‘Western’ Diet Tied to Colon Cancer

The typical Western diet may be more than just hazardous to the health of patients treated for colon cancer. New research suggests it may be deadly. Former patients in the study who ate the most red and processed meats, refined grains, fats, and sugars were about three times as likely to die or have their cancers recur as patients who ate these foods the least.

While there is no shortage of evidence linking the so-called Western diet to an increased risk for developing colon cancer, the study is among the first to examine the impact of such a diet on survival among patients treated for the disease.

The findings must be confirmed, but Dana-Farber Cancer Center oncologist Jeffrey Meyerhardt, MD, a researcher on the team, says they cannot be ignored by colon cancer patients or their physicians. The study appears in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

First the lions attack the little buffalo. Then the crocodile tries to take the buffalo away from the lions. Then all the big buffalo come back to rescue their little buffalo buddy. It's good to know there's strength in numbers and that family comes through, eventually.




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$10,000 To One “Difference Maker”

Nominations for the 2007 Intelligent Use of Water Award will close on September 1, 2007, and an independent panel of experts will select the winner based on their demonstrated leadership, innovation and implementation of water-efficient measures. Nominees that are unable to accept cash prizes may choose to have the prize money donated to a charitable organization in their name.

The 2007 recipient of the Intelligent Use of Water Award will be presented with $10,000 in acknowledgment of their contributions toward protecting Earth’s most precious resource, a trip to the 2008 Tournament of Roses Parade and the opportunity to present their award-winning water conservation case study as a featured panelist during Rain Bird’s year-end Intelligent Use of Water Summit, held in Pasadena, California.

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Solar Cooking in Zanzibar

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Harvesting Rainwater

It's a shame to let runoff go to waste when it can be used indoors and/or for irrigation. The benefits of rainwater harvesting can include the relief of strain on other water supplies, the ability to build or farm in areas with no other water supply, cleaner water, increased independence and water security, lower water supply costs, reduced flood flows, reduced topsoil loss, improved plant growth and a greater understanding of natural cycles.



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Cistern Construction

A cistern is a receptacle built to catch and store rainwater. They range in capacity from a few litres to thousands of cubic metres (effectively covered reservoirs).



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Greywater Reuse in the Middle East

Greywater is household wastewater from kitchen sinks and bathroom tubs - anything except for raw sewage. In many countries in the Middle East and North African region, untreated greywater is used for irrigation purposes due to the environmentally and politically determined water scarcity of the region, and is stored in privately constructed holding tanks. Along with risks to human health in the holding and reuse of this water for irrigation, the hiring of private parties to regularly empty these tanks is a cost burden on households, as public infrastructure is not always available, especially in rural areas. The safe treatment of this water can provide an alternative. But how can this water be treated in a cost effective and simple way for individual households to own and utilize? These short films document the catalyst, innovation, implementation and outcome of one effort in the West bank and now adopted for use in Jordan and Lebanon.

See Greywater Reuse in the Middle East - Part 1


And Greywater Reuse in the Middle East - Part 2


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