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• #6 Groningen, Netherlands: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour

  
  EcoWorldly — Authority: 593
  Groningen would be number one on this list if we were looking at percentage of residents who bicycle for transportation purposes. About 57% of travel in Groningen is by bicycle! The city has been named the world’s best bicycle city a couple of times ( 1993 and 2006 ). It is a university city which is part of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Whale Songs Drowned Out by Human Noise Pollution

  
  Mendo Coast Current — Authority: 116
  Endangered species’ communication critical to survivalARIEL DAVID, Seattle Post Intelligence, December 8, 2008The songs that whales and dolphins use to communicate, orient themselves and find mates are being drowned out by human-made noises in the world’s oceans, U.N. officials and environmental groups said ...
  2 weeks ago

• Leaf blowers, again

  
  Over the line, Smokey! — Authority: 106
  Yesterday, while riding my bike, I saw two people dealing with fall leaves. The first was a middle aged man in Mountain View, blowing madly away at leaves in his driveway, blowing them out into the street with a noisy gasoline-driven blower. I suppose then the neighbors will blow them back the next day. The second ...
  2 weeks ago

• Noise Pollution Forcing Blue Whales to Cope & Compete

  
  Mendo Coast Current — Authority: 116
  MendoCoastCurrent, October 27, 2009Editor’s Note: Over the past few weeks there have been numerous Blue Whales showing up dead on the coast of California and a cause of the recent Blue Whale washing up on the Mendocino coast has been the topic of great discussion and mystery here. Actual cause of death has been ...
  2 weeks ago

• Texas Wind Chime Noise Pollution

  
  Durango Texas — Authority: 139
  UPDATE: Ive been scrolling through old bloggings, looking at the ones that have accumulated a lot of comments and re-posting if I think the comments are funny or good or both funny and good. The comments about Wind Chime Pollution are funny and good... I hate wind chimes. I think they are a public nuisance. I ...
  3 weeks ago

• Chandigarh records low pollution levels this Diwali

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) The air pollution level during Diwali this year in Chandigarh, which is rated the greenest city in the country, was lower than last year, officials said Tuesday.“The sound level and ambient air quality in terms of Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM), SPM, sulphur dioxide (SO2) ...
  3 weeks ago

• Diwali and kalipooja 2009 observes lower noise levels than 2008

  
  Ub News — Authority: 556
  This year the Diwali and kalipooja were cleaner and quieter in comparison to the previous years. May be this is because the expensive fireworks and also the financial constraints played a lead role but of course this year Diwali and kalipooja witnessed lesser air pollution as well as noise pollution.People are also ...
  3 weeks ago

• Less noise in Maharashtra this Diwali

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) The famed Siddhivinayak Temple of Lord Ganesha in central Mumbai set the tone for Diwali celebrations here Saturday by auctioning off the valuable offerings made to its coffers even as the festival of lights was celebrated enthusiastically all over the state.A temple spokesman said the auction ...
  4 weeks ago

• Noise

  
  Authspot — Authority: 540
  Do you ever Make noise? Have you ever heard Music being played  to loud? Does it hurt your ears? Have you ever found out Why things are to loud? I guess just stay away From the loud noise And hope for things To quiet down. Image via Wikipedia  
  4 weeks ago

• Fake Engine Sounds Being Added To Hybrid Cars [Cars]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 777
  By the time you get around to purchasing an electric car, the New York Times writes, you may be able choose a fake engine sound for it the way you customize your phone with ringtones. Safety experts worry that the nearly silent operation of upcoming cars mean pedestrians wont hear them sneaking up, so theyre adding ...
  4 weeks ago

• Fake Engine Sounds Being Added To Hybrids [Cars]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 777
  By the time you get around to purchasing an electric car, the New York Times writes, you may be able choose a fake engine sound for it the way you customize your phone with ringtones. Safety experts worry that the nearly silent operation of upcoming cars mean pedestrians wont hear them sneaking up, so theyre "adding ...
  4 weeks ago

• This Diwali, You Can (and Must) Be the Change!

  
  :: Delhi Greens :: — Authority: 414
  Deepawali is the festival of lights and celebrations!Let us make sure it is an enjoyable experience for every living being as much as it is for us. After all, there is no joy greater than than the joy of making others happy!This Diwali, BE THE CHANGE! Do Not burst crackers and make others aware about [...]
  4 weeks ago

• Noise pollution threatens animals

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 508
  Noise pollution is becoming a major threat to the welfare of wildlife, according to a scientific review. Sounds produced by vehicles, oil and gas fields and urban sprawl interfere with the way animals communicate, mate and prey on one another.
  4 weeks ago

• Noise pollution threatens animals

  
  Ralph Maughan's Wildlife News — Authority: 437
  Noisy and getting noisier Noise pollution threatens animals “Sounds produced by vehicles, oil and gas fields and urban sprawl interfere with the way animals communicate, mate and prey on one another.” Great Gray Owl © Ken Cole
  4 weeks ago

• Regulation of the Day 60: Hybrid Car Noise

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 669
  One advantage of hybrid cars is that they are quiet. Too quiet, some would say. Blind pedestrians may not hear a hybrid coming around the corner until it’s too late. Car companies are responding to the concern by voluntarily outfitting their hybrid models with fake digital vrooms so pedestrians can hear them as ...
  4 weeks ago

• Those Noisy Dustmen!!!

  
  Authspot — Authority: 540
  Those Noisy Dustmen!!!   Image via Wikipedia   The dustmen came this morning When I thought I’d have a lie in. The peace around was shattered As they wheeled off my wheelie bin. The dust cart engine roared. My bin soared into the air. And as my garbage tumbled inside It became an even noisier ...
  6 weeks ago

• Desperately Seeking Silence

  
  Eating Locally in the Pacific Northwest — Authority: 115
  Is it just me being cranky or has Seattle gotten much noisier? Not that we need one more thing to worry about but city noise is starting to take a toll on me. I’m reluctant to even bring it up since you may not have been aware of it. It’s the kind of thing that’s hard to tune out once you’ve noticed it. I know ...
  8 weeks ago

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