Category:Business And Politics

Hormone-Growth Milk

In recent years use of the hormone to increase milk production has become an increasingly debatable topic for the dairy industry. Bovine growth hormone, or bovine somatotropin (also called bGH, rbGH, bST, or bST), help cows mature faster and produce more milk. The hormone is produced by cows' pituitary gland and an extra amino acid is attached before it's injected into dairy cows. Though several nations, including all 25 European Union nations, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, have banned rBGH, the World Health Organization and U.S. Food and Drug Administration say that milk from rBGH treated cows is safe. The potential health hazards to both cows and humans make rBGH controversial. Opposing groups in the US want ban on bGH injections as these hormones cause health problems like lameness, reproductive trouble, and udder infections in dairy cows. More...

Green Collar Jobs

Green collar jobs are career opportunities that integrate sustainability and mainstream businesses. In 2008, the green collar sector is booming. It is currently the fifth largest market sector in the US. According to experts, till mid 2000s the green movement was characterized by eco apartheid -- a sharp divide between rich and poor, with each having fundamentally different priorities. More...

The section Business And Politics evaluates the impact of prevailing practices in these fields on the life of the people, the place and the environment and offers conscious alternatives to reach the same goal.

Every small and large business decision or the decision to not do anything has a huge impact on the environment and society. Articles in this section aim to create awareness about prevailing practices, outcomes and the cost of such small and large decisions. They highlight the choices available to political and the corporate leaders and also to people. They make us aware about how we as an individuals can have a say on such issues.

It also makes us realise that we cannot excuse our own inaction and we as individual can imact the decision of these larger than life entities.

Water Pollution

• Stormwater pollution is the #1 source of water pollution in the United States.
• One gallon of motor oil can contaminate one million gallons of water.
• An average-sized dog dropping contains three billion fecal coliform bacteria
• One inch of rain falling on a one-acre parking lot produces 16 times more runoff by volume than the same inch of rain falling on a one-acre meadow.
• Water pollution creates poisonous drinking water, poisonous food animals, unbalanced river and lake ecosystems that can no longer support full biological diversity, deforestation from acid rain, and many other effects.
• Water pollution affects the aquatic eco-system. More...