The end of pollution in Witbank not in sight. It is only recently that the emission carbons from fossil fuels have been acknowledged as the central cause of global warming. This has not always been the case. [News Source]

Chesapeake Bay report causes uproar among lawmakers, environmentalists. Jaws dropped last week as a report detailing potential costs for Chesapeake Bay restoration circulated through Hampton Roads. The cost comes from reducing stormwater runoff — the only growing pollution source in the bay watershed. [News Source]

China: With wealth comes fat. Obesity becomes more common as the traditional diet of vegetables and rice is weighted down with meat, oil and sugary snacks. And why ride a bike when you can drive your car? [News Source]

China: With wealth comes fat. Obesity becomes more common as the traditional diet of vegetables and rice is weighted down with meat, oil and sugary snacks. And why ride a bike when you can drive your car? [News Source]

Vitamins? Zinc? Soup? Everyone has a ‘cure’ for what ails you Ask 10 friends for tips on how to treat a cold or flu and you'll probably get 10 different answers. [News Source]

The great forest sell-of. According to reports over the weekend, half of the commission's properties in England could be put up for sale over the coming decade as part of the coalition government's attempts to reduce the budget deficit. The news seems to have stirred a raw, emotional reaction in many people. [News Source]

Biodiversity talks end with call for ‘urgent’ action. The UN biodiversity meeting in Japan has agreed a 10-year plan aimed at preserving nature. [News Source]

Tiny Pacific island in world-first personal pollution scheme. An obscure Pacific island is set to offer residents cash incentives to follow a healthy, low-pollution lifestyle. Australia's isolated Norfolk Island is an ideal test-bed for the novel project as the world grasps for solutions to the twin problems of global warming and obesity, researchers said. [News Source]

The future of biofuels: The post-alcohol world. Biofuels are back. This time they might even work. [News Source]

Sins of the grandfathers. Michael Skinner just published a paper confirming epigenetic changes in sperm which are carried forward transgenerationally. This confirms that these changes can become permanently programmed. [News Source]

S&P upgrades outlook on Vitamin Shoppe Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Friday raised its ratings on Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc. because the retailer has paid down its notes and is expected to redeem $20 million more soon. [News Source]

Vitamin B12 tied to Alzheimer’s Vitamin B12 may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, according to a study out Monday. [News Source]