal
and oil burned to power electrical generating plants. More sustainable transportation options such as mass transit and alt-fuel vehicles will also reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
The Union of Concerned Scientists estimates that about 25 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions in the United states come from passenger vehicles.
Even individual efforts such as lowering thermostats in winter and using energy-efficient light bulbs will help to address global warming
but most climate researchers also stress the immediate need for large-scale international policies to address the complex causes and effects of global warming.
Follow Marc Lallanilla on Twitter and Google+.+Follow us@livescience Facebook & Google+.+This reference article was published first on May 30 2013.
or spread consists of cooked mashed chickpeas (also called garbanzo beans) blended with olive oil lemon juice salt garlic
and balsamic vinegar or tossed with pasta pine nuts and olive oil. Kale chips available in some stores can be made by cutting the leaves into bite-size pieces drizzling it  with olive oil
and salt then baking for 10 minutes in an oven. Follow Marc Lallanilla on Twitter and Google+.
It's sunk to the bottom of the harbor Jeff Hull a spokesman for Matson Inc. the company responsible for the leak told the Los angeles times. Unlike oil which can be cleaned from the surface molasses sinks.
and a higher energy level than visible light while IR radiation has a longer wavelength and a weaker energy level.
Since the dawn of the Industrial revolution in the early 1800s the burning of fossil fuels like coal oil and gasoline have increased greatly the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere especially CO2 according to NASA.
Notably absent on the Paleo plate are many of the ingredients found in unhealthy foods such as refined sugar salt and processed oils.
which are pigmented highly compounds naturally present in many fruits grains oils and vegetables. Even when adjusted for health behaviors the researchers found 3 to 7 percent higher levels of carotenoids in participants with higher optimism scores.
Most grain contains inedible chaff (fed to animals) bran (the oil-rich outer layer) germ (the grain seed's nutrient-rich embryo) and the endosperm (the starchy center.
Provided the popcorn isn't laden with sugar salt oil or butter the advantage also might be
These prolonged warm and dry conditions lead to dry fuels which is a key ingredient for severe fires Lane told Livescience.
which can also create winds that fuel the fire further. A changing climate Australia is no stranger to major fires.
California Wildfires Fuels are drier when temperatures go up said Peter Fulã a fire ecologist at Northern Arizona University.
so fuels dry out more. You also have longer fire seasons. Over time though the effect of climate change on forest fires becomes more complex Fulã told Livescience.
In some regions the climate will become more arid resulting in less vegetation in forests with the end result being less fuel.
The Rich Colors of Fall Foliage And the shrinking of a seasonal tradition could stand as another climate warning a (dull-colored) canary in the coal mine Neufeld said.
Fewer reds Because it actually takes energy and nutrients to produce the red colors of fall several other climate-related changes could dim autumn forests Neufeld said.
Less photosynthesis means less sugar to fuel anthocyanin production. Invasives and other effects Warming has brought already the hemlock wooly adelgid northward devastating hemlock trees Iverson said.
and lump of burning coal to guide his lost soul. Every Halloween communities in Ireland would craft their own turnip lamps to scare him and other wayward spirits away.
because these particles have so much energy they can destroy DNA molecules he said. To that end Halberg studies how a water bug called a tardigrade can withstand spacelike conditions.
As power plants look for alternatives to fossil fuels some are turning to burning wood or other plant materials known as biomass to generate electricity.
because trees grow back biomass offers a carbon neutral form of energy. But not all biomass is created equal.
And the latest science reveals that burning whole trees for energy results in more carbon emissions than burning coal for decades.
That's because trees are less energy-dense than coal and harvesting them for fuel means foregoing the carbon they would have absorbed from the atmosphere if left standing.
and atmosphere when people burn forests to produce energy instead of allowing trees to keep their day jobs as massive carbon storage facilities.
like poaching setting animal snares or harvesting of firewood. The project which began earlier this year will help rangers know where to go to best prevent these illicit activities he said during his presentation.'
it is extremely likely that human behaviors (burning fossil fuels) are driving climate change. That's as close to a consensus as you will ever get in the scientific community
and manmade fossil fuel-based energy consumption which accelerates greenhouse gas emissions and drives climate change still need further clarification.
Even the Republican leadership in the U s. Congress which is still fighting a losing war on coal political narrative that fared poorly in the 2012 elections has decided that it's no longer productive to argue the science of manmade climate change.
Living and dead vegetation make up the fuel that burns in a wildland fire. Warmer and drier conditions make present-day fuels such as forests more likely to burn
but changing climate will also affect future fuels. In much of the West drier conditions equal less growth
so the total amount of fuel should decline. In some places where cold temperatures currently preclude trees though the opposite can occur:
warming may help form more fuel. Also the total amount of vegetation isn't the only important factor
because many species will shift ranges. Forests that used to be characterized by mixes of species like pines
For example some species like trembling aspen have moist decomposable leaves that tend to reduce fuel load
while others such as ponderosa pine create a flammable fuel bed thanks to their long resinous needles
and showcase solutions to climate change and energy issues in the United states. Â She contributed this article to Livescience's Expert Voices:
and as a result now makes a far more potent urushiol the oil that causes poison-ivy-triggered rashes than in the past. 8 Ways Global Warming Is Already Changing the World Current evidence also suggests that climate change will increase the concentration of ground-level ozone particularly in Northeastern
Most experts believe the impact of climate change on allergic diseases will vary by region depending on latitude altitude rainfall and storms land-use patterns urbanization transportation and energy production.
