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Genetically modified pink pineapples: Soon, perhaps, one of your 5-a-day?

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With Brexit soon becoming a reality, a lot of uncertainty exists surrounding future policies. As a member of the EU, the UK has taken a protective stance against GMO's. Now, the question is whether the UK will uphold this approach or loosen its rules, to be more in line with the US. Will genetically modified pink pineapples soon become one of our 5-a-day? Written by Jessica Den Outer  Source:  http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/food/pink-pineapple-gmo   On 14 December 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration completed a full evaluation and approved the newest creation of The Del Monte Fresh Produce: a genetically modified pineapple with pink flesh. The pineapple has been genetically engineered to suppress certain genes, and to stop the enzymes that convert levels of the red pigment lycopene into the yellow pigment beta carotene. [1] In a statement, the Food and Drugs Administration said it was as nutritious and safe to consume as its counterpart. The pink pinea...
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What Does It Take to Turn a City Solar?

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The viability of solar-powered cities in 2018 and beyond  Written by Benjamin Mallett ‘We can’t afford to wait.’ This is the warning being voiced by Huang Ming, a man known throughout China as ‘the sun king’ for his unwavering belief in the current potential of solar energy and the visionary behind an area of the city of DeZhou which has come to be titled the Solar Valley. [1] Huang Ming's Sun & Moon Microemissions Mansion in DeZhou, China Indeed, in order to overturn the argument lauded by influential sources such as the Huffington Post that ‘funding wind and solar energy is inefficient,’ it is the success of towns and cities fuelled entirely by renewable sources which will ultimately restructure public and business perceptions of the efficacy of solar and wind technologies. [2] This is the inspiration behind the Huang Ming’s Solar Valley project. Tangible proof of the viability of solar-supplied buildings designed with their energy consumption and output in-mi...
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Protect the Environment: Be a "Locavore"

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Why you should shop local and h ow to shop sustainably in Nottingham         Written by Astrid Delorme                       Source: https://www.facebook.com/NottinghamFoodAssembly/ Biodiversity, or the variety of the life on our planet, is an intrinsic part of both our economy and our welfare. However, with rising global temperatures and human populations adding alarming pressure on our valuable natural resources, one of the main environmental challenges which modern society faces is assuredly a loss of biodiversity. In Europe alone, animal species are increasingly coming face-to-face with the very real risk of extinction as the consequences of climate change provide an increasing set of risks to vulnerable ecosystems, such as Moorland in the UK.  One of the main drivers of biodiversity loss is the conversion of natural or semi-natural land for agricultural purposes, which freque...
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