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Smog related deaths on the rise in the UK
Grendiary | 21 hours ago
It is finally happening. It has started in the United Kingdom, and will no doubt spread to the world. Human death as a result of air pollution has been reported on a rise in the UK. It is being said that most of the pollution travels through winds to read more
Forget HHO, Go HCCI
Dollars and Sense | October 6th 2008 by William Gorman
In previous posts, ("HHO or HHype" and "HHO Sounds More Like HHype") I have provided a 10,000 foot overview of the HHO topic for increased fuel efficiency. In general, I have found it impractical at best and highly dangerous at worst.However, there read more
houston’s last ghasp
harman on earth | October 3rd 2008 by greg harman
Foul air wasn't my — or anyone else's — paranoid imagination. As cities like San Antonio and Austin are now facing possible federal sanctions in 2009 for racking up bad air quality points this week, Houston has been judged so severe a case that t read more
Green Cincinnati
Clean Air Through Green Roofs | October 2nd 2008 by William Gorman
Cincinnati, Ohio, in the American heartland, is aiming to become a leader in both commercial and residential green roofs.In an Associate Press story, found on CBS News,"The City Council on Wednesday became the first in Ohio with a plan to channel gra read more
Indoor Air Pollution
greenphils | October 2nd 2008 by iva
November is Clean Air Month, and for sure, there will be another round of programs geared on keeping the air we breathe clean, and free from pollution. While I was doing research on “catchy” clean air campaign, I came across this EcoQuest read more
US-Mexico State Partnership on Climate Change & Air Pollution?
The Temas Blog | September 26th 2008
Last month Mexico's Environment Secretary, Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, suggested even closer cooperation on climate change and air pollution issues between the states on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Speaking at the Border Governors Conferenc read more
Compressed-Air Car: Another Alternative
Blog On Smog | September 25th 2008 by Steve Auger
Zero emissions? TWO DOLLARS for a fill up? This sounds all too much like science fiction but... in reality it is pure science and the technology will be available in the near future. Instead of using stacks of large rechargeable read more
China's Green Resort
Clean Air Through Green Roofs | September 25th 2008 by William Gorman
China is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and suffers the effects of that rapid growth. Air pollution and storm water runoff effect their major and minor cities.The Chinese government has acknowledged these problems and has taken st read more
Honda Civic Hybrid Review - The Pros and Cons
Cars Technic Blog | September 19th 2008 by kon5518
The pros and cons of the Honda Civic Hybrid Are you worried about how high gas prices are affecting your budget? Is caring for the environment important to you? Do you want a reasonably priced car that looks great and is fun to drive? The 2008 Honda read more
Lipstick 4: Caribou Barbie wants more Californians to die.
Orange Juice! | September 19th 2008 by Sarah Michelle Spinosa
As the nation’s Palin binge settles into a sort of queasy, nauseous hangover, we can at least say we are starting to know who this woman is. Otherwise we would have to ask ourselves in a befuddled way: “Alaska Governor? Why is this person read more
Cars Are Hurting Our Children: Air Pollution and Infant Health
ecochildsplay | September 17th 2008 by Jennifer Lance
A recent paper in the National Bureau of Economic Research titled “Air Pollution and Infant Health: Lessons from New Jersey” examined a large sample size of infants and mothers. Using information from air quality monitors near children& read more
How much does coal cost?
Living In A Toxic World | September 17th 2008 by Fe Butterfly
I found a video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussion coal via TreeHugger. He discusses subsidies for coal production and the numerous economic externalities that exist from coal extraction and use. The problem is nobody, to my knowledge, has put a pr read more
Teens and Air Pollution
greenphils | September 16th 2008 by iva
Teens and young adults, read this… Do you have pimples, or blackheads, or acne? If you do, chances are, you come in close contact with air pollution. Yes, that’s right, air pollution. So, before dying for acne treatments, make sure to do read more
Court Rules Against Bush Plan to Allow Snowmobiles in Yellowstone…
Planetsave | September 16th 2008 by Lucille Chi
A federal judge has banned snowmobiles from Yellowstone National Park. He said that a plan approved by the Bush Administration to allow 500 snowmobiles to travel daily through Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in the winter months would caus read more
Infant health and pollution
Globalisation and the Environment | September 15th 2008
Back from the European Trade Study Group conference in Warsaw, Poland. There was a couple of environmental sessions with some interesting papers.We kick off again with a paper on infant health and pollution. They clearly have an excellent data set e read more
Non Stop Olympics to Fight Air Pollution
Adelaide Green Porridge Cafe | September 12th 2008 by Colin Campbell
Beijing in JulySeptemberJames Fallows argues for non stop Olympics to fight air pollution in Beijing.I have a slight modification to propose to the International Olympic Charter. I suggest that the Olympics, and the Paralympics, be run back-to-back, read more
Does Air Pollution Cause Atrial Fibrillation?
