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in Lifestyle

Passive Smoking: Anti-Smoking Legislation
Smoking in cars with children on board

by ethelsmith / on Feb 6, 2012

in Film

The Last Mountain Is Now on DVD
Controversial documentary THE LAST MOUNTAIN is now available on DVD.

by missbobetier / on Oct 31, 2011

in Green

Millions of Tons of Tsunami Refuse Could Reach U.S. Coast
Millions of tons of tsunami debris is crossing the Pacific Ocean and will be arriving on US Shores in 2014

by goldnugget / on Oct 25, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “pollution”

The Economist uses stale right-wing ideas to attack government regulation

Grist — Authority: 741
By Rena Steinzor Regulations kill jobs? Yeah, weve heard that one before. Cross-posted from the Center for Progressive Reform . The Economist ’s Feb. 18 edition offers a cover package of five articles on “Over-regulated America†( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ). Our British friends want you to know ...

21 hours ago

Retrofitted coffee grounds can absorb toxic gases...

Impossible Possibilities — Authority: 124
Retrofitted coffee grounds can absorb toxic gasesWhile the coffee grounds compound was successful in eliminating odors and gases, it would take a large amount of grounds to be useful.

1 day ago

Egypt Is MENA’s Cleanest and Most Environmental Country

Green Prophet — Authority: 532
Egypt topped the world Environmental Performance Index for the Middle East and North Africa region, followed closely by Israel Every two years, Yale University in collaboration with Columbia University release the world Environmental Performance Index which ranks most countries environmental performance. This year , ...

1 day ago

Human Cost of Coal (Maps & Facts)

Planetsave — Authority: 580
  Recenty, the good folks at iLoveMountians.org created 10 awesome maps showing the health and socioeconomic effects of coal and mountaintop removal (MTR) in key MTR and coal-burning regions. The maps are based on data from 21 recent peer-reviewed scientific studies. “Not only has mountaintop removal ...

1 day ago

Top 5 Triple Bottom Line US Utilities

Triple Pundit — Authority: 620
With the launch of a first-of-its-kind High Performance Sustainability Index for publicly listed US utilities, Target Rock Advisors has identified and ranked the top 5 and 15 US utilities across the three pillars of sustainable, Triple Bottom Line business practices and operations: environment, economy and society. ...

1 day ago

Coal, Mining Interests File Suit to Block Landmark Mercury Regs

Triple Pundit — Authority: 620
Big Coal front group files suit to block the EPAs landmark mercury regulations.

1 day ago

Coal, wood burning kills more people than malaria

Thaindian News — Authority: 508
Toronto, Feb 17 (IANS) Burning coal, wood or charcoal for cooking kills two million people worldwide, each year - more than malaria - thanks to severe respiratory diseases this causes through indoor pollution, warns an expert.Energy poverty, which is about limited access to clean sources of energy, is practically ...

1 day ago

Court rules Monsanto guilty of poisoning French farmer

Greenfudge.org - Climate Change, Ecology, Nature, Environment, Controversial issues, Politics, Non Profit, Human Rights, Preservation — Authority: 110
photo by MillyNeT (Flickr CC) A court in Lyon, France found American biotech firm Monsanto guilty of poisoning a farmer who inhaled fumes from its Lasso weed killer back in 2004. Monsanto was made famous in the 1970s for being sued by American Vietnam War veterans who were poisoned by the defoliant Agent Orange. ...

3 days ago

Air pollution linked to heart attack risk, analysis shows

The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
Heart attacks more common at high levels of every main pollutant except ozone, researchers find Breathing dirty air may be linked to a higher chance of suffering a heart attack a few days afterward, according to a French analysis of past studies. Researchers led by Hazrije Mustafic from the Paris Cardiovascular ...

3 days ago

Senior Project Implementation Officer Job at Fixed Term Job at Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Bay of Plenty, Tauranga

Find Job NZ — Authority: 134
Location:    Bay of Plenty    Tauranga Work type:    Full Time Classification:    Government & Defence    Policy, Planning & Regulation   Senior Project Implementation Officer (Fixed Term)Contaminated Land Bay of Plenty Regional Council ... Senior Project Implementation ...

3 days ago

Anti-pollution ad has opposite effect – viewers fell in love with the cooling towers

News Today — Authority: 543
AN anti-pollution advert seems to have inadvertently achieved the opposite of what campaigners intended – after viewers fell in love with the quirky ‘cooling tower’ characters featured in their video. The greener energy campaign was launched last week as part of a fight against fossil fuels but the ...

3 days ago

Desalination a Barrier to Improved Sustainability in the Gulf Region

Triple Pundit — Authority: 620
Desalination has been the answer to the rapid development of the Arabian Gulf region. But as Leon Kaye explains, the wasteful consumption of water in the UAE and Qatar comes with a price.

3 days ago

How to Prevent Illness and Winter Infections {printable}

Tip Junkie — Authority: 543
Here is a free printable cleaning checklist on how to eliminate germs and bacteria on surfaces as well as how to clean the indoor air pollution that builds up during the winter months.  These simple steps will help prevent illness and sinus infections as well as dramatically improve the air quality in your ...

4 days ago

Globe at Night Light Pollution Survey for February 12-21

Astroblog — Authority: 413
Northern sky at 10 pm local daylight saving time in Australia showing Orion. Globe at Night , the international light pollution survey, is running its second survey this year from February 12-21. There are two more to come March 13-22 and April 11-20. Visit their websit e for easy to follow instructions ...

4 days ago

Is Light Pollution The End of Arabian Nights?

Green Prophet — Authority: 532
The winter constellations of Orion, Canis Major and Taurus display an ocean of stars when viewed from Semnan, Iran. What if no one had ever witnessed the beauty of a dark night sky?  The ancient light of distant stars inspired Middle Eastern art, mythology and science. While Medieval European leaders shunned ...

4 days ago

Electric Vehicles in China Pollute More Than Gas-Fueled Cars

CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com — Authority: 552
The use of electric cars in China produces more particulate matter pollution than gasoline-fueled vehicles , according to a new study. In an analysis of five vehicle technologies in 34 major Chinese cities, U.S. researchers found that the power generated to run electric vehicles produces significantly greater ...

4 days ago

Amiante : Eternit mord la poussière (Libération, February 14 2012)

A TIME'S MEMORY — Authority: 436
[Source: Libération, full text: ( LINK ).] Amiante : Eternit mord la poussière ‎14 February ‎2012 Deux responsables du groupe ont été condamnés hier, à Turin, à seize ans de prison ferme. Un verdict historique. - -----

4 days ago

The Stream, February 13: Global Ice Melt

Circle of Blue | WaterNews — Authority: 113
Climate The global ice melt from 2003 to 2010 resulted in enough water to flood the entire United States in a foot and a half of melted ice , according to researchers from the University of Colorado. The U.K. Environment Agency has warned of a potential drought in England this summer after record low rainfall in ...

5 days ago

Upsolar Launches Advertising Campaign Design Contest on Facebook

Triple Pundit — Authority: 620
Hong Kongs Upsolar in mid-January became the first Chinese silicon PV supplier to complete an initial Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its two best-selling solar PV modules. Now, its using Facebook to crowdsource a public contest to create its 2012 advertising campaign.

5 days ago

Green Office or E-Office: Which is Better for Business and the Environment?

CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com — Authority: 552
As 21st century business leaders approach both improved ecological and economical models of conducting themselves, they are increasingly finding that these two concerns often intertwine. Simply speaking, energy efficiency equates to financial efficiency, which leads to more funds being put toward pushing the company ...

5 days ago

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