Fenomena transisional di satu sisi mencerabut berbagai sistem nilai dan meluluhlantakkan tatanan sosial yang mapan baik dalam pengertian positif maupun negatifnya. Ia menggugat secara epistemologis dan ontologis berbagai konsep dan teori sosial yang menjadi pijakan praktik dan praksis politik berbangsa dan bernegara yang berlaku selama ini. Ia mengguncang secara etis berbagai landasan dan legit…
Buku ini merupakan buku yang ditulis 4 sekolah negeri yang ada di Indonesia yaitu SDN 2 SIDOREJO, SDN1 SIDOREJO, SDN BALERANTE 1, dan SDN KALIURANG 1. Buku ini mengenai hasil penelitian untuk menemukan khasiat yang terdapat di tanaman obat yang ada di Indonesia.
The next time you shop for food in the supermarket, look out for … not food, but toxic ADDITIVES. For decades now, the food industry has continually created new chemicals to manipulate and transform our food. Nearly 3,000 additives and preservatives are used in food today — to mimic natural flavours, colour foods to make them look more “natural” or “fresh,” preserve foods for lon…
Materialistic consumer culture is bringing us to the brink of environmental collapse and a total breakdown of human societies. People in “advanced” countries have material possessions beyond the imagination of most of us in the developing world, but people there are not happy. Mother Teresa aptly described that the moral and spiritual poverty faced by those in Western societies is more diff…
As cars in modern cities are getting grid-locked, the bicycle is the latest transport solution seen worldwide as the best for our cities. They are not only clean and healthy, they are actually faster than cars in many cities. The bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created: Converting calories into petrol, a bicycle gets the equivalent of 3,000 miles per gallon. The average daily cyc…
CONTENTS Baby food makers’ label tricks & trade tactics / First food folly for babies / “No added sugar” / “Reduced sugar” / Misleading claims / “Gluten free” / Poor value for money / “No added salt” / “No preservatives” / Weaning parents to “win” babies / “No flavour enhancer” / “No artificial colours” / Make your own / “Added …
CONTENTS Chemical Trespass / Cover Up by Industry / Affect Childhood and Adulthood / Diseases Now & in Future Generations / Reproductive Health in Decline / Dangers in Plastics / The Chemicals that Can Affect Human Reproductive Health / Human Health Problems On the Rise / From Goods to Food / Flame Retardants in Products / PBDEs Build Up in Our Body / Chemical Facts / H…
CONTENTS Why computers are bad teachers / How computers adversely affect your child’s development / Unproven academic payoff / Physical injuries from computer use / Helping children avoid repetitive stress injuries / Stricken at 14 / Computers cause vision problems / Computers emit toxic vapours & radiation / How to tell if your child is hyperactive / Putting guns & blood in the hands of o…
From this book We need to rethink our transport policies and move towards a people-oriented and ecologically sound transport system. We need to address these important issues: - Formulation of a comprehensive, integrated and sustainable National Transport Policy with adequate input from the public. - Good governance and transparency in the development and implementation of transport policie…
A companion volume to the CAP Guide on Cancer-causing Chemicals in Cosmetics & Daily Use Products. In this book: Don’t be fooled by cosmetic claims Animal tests are no guarantee for safety Toxic baby baths Underlying truth about underarm preparations Unnecessary feminine hygiene wash Dy(e)ing young? – regular use of hair dyes can cause cancer Forever young? – Anti-wrink…