Atrial Fibrillation Blog | September 12th 2008 by Mellanie True Hills
I write and talk a lot about air pollution and heart disease. We’ve known for a long time, from a wide array of studies, that air pollution can lead to heart disease and heart attacks. Air pollution has always caused my heart to race, but I tho read more
China May Be the Death of the Environmental Movement
Chemically Green | September 10th 2008 by Steven R. Mason
I am all for a green planet, cleaner water and air. Since there a lot of people watched the Olympics and China moved a lot of factories to clean up around the Bird Nest stadium, lets take a look at what is happening to China and their environmental read more
10 Ways to Kill the Environment
Rotten Little Girls | September 10th 2008 by Dollface
One by one, each individual can make it happen! 10. Recycle, out your car door window - why should the concept of littering keep us trapped in trash cans? 9. Fill your china cabinet with styrofoam cups and paper plates - you will never have to do d read more
Air Pollution Harms Patients After Heart Attack
DrEddyClinic.com - General Detoxification & Cleansing Blog | September 10th 2008 by Dr. Eddy
(HealthDay News) -- Tiny particles in air pollution can harm people with coronary artery disease by crippling the ability of the heart to conduct electrical signals, Harvard University researchers report.Pollution from cars and trucks and industrial read more
Allergic Rhinitis Blues
Best Anti Aging Skin Care Resources | September 10th 2008 by Claire
Image via Wikipedia Allow me to deviate again from the subject of aging and skin care. It's not enough that we know how to keep our skin healthy and our bodies fit, but also what diseases we can expect when we reach a certain age. I am still in my th read more
No Need to Trash Your TV
Verda Vivo | September 9th 2008 by Daryl Warner Laux
Last year Americans disposed of more than 20 million TVs, which represents a lost opportunity to conserve natural resources such as copper and iron. You might say it’s just a little copper, so what? We live in Green Valley, home of the one of t read more
Green Roof on Bus Shelters
Clean Air Through Green Roofs | September 8th 2008 by William Gorman
In an article from triplepundit, the California Academy of Science is advertising its opening by putting green roofs on a number of bus shelters in the San Francisco area.This is same museum that I wrote about in July, in a post titled, "California A read more
Toxic Linfen: Inside the most polluted city on earth
Globalisation and the Environment | September 8th 2008
VBS.TV go on a trip to Linfen to check out the pollution. Part 1 of 6. Only 5 minutes.Breathing is equivalent to smoking 3 packets of cigarettes. Nice.Other 5 parts can be seen here as well. read more
Iran's pollution:Teheran's air and water pollution is bad
Iran News Blog | September 7th 2008 by Ali Mostofi
"This is largely because there has never been a specific and calculated plan of action about safeguarding the environment. Among the sources of environmental pollution in the capital one could refer to the large number of industrial units, gas-guzzle read more
Danger - One in Three Public Schools Hazardous to Children’s’…
ecochildsplay | September 5th 2008 by Jennifer Lance
A new report, One-third of schools built in air pollution danger zones, released this month found that one third of public schools are built within 400 meters of a major highway. Great- you might think – easy access right? Well yes, easy access but read more
It rains in Spain but mainly at weekends
disassociated.com | September 2nd 2008 by John Lampard
Interesting. The cycle of human activity during the week, particularly when the production of air pollution is higher, may cause more instances of rainy weekends in some parts of the world. Evidence has been mounting over the years that the weather i read more
Air Pollution Is Global
Outside The Beltway | OTB | August 31st 2008 by James Joyner
Unlike charity air pollution doesn’t necessarily begin at home: WASHINGTON — From 500 miles in space, satellites track brown clouds of dust, soot and other toxic pollutants from China and elsewhere in Asia as they stream across the Pacific a read more
Shanghai Green Roofs Grow!
Clean Air Through Green Roofs | August 29th 2008 by William Gorman
Shanghai gets it! In an article in China Daily, it was reported that "The Shanghai landscaping administration bureau said more than 95,000 sq m of rooftops have been covered in grass and shrubs, very close to the annual target of 100,000 sq m. The read more
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