| Air Pollution Worries Athletes in Beijing Olympics | | 2008-08-06 16:16:49 | | In spite of efforts to curb pollution in the August Beijing Games, concern lingers among athletes who are arriving to compete in the olympics. Some American track cycling athletes recently planed...
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| Beijing pollution looking better ahead of games | | 2008-07-31 09:07:00 | | China announced Thursday a raft of emergency measures it would take if skies don't clear up further for the Olympic Games, including more factory shutdowns and further restrictions on cars. zurück weiter Bild 1 von 14 fjb/AD Foto: AFP The time has finally come, after seven years of preparations, Beijing will open its doors to the world. The polluted air, one of the biggest worries for Olympic organizers, prompted Beijing to begin drastic measures earlier this month, including pulling half the city's 3.3 million vehicles off the roads, halting most construction and closing some factories in the capital and surrounding provinces. The emergency measures include shutting another 200-plus factories and further restricting vehicles across Beijing, Tianjin city and surrounding Hebei province, according to a public notice posted Thursday on the government's Web site. In the capital, an additional 105 machinery, chemical and construction materials factories w... | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
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| Air pollution ups heart attacks | | 2008-06-20 12:34:48 | | Air pollution could be putting patients with heart disease at risk by affecting blood vessels and clotting, researchers said in a study published Wednesday.
A study by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and Umea University in Sweden measured the effects of diesel exhaust on heart and blood vessel function in men who have previously suffered [...]... | | By: Muslim Unity | | |
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| Lots of jobs in Central Pollution Control Board | | 2008-06-10 08:26:30 | | Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
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“Parivesh Bhawan’ East Arjun Nagar, Delhi -110032.
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| Pollution endangering tourism in Rohtang Pass | | 2008-06-09 11:43:00 | | Situated at a height of 4111m above the sea-level, Rohtang Pass is 51 km away from Kullu. It provides a wide panoramic view of mountains, rising far above clouds, which is a sight truly breathtaking.The Rohtang pass offers skiing as well as trekking opportunities. Thousands of tourists travel to these snow-bound slopes daily to enjoy the breathtaking natural scenic beauty and participate in adventure sports.
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| Electro Pollution | | 2008-05-12 02:12:00 | | "High magnetic fields interfere with the cell membrane and make it highly penetrable. This way, people get toxic acidic shocks. The protective barrier is out of balance, is confused, which leads to diseases like cancer, arthritis and depression". The confused cell is explained in Reinhard Kanuka-Fuchs book "Healthy Home – Healthy Office" as follows: "What are the changes that take place in this process? Hormones play a key role in regulating most of the functions of our cells, tissues and organs, ie. cell growth, differentiation, reproduction and immune response.They may carry nerve impulses from the brain across the cell membrane as neuron transmitters, or bind with receptors on the cell membrane. Melatonin, which regulates our biological clock and influences our mood, will inhibit tumour growth and fight cancer. Calcium ions are released by receptors and stored as primary messengers of our cells in the cell membrane.They also stimulate production of enzymes, which regulate the tumo... | | By: Geopathic Stress | | |
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| Movable Feast Carries a Pollution Price Tag | | 2008-04-26 00:42:33 | | The Food Chain : By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Cod caught off Norway is shipped to China to be turned into filets, then shipped back to Norway for sale. Argentine lemons fill supermarket shelves on the Citrus Coast of Spain, as local lemons rot on the ground. Half of Europe’s peas are grown and packaged in Kenya.