As a result right whale mothers and their calves are expending much precious energy during a time of year
And it was time we waste an awful lot of resources in this country including 40 percent of our food and more than half our energy.
Americans boosted energy efficiency Just in time for Christmas a coalition of pay-TV and electronics companies working with NRDC
and several energy efficiency groups announced their commitment to improve the energy efficiency of set-top boxes including DVRS
This move will save as much energy as three power plants generate and result in energy savings of about $1 billion a year for consumers.
Also this year the U s. Department of energy (DOE) finally issued proposed rules for four long-delayed federal energy-efficiency standards thanks to pressure from NRDC
and other groups including for the electric motors that run everything from elevators to conveyor belts and consume about half the electricity used by the U s. industrial sector.
The DOE also issued final efficiency rules for distribution transformers and microwave ovens as well as proposed standards for furnace fans.
This year's new model building energy code which my NRDC colleagues helped strengthen will make new homes and major renovations more than 30-percent more energy-efficient than the older 2006 standards.
and provides homeowners with information about their home's energy efficiency. This is a major win that will help homeowners save hundreds of dollars in energy and water costs each year while cutting carbon pollution from homes.
Of course the biggest efficiency booster of all could be President Barack Obama's climate action plan
which will rely on energy efficiency as a tool to cut carbon pollution from power plants and is helping scale up efforts already underway to make homes buildings industrial processes equipment appliances and electronics more efficient.
American food-waste habits in addition to the wasting of food itself use up four percent of U s. oil and 25 percent of the nation's fresh water.
The San francisco giants won this year's Green Glove Award from Major league Baseball keeping an impressive 86 percent of their waste out of landfills. 4. U s. fuel-efficiency standards are paying off In the traditional gasoline engines
Newer engines whether hybrid or conventional are a lot more fuel efficient. Last year's landmark federal fuel-efficiency standards are already showing results.
The EPA reported that model-year 2012 is the most fuel-efficient ever for the U s. fleet with an average of 23.6 miles per gallon.
More than half-a million conventional hybrid vehicles were sold in model-year 2013 and plug-in electric vehicle sales more than doubled from model year 2012 to model year 2013.
More than a quarter of 2013 models are already ahead of schedule in meeting fuel-efficiency and carbon-pollution requirements.
By the time the full standards are in effect in 2025 they'll reduce U s. oil consumption by more than two million barrels about half U s. daily imports from OPEC every day. 5. U s. cities
On top of that these packing materials are derived often from petroleum. But an innovative company is trying to change that with a little help from a common pizza topping:
and ceiling tiles that are made without using petroleum and decompose after use. This eliminates pollution and waste at nearly every part of the plastics supply chain.
The rule is the second of two climate change-related rules affecting the coal industry and the electric power sector.
because it would require existing coal-fired power plants to cut their carbon emissions. Specifically the rule proposes a unique carbon emissions reduction guideline for each state
and how often the state's fossil fuel-fired power plants operate while factoring in how much the state's renewable power resources
and energy efficiency measures help to reduce the carbon footprint of electric power generation there. There are some big exceptions to those goals however.
Four coal-fired power plants on Native american reservations are excluded also from state emissions reduction goals. Those power plants include the Four Corners Power plant in New mexico
My own feeling about all this is that the policy of trying to reduce the use of fossil fuels by regulating greenhouse gases is not going to work
. but China and India he said adding that the solution exists in developing renewable energy technologies that drive fossil fuels from the marketplace.
#The coal industry and its unions railed against the proposed rule at public hearings the EPA held last year intended to glean public input on the existing-power plant rules before they were written.
At a public hearing on the rule in November in Philadelphia the United Mine Workers of America asked the EPA for more time for the coal power industry to adapt before new emissions regulations kick in said the union s international vice-president
#oethere has to be help getting technology into coal fired power plants#he said. To disallow coal altogether I think is a total mistake.
There would be devastation to Appalachian communities. Absolute devastation.##Electric utilities have been expecting these rules for months and approaching them with some trepidation.
Xcel Energy Environmental Policy Director Jack Ihle speaking at the Bloomberg Future of Energy Summit in April in New york city said the new rules will likely take coal plants pretty much off the table
But some watching the natural gas industry are skeptical of how the rules will affect natural gas consumption in the U s.#oethere does not appear to be a mechanism for the federal government to assist in encouraging natural gas usage#Colorado School Of mines Petroleum Engineering Professor
as an alternative to coal for electric power generation. I think pretty clearly the demand for natural gas has gone up already this will accelerate that Derry said Monday adding that there are no other sources of electric generating capacity that are currently available on a large enough scale to replace coal.
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