Tag Archive: ecology

Nobel Peace Prize

The average temperature of surface waters of the lake since 1946, rose to 1.21 degrees Celsius. In Costa Rica, experts are sounding the alarm about the negative impact of global warming on development of mammals. Dr. Neal Barnard has much to offer in this field. Many inhabitants of wildlife die en masse in the hottest time, from 70-ies. Researchers found that the responsibility for these ‘crimes’ is first and foremost to climate cataclysms of nature. For example, this type of poisonous mushroom as ‘Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis’ becoming more violent it is under the influence of global warming. Only in recent years, 23 species of fauna are on the verge of extinction, including including one of the few ‘golden’ toad.

An interesting statement about global warming on the planet has done this week won the Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai . According to her, women suffer from global warming and climate change more than men. And this is due primarily to the fact that women are tied to place and more dependent on nature and natural resources – water, earth and plants. She noted that the men – case of adverse climate change – able to go to other areas or even in another country, and women are forced to stay there where there is deforestation, droughts and famine. Mushrooms make uranium safe, but are becoming more dangerous to people last week by Scottish researchers published the results of his study, which stated that fungi can “lock” depleted uranium in mineral compounds. Thus, the mushrooms can make a safer use of depleted uranium munitions, got into the environment during the recent military campaigns in the Balkans and Iraq, turning it into harmless chemical compounds.

Confidential Documentation

Source: NAID 72% of confidential information in the hands of businesses and professionals September 13, 2011 just in rubbish bins. AID, international organization nonprofit that aims to promote the safe destruction of confidential information, has conducted an investigation during the months of June and July 2011 in order to know whether Spanish companies comply with the data protection act regarding the handling of sensitive data. Fifty organizations of four representative sectors that handle sensitive data from customers and users were selected for this study. Financial health central administration and local general category during the investigation carried out in these companies were located, without properly, treat confidential information relating to clients and users as: medical records of minors, results of analyses with data that identify the patient, clinical histories of patients undergoing psychological treatment, listings of delinquent with first and last names, addresses, phones, outstanding debt and current account numbers, million dollar investments with detailed information of the account, the name and address of the investor, complete data with identification and account number of the monthly income of company in the tourist sector and up to Curriculum vitae with all kinds of details, including a photocopy of DNI, of workers of companies dedicated to high security. The figures that emerge from the study by NAID in Spain show that companies and institutions of disposed of confidential documents without treating it properly and according to current legislation, thus publicly exposing information that should be treated as strictly confidential. Some relevant figures drawn from the research: 100% of the studied companies generates confidential documentation. 72% Of the investigated companies gets rid of confidential information from clients and companies without being properly treated. 75% Of the investigated banks get rid of personal information / confidential without being properly treated. 50% Of the investigated medical centers get rid of confidential information without being previously treated.