Milan is the pollution capital of Europe
"After years of close competition, we finally have a clear winner in the “Pollution Capital of Europe” contest. While Milan may be better known for fashion and (everywhere except America) excellent soccer teams, it appears that it’s also the most polluted city in the whole of Europe."
Showing posts with label Pollution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pollution. Show all posts
Monday
In Pictures: The World's 25 Dirtiest Cities
In Pictures: The World's 25 Dirtiest Cities
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"No. 14: Moscow, Russia: In a city where you can pay $3,000 a month for an apartment that doesn't even have clean running water, Moscow also has troubling levels of air pollution, which present a daily strain on lung health."
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"No. 14: Moscow, Russia: In a city where you can pay $3,000 a month for an apartment that doesn't even have clean running water, Moscow also has troubling levels of air pollution, which present a daily strain on lung health."
EPA Seeks Public Comment on Drinking Water Contaminants
Excerpt:
"The EPA has developed a list of 104 possible drinking water contaminants that may need to be regulated to protect our drinking water, which is currently available for public comment."
http://earth911.org/blog/2008/02/20/epa-seeks-public-comment-on-drinking-water-contaminants/
"The EPA has developed a list of 104 possible drinking water contaminants that may need to be regulated to protect our drinking water, which is currently available for public comment."
http://earth911.org/blog/2008/02/20/epa-seeks-public-comment-on-drinking-water-contaminants/
Saturday
Texas Is Biggest Carbon Polluter - Time
Excerpt:
"Everything's big in Texas — big pickup trucks, big SUVs and the state's big carbon footprint, too.
Texans' fondness for large, manly vehicles has helped make the Lone Star State the biggest carbon polluter in the nation."
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1704336,00.html
"Everything's big in Texas — big pickup trucks, big SUVs and the state's big carbon footprint, too.
Texans' fondness for large, manly vehicles has helped make the Lone Star State the biggest carbon polluter in the nation."
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1704336,00.html
Wednesday
Senate Committee Mulls Cap-and-Trade System
Senate Committee Mulls Cap-and-Trade System
Excerppt:
"The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is due Wednesday to review details of a cap-and-trade system that could help the United States cut greenhouse gas emissions. It creates a financial incentive for emission reductions by assigning a cost to polluting."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16913038&ft=1&f=1025
Excerppt:
"The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is due Wednesday to review details of a cap-and-trade system that could help the United States cut greenhouse gas emissions. It creates a financial incentive for emission reductions by assigning a cost to polluting."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16913038&ft=1&f=1025
Tuesday
BP Not Nearly Beyond Pollution
BP Not Nearly Beyond Pollution
Excerpt:
"Pleading everything from insurmountable expense, to a lack of filtering technology, to space limitations, oil giant BP looks desperate to dodge its August promise to not increase the pollutants it’s dumping into Lake Michigan. The Chicago Tribune reported today that engineers at the Whiting oil refinery, which BP plans to expand with $3.8 billion to process more Canadian crude, are not any closer to cleaning up its polluting ways."
http://earth2tech.com/2007/11/19/bp-not-nearly-beyond-pollution/
Excerpt:
"Pleading everything from insurmountable expense, to a lack of filtering technology, to space limitations, oil giant BP looks desperate to dodge its August promise to not increase the pollutants it’s dumping into Lake Michigan. The Chicago Tribune reported today that engineers at the Whiting oil refinery, which BP plans to expand with $3.8 billion to process more Canadian crude, are not any closer to cleaning up its polluting ways."
http://earth2tech.com/2007/11/19/bp-not-nearly-beyond-pollution/
Thursday
Tuesday
American Electric Power Settles $4.6B Pollution Suit
American Electric Power Settles $4.6B Pollution Suit
Excerpt:
"A major power generator Tuesday ended a prolonged legal battle with the government over air pollution, agreeing to shell out $4.6 billion to slash chemical emissions.
The chemical emissions produced by American Electric Power Co. are blamed for spreading smog and acid rain across the Northeast."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15117556&ft=1&f=1025
Excerpt:
"A major power generator Tuesday ended a prolonged legal battle with the government over air pollution, agreeing to shell out $4.6 billion to slash chemical emissions.
The chemical emissions produced by American Electric Power Co. are blamed for spreading smog and acid rain across the Northeast."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15117556&ft=1&f=1025
Thursday
'Marketplace' Report: Regulating Ship Pollution
'Marketplace' Report: Regulating Ship Pollution
Excerpt:
"A coalition of environmental groups is asking the Bush administration to use the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from all large ocean-going ships.
Despite the recent growth of the industry, shipping has gotten a free pass on emission regulation. Yet, ships account for 3 to 5 percent of global CO2 emissions — about the same amount the entire U.S. fleet of cars produce."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14950326&ft=1&f=1025
Excerpt:
"A coalition of environmental groups is asking the Bush administration to use the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from all large ocean-going ships.
Despite the recent growth of the industry, shipping has gotten a free pass on emission regulation. Yet, ships account for 3 to 5 percent of global CO2 emissions — about the same amount the entire U.S. fleet of cars produce."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14950326&ft=1&f=1025
Monday
Dow Corning to spend $50 million to reduce pollution from Midland ...
Dow Corning to spend $50 million to reduce pollution from Midland ...
Excerpt:
"The amount of global warming-related pollution a major Dow Corning Corp. plant produces will be cut significantly as the company today announced a $50 million investment that will reduce carbon dioxide emission by 20 percent at the site."
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Excerpt:
"The amount of global warming-related pollution a major Dow Corning Corp. plant produces will be cut significantly as the company today announced a $50 million investment that will reduce carbon dioxide emission by 20 percent at the site."
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Study: Pollution Shuts Down the Immune System
Study: Pollution Shuts Down the Immune System
Excerpt:
"Air pollution may do more than aggravate heart problems. It can shut down the immune system over time, according to a new study.
Pollutants in the ozone, long associated with pulmonary and cardiovascular problems and deaths, can also affect the lungs and the rest of the body, making it more susceptible to illnesses, including the entry of bacteria and other foreign invaders in the body, Duke University Medical Center researchers found."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298718,00.html
Excerpt:
"Air pollution may do more than aggravate heart problems. It can shut down the immune system over time, according to a new study.
Pollutants in the ozone, long associated with pulmonary and cardiovascular problems and deaths, can also affect the lungs and the rest of the body, making it more susceptible to illnesses, including the entry of bacteria and other foreign invaders in the body, Duke University Medical Center researchers found."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298718,00.html
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Environment report: Europe's shipping lanes causing serious air ...
Environment report: Europe's shipping lanes causing serious air ...
Excerpt:
"They may be far over the horizon, but the cargo and passenger ships crowding North Sea lanes are fouling the air above land with health-threatening pollutants, according to a new Dutch environmental study."
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Excerpt:
"They may be far over the horizon, but the cargo and passenger ships crowding North Sea lanes are fouling the air above land with health-threatening pollutants, according to a new Dutch environmental study."
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