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Helping the earth begins at home The social construction of socio-environmental responsibilities

This paper evaluates the British government's current (and five-year old) campaign for energy conservation, ‘Helping the Earth Begins at Home’. The paper starts by reviewing some of the arguments which can be used to support this type of policy initiative which, on the face of it, urges people to consider the global implications of local actions. The argument then turns to focus upon the ideological work that was invested into the production of the campaign, and in particular the redefinition of legitimate concern (for the global) and legitimate sites of activity (the local). Following this, the paper investigates the ways in which the campaign was consumed (read, ignored, rejected, acted upon) by members of the public. Long interview transcripts with householders in Bristol, UK, are analysed and represented to Illustrate the weaknesses of the campaign. The paper finishes by drawing together some of the implications of this work for socio-environmental action.

Notes toward a rhetoric of e-mail

This article explores the differences between e-mail and paper mail. The author focuses on audience, interface, and rhythm of response. Among the primary arguments made in this article are that technological change triggers other changes in a system, creating discomfort; and that this discomfort should not prevent English and writing teachers from studying and accepting e-mail as a legitimate site for writing.

A protease responsible for post-translational cleavage of a conserved Asn-Gly linkage in glycinin, the major seed storage protein of soybean

The assembly of 11S globulin seed storage proteins in plants is regulated in part by the activity of a protease that cleaves between asparagine and glycine residues. Post-translational cleavage of subunit precursors into acidic and basic polypeptides is associated with the ability of subunits in trimers to aggregate into hexamers in vitro. An activity is present in extracts from immature soybean seeds that specifically cleaves immature 11S seed storage proteins of soybean and Vicia faba into the polypeptides of the mature proteins. Sequence microanalysis has been used to demonstrate that proglycinin and prolegumin are cut at the legitimate site when proteins synthesized in vitro are used as substrates. A single amino acid change in the cleavage site renders the substrate uncleavable. The protease responsible for this activity also hydrolyzes a synthetic octapeptide whose sequence reproduces four amino acids on either side of the glycinin subunit G4 cleavage site. This assay permitted the purification and characterization of the protease. It is a glycosylated enzyme with an acidic pH optimum and a molecular mass of about 45 kDa in solution.

Gypsum Waste Disposal: Land vs Sea or Recycling

Abstract Abstract The disposal of waste gypsum wallboard at landfill sites in British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, resulted in the generation of hydrogen sulphide gas and toxic leachates. Although some remedial measures were taken to reduce or eliminate problems resulting from past dumping practices, many landfill operators refused to accept new waste for fear of litigation over the pollution of nearby streams and rivers. with the availability of legitimate disposal sites greatly reduced, a serious waste management problem arose. the two most promising options for reducing the accumulating waste appeared to be recycling and ocean disposal. Agricultural use of the waste for soil conditioning would account for only a small portion of the waste generated annually. Manufacturing plants were reluctant to accept waste gypsum with a high paper fibre content for fear it would lower the quality of the new wallboard product or interfere with the existing equipment and processes in the plants. the technology for economi...