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• in Green
  Have We Seen the Pinnacle Of CO2 Emissions?
  2007 was the highest year on record for CO2 emissions, with levels of new emissions actually lower since then.
  by energizeme / on Jun 12, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Passive Smoking: Anti-Smoking Legislation
  Smoking in cars with children on board
  by ethelsmith / on Feb 6, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Himalayan Salt Lamps - Do They Work?
  Do Himalayan Salt Lamps work? Let's look at the physical and chemical properties of them and see for ourselves.
  by doublestorm / on Oct 25, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “air pollution”

 

• Air pollution increase the risk of diabetes in children

  
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  Children who are more exposed to air pollution exposure are likely to increases insulin resistance in their body. As a result, they are increasingly at risk of developing diabetes as adults. This was discovered by researchers in Germany after observing 397 children aged 10 years old who lived near heavy traffic ...
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• An Urban Plan For China

  
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  SustainabilityAn article, by Hal Harvey, in The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists lays put a plan on how to make China’s cities more modern.and more livable  China has the opportunity to become a leader in conservation and energy efficiency if it chooses to follow the path of sustainability.Harvey writes:Today China ...
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• Air Pollution Increases Risk Of Insulin Resistance In Children

  
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  With increasing levels of air pollution comes increasing levels of insulin resistance in children, according to new research. Insulin resistance is the precursor to diabetes. Image Credit: Air Pollution via Flickr CC It has previously been identified that there are strong links “between air pollution and ...
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• Fracking Is Interfering with Farming in WV and PA

  
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  Farm Field Testing “WV Host Farms” Concerns Include Fracking Impacts Commentary from Diane Pitcock, West Virginia Host Farms , May 10, 2013 In rural communities in WV, we have many small farms that rely on Farmers Markets to sell their produce for supplemental income. And we also have “ Mountain State ...
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• සිවුමංසල කොලූගැටයා #117: පැහැබර අහසක් කිසිදා නොදුටු චීන දරුවෝ

  
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  My latest column in Ravaya broadsheet newspaper (in Sinhala) looks at China’s air pollution problems that keep getting worse, taking pollutant readings off the charts. Urban air quality in Winter 2012/13 was so bad that Chinese themselves called it ‘Airpolcalypse‘. නාගරික ...
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• California exceeds Low Carbon Fuel Standard targets — for now

  
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  Since California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard went into effect in 2011, low carbon transportation fuels have displaced roughly 2.14 billion gallons of gasoline and 77 million gasoline gallon equivalents of diesel, according to a new report by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, ...
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• New Architectural Design Battles Air Pollution in Mega-Cities

  
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  An architectural design company in Berlin, Germany has developed a new type of tile that helps reduce the nitrogen oxides found in air pollution, and is the new hope for combating pollution in Mexico City. With a little luck and a whole lot of success, its elegant coral symmetry may just become the latest rage in ...
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• Some Alberta oil sands monitoring data now public

  
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  Access to some federal and provincial environmental monitoring data on air, water, land and biodiversity in the oil sands is now available through an  online data portal  (www.JointOilSandsMonitoring.ca). The portal is a result of the  Joint Canada–Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring  announced ...
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• Glade: Stop Keeping Toxic Secrets (youve upset Emma and parents everywhere!)

  
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  SC Johnson, makers of Glade air fresheners, say they’re committed to transparency: “We know you value transparency, and we’re committed to sharing what’s inside our products.”  Except when it comes to fragrance ingredients. Women’s Voices for the Earth’s product testing shows allergens and ...
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• Health effects of toxic waste sites in developing countries could rival malaria, air pollution, new study shows

  
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  Exposure to dangerous chemicals from toxic waste sites may be creating a public health crisis in developing countries comparable to that caused by malaria or even air pollution, a new study suggests, highlighting the urgent need to clean up toxic waste. In a study published on Saturday in Environmental Health ...
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• Hungry for change as Cameron shapes up to tackle the food crisis of the poor

  
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  This summer Britain has its best chance in years of leading a drive to reduce world hunger, which has been increasing even as the proportion of people living in absolute poverty has fallen. Last week, as I reported in my Daily Telegraph column this weekend, thousands of Britons had a brief taste of what is [...]
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• Concerned About Beijing Smog? Buy a Gas Mask

  
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  Bloomberg Businessweek contributor Christina Larson reports that gas masks are the latest must-have accessory for the commuting Beijing resident : One friend, who works for an environmental nonprofit in Beijing , advised: “I have a Sportsta mask made by Respro, a U.K. company, which has a replaceable filter, ...
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• Atmospheric CO2 Poised to Exceed 400 PPM

  
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  Chances are that in the next few days, the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere will exceed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in about 4 million years. Recently, Mauna Loa Observatory on the big island of Hawaii has been regularly recording daily CO2 levels above 399 ppm, with several ...
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• Chemicals In Chicago’s Air

  
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  Greener Ideal Scientists have found that Chicago’s air is infested with chemicals courtesy of airborne compounds that are traveling as far as the Arctic. The chemicals, called cyclic siloxanes, are toxic to aquatic life. Where do they come from? From chemicals in deodorants, lotions and conditioners. “These ...
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• New Studies Support Environmental Link to Autism

  
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  Several new studies presented at the International Society for Autism Research annual conference back up the notion that environmental factors before birth may play an important role in the development of autism. The causes of autism aren’t well understood but are thought to be multifaceted. Genetics likely account ...
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• Green innovations for a sustainable future: Air Cleaning Paint – Let’s paint the world

  
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  greenTech Most eco-friendly products on the market focus on reducing their environmental impact, through the materials used  efficiency in manufacturing and energy-efficiency (for electronic products). The Air Cleaning Paint sets a new standard for green products. It minimizes environmental impact by lower VOC ...
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• Air Pollution Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Diseases

  
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  It has been published in the PLOS MEDICINE that suspended particles in the atmosphere may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases through atherosclerosis.Before the Air Pollution Control... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Easy useful things to support public transit, now

  
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  At this week’s meeting of the Eco Babes, a group of women in the sustainability professions agreed to work together to build support for public transit in the Greater Toronto Area. If you’d like to help, read on. I’m writing to ask all of you to join us in committing to take action against gridlock in Toronto ...
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• Did The Airpocalypse Make You Want To Leave China?

  
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  I must confess that I think airpocalypse is a wonderfully apt and evocative new word. It’s right up there in the expat zeitgeist along with crazy bad and  gutter oil  as definitive additions to our lexicon. Airpocalypse perfectly encapsulates those miserable, gray January weeks of endlessly  beyond index ...
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• Air Quality Awareness Week

  
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  It’s hard to believe that the first federal air pollution legislation was the Air Pollution Act of 1955 . Fifty-eight years later, the United States—and the world—are still struggling to come to terms with the importance of preserving the quality of the air we breathe. Air Quality Awareness Week is on the ...
  2 weeks ago

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