ROME - Green light for the privatization of water. The government, for the 28th time, placed on the trust-saving decree containing offenses the reform of local public services, including water. It unleashes yet another tussle with the opposition. At the motivations of the Minister for Relations with Parliament Elio Vito ("choice to speed") are not enough. Also because of time for the consideration of the House there was: the decree, that the executive considers armored expires in a week.

Issue of contention is the so-called 'Ronchi decree' establishing the liberalization of local public services, including among other things that the share capital in public hands falls below 30%, leaving room for private parties. The measure makes it mandatory that the tenders for the award of services by local authorities and prohibits, then, except in exceptional cases, the direct assignment to public companies primarily in a strict and controlled by the local custodian. As of December 31, 2010 therefore, the result of a direct assignment concessions cease.
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The Queen Elizabeth II is known for his frugality, which is now confirmed: the Queen has created a small garden in the huge gardens of Buckingham Palace, a 'turf war' that we saw close to your actual walls of the Second World War.

A trend - that of 'grown your vegetables' - that is becoming increasingly popular in Britain affected by the recession. But even an example given by Michelle Obama, the new American first lady with Queen has made an excellent relationship, which in the gardens of the White House for months has planted an organic garden. So beside the lake, heliport and tennis courts where King George VI challenged the champion Fred Perry, the royal guests can now enjoy a box in which real gardeners cultivate beans, green beans, leeks and turnips.

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ROME - More than 200,000 employees worldwide and revenues of 18 billion euros (in 2007). These are the numbers of wind that makes a true record boom in the last 10 years with a growth close to 30%. It is celebrated today, June 15, 2009, the World Day for raw materials, the wind, which will be an opportunity, through a series of events to raise awareness on the issue of climate change and the importance of the choice of energy clean.

The initiative will involve 29 countries with the joint coordination of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). In Italy have already started a series of events organized by the National Association of Wind Energy (Anev), which will extend until June 28. The most important thing is organized in Rome at the Deer Park in Villa Borghese in the space multifunctional shovel-energy association. At Villa Borghese has been set up a wind turbine to allow visitors to learn practically the energy generated by wind.

PROTOCOL FOR WIND POWER - A protocol for the support of the National Association wind energy wind (Anev) and Greenpeace and Legambiente. An agreement reached a few days before the World Day of the wind. The President dell'Anev, Oreste Vigorito, focused on the absence of national regulation of wind energy: "There are no clear rules across the country but each region adopts its own guidelines.

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If we hear about a lot 'of time as an interesting product as a panacea by some and failure of healing by climate other. But is it?

The Biochar, or Agrichar, coal, or agriculture, is the natural product of the pyrolysis (decomposition by heat obtained in the absence of oxygen) of biomass composed of vegetable waste and other organic wastes.
The procedure allows to obtain a material similar to end charcoal very rich in organic carbon, combined with coal, condensed of bio-oils, ash and tar.

What is it?

Its unique composition makes it suitable for the absorption of CO2 and greenhouse gases, which are literally extracted from the atmosphere and clamped in a stable manner.
The captured CO2 is retained, helping to make Biochar a nutrient substrate that reduces fertilizer requirements, improves the yield of the soil and makes it more efficient traditional crops.
In summary, the Biochar increases crop yields, improve soil quality and reduces the environmental impact of agriculture.

Why have not saved the world?

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Istanbul was not chosen at random. Located on the Bosphorus Strait that separates Europe and Asia, an ideal position to carry throughout the worldwide awareness of water issues. Despite this, over 25,000 people, heads of state and delegates from 155 countries gathered in the city at the Fifth World Water Forum, have failed to recognize that water is a fundamental right of humankind!

"A real loss," said Guido Barbera, president of CIPSI , Coordination of Popular Initiatives, which has 48 NGO associations. For over a decade Barbera fights in the front row for the water to be recognized as a universal right, as a common good is essential and indispensable for life and not as a commodity.

Representatives of governments, international agencies and organizations have found themselves to discuss issues relating to the availability and safety of water worldwide: 8 million deaths each year are attributed to water scarcity and inadequate sanitation; 1, 1 billion people lack access to water, 2.6 billion people have sanitation problems, every day 3,900 children are victims of lack of water, pollution of waterways and groundwater becomes increasingly unstoppable ; agriculture currently accounts for 70% of the world's resources of fresh water used by humans.

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Interview with Agnes Codignola

What is this thing I'm eating? And where the hell it come from? It all started from these two (seemingly) simple questions. Result: a publishing perhaps unprecedented, given the topic, hundreds of thousands of copies sold around the world and the urgent request of a second bet from thousands of readers. This is from 'The Omnivore's Dilemma', the cult book dedicated to food, out in Italy with Adelphi June 4, written by Michael Pollan, award-winning journalist collaborator of 'New York Times', Journalism professor of environmental science and University of Berkeley, which has clearly touched a nerve rather than discovered, namely schizophrenia that sees millions of people at the same time more and more lazy, sick, obese, neurotic but also to research the ideal diet, or food that the power to save. And he did it with the eye of the naturalist on a journey including physical, not just cultural, in four-type meals, bringing really disconcerting to discover, often tragicomic, which led him ultimately to impeach all we eat. The book's success shows the shock of us all before what he calls 'The Omnivore's Dilemma': the more we enrich, we eat more evil than we get sick. Yeah, but readers were not satisfied by an allegation, even argued and comprehensive. And they have been clamoring for a solution to the dilemma that, in recent weeks, Pollan has published under the title 'In Defense of Food - an Eater Manifesto', which is already among the ten best-selling books in the United States. What is the solution? We asked.

Michael Pollan, let's start from the dilemma: what's so strange in the goods for sale at the supermarket?

"Nothing, apparently, quite the contrary. If we look at the immense biodiversity present in that environment so perfect, where smells are banned, the goods look attractive and fresh, we can not but think, satisfied with progress made in recent decades. However, if we try to know better what is offered, the situation changes radically. To understand how, just read the labels, with their own jargon for the initiated and the endless lists of chemicals in foods even easier, and with the indication of origin, which often leads to products located thousands of miles. Read more ...

Even today, 1.5 billion people lack access to safe water and 2.6 billion do not have services basic sanitation.

Each year 8 million people die from diseases associated with the presence or use of stagnant water.
Every day 34,000 people, mainly women and children, die from lack of drinking water. We are facing a "silent genocide" perpetuated the indifference of the international community. An intolerable situation caused by a policy imposed by global multinational companies and specific responsibilities and lack of political will of governments.
It 's time to rebel against these scandalous indifference. Read more ...

The specter of 'water wars' distracts from urgent need for cross-border cooperation.
Cooperation in water sector, the conflict is more widespread, and is more essential than ever, says 2006 Human Development Report

Cape Town, November 9, 2006 - Defying predictions of inevitable armed conflict caused by increased competition for water, the 2006 Human Development Report, just released, finds that cross-border cooperation in the field of water resources is already very more pervasive and successful than is commonly presumed, offering many models for the resolution of future international water disputes. Read more ...

The whole world, undoubtedly, is concerned about the water.
Some do, and they are many, because it sees the possibility of income, some for pure environmental consciousness, who is not satisfied because of the characteristics of the locally distributed and is compelled to buy and carry, for your needs, and who, above all, why not and he never has had enough.
In certain areas of the world water is already a battleground between big companies and people, including adverse political factions, including whole ethnic groups chronically threatened by the scarcity of this precious element, between cold and interested people in government, often in the pay of efficient and well organized today's merchants.
The hydroponic business will be forced to grow: hard to say what times, and with what results, but will spread. Read more ...