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| 10 Everyday Pollution Solutions | | 2008-04-01 17:04:00 | | GREEN IDEASHere are some easy to incorporate ways to reduce your intake of load of toxins.Use cast iron pans instead of nonstick. Read about Teflon health concerns. To avoid chemicals leaching into food, go easy on processed, canned or fast foods and never microwave plastic. Read about Bisphenol A, a toxic food-can lining ingredient associated with birth defects. Buy organic, or eat vegetables and fruit from the "Cleanest 12" list. Find out more about the "Dirty Dozen." Use iodized salt to combat chemical interference from the thyroid. Read about rocket fuel's effect on the thyroid. Seal outdoor wooden structures. Order a test kit to find out if your wooden deck, picnic table, or playset is leaching arsenic.Leave your shoes at the door. This cuts down on dust-bound pollutants in the home.Avoid perfume, cologne and products with added fragrance. Search for personal careproducts that are fragrance-free, or check the products you're already using.Buy products with natural fibers, like co... | | By: Just a List | | |
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| We're saved: the Vatican has listed pollution has a new sin | | 2008-03-10 17:16:41 | | ... and also genetic experimentation, drug abuse, abortion, paedophilia, excessive wealth and causing social injustice. Part of this we already knew (the "do as I say, not as I do" part). But... Recycle or go to Hell!?The Green Pope (further explanation here)Blogging in Luxembourg. In engrish.... | | By: :u:b:i:k:u:o: | | |
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| Sources of Electrical Pollution | | 2008-03-04 16:33:00 | | Some Sources of Electrical Pollution:Computers and entertainment centers and other electrical appliances convert the alternating current they are receiving to direct current which the equipment will use to power its activities using less electricity. In this process, high frequencies are produced that go out onto the electrical circuit and cause high-frequency electromagnetic waves to radiate out from the circuits. In other words, some of the high frequencies produced are radio wave and microwave frequencies that disseminate their energy through the air rather than follow the electrical circuits. Scientific Research has shown these "polluting" high frequency fields to have specific biological effects that are detrimental to the overall health of the individual. Neighbors who might be tech-savvy and tech-enthusiasts might not be sharing their knowledge or equipment with you but they are sharing with you the generated high frequencies - which find it easier to flow into your home (and a... | | By: Geopathic Stress | | |
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| VIDEO: NASA’s catalytic converter could reduce pollution by 30% | | 2008-02-25 17:27:01 | | Tech Watch is a show about how NASA applies its space-based research to help solve Earth-bound problems. In the segment we've pasted after the jump, we learn about technology originally developed for space lasers that's now being used to make a new kind of catalytic converter. Unlike regular cars, which must warm up before they can clean a car's exhaust gases, NASA's catalytic converter works at low temperatures and could cut a vehicle's pollution by thirty percent.NASA's industry partner is Airflow Catalyst Systems, Inc, and the converter has met initial EPA requirements, as well as California's strict emission standards. So, NASA space technology could be in your car's tail pipe very soon via the aftermarket. And here we thought the best thing to come from NASA was space ice cream![Source: NASA]... | | By: Auto News: Car Reviews, Car News, Car Shows | | |
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| Hybrid Cars and Pollution | | 2008-02-10 07:52:12 | | Hybrid Cars and Pollution
It may seem excessive to spend so much time and money developing more economical cars as an alternative to gasoline automobiles, especially [...]... | | By: automotive free articles | | |
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| Trees, Streets, Pollution, Wind: EPSRC DTA studentship | | 2007-12-04 02:00:00 | | Applicants are sought for a fully funded EPSRC PhD studentship in collaboration between the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and The Bartlett school of Graduate Studies at UCL. The interdisciplinary nature of the project should suit students from a wide range of numerate backgrounds, (eg atmospheric sciences, chemical, bio-chemical, mechanical or civil engineering, environmental engineering, applied mathematics, physics), who are passionate about applying their research to the human environment.
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| Political pollution and today’s dirty society | | 2007-11-18 18:56:18 | | What a difference in the greetings for returning soldiers in Texas airports. Too bad Oakland wasn’t where the underbrush is instead of the other parts of California. Wonder if they would welcome soldiers if there were a horrendous earthquake. I wouldn’t waste any pity on them, and I think a lot of [...]... | | By: Forgot To Ask | | |
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| Pollution from U.S. coal-fired power plants | | 2007-08-09 23:32:00 | | Ontario has launched a second official complaint with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying rule changes for American coal-fired power plants will spew even more harmful pollution across the border. The province filed comments Tuesday arguing the U.S. plans will only relax the rules, allowing out-dated plants to operate longer hours without installing modern pollution controls. “Air pollution from the U.S. coal-fired power plants continues to harm the health, environment and economy of Ontario,” said Environment Minister Laurel Broten.
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| About 40 percent of deaths worldwide are caused by water, air and soil pollution | | 2007-08-04 02:14:00 | | "We have serious environmental resource problems of water, land and energy, and these are now coming to bear on food production, malnutrition and the incidence of diseases," said Pimentel. Of the world population of about 6.5 billion, 57 percent is malnourished, compared with 20 percent of a world population of 2.5 billion in 1950, said Pimentel. Malnutrition is not only the direct cause of 6 million children's deaths each year but also makes millions of people much more susceptible to such killers as acute respiratory infections, malaria and a host of other life-threatening diseases, according to the research.
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| Noise Pollution | | 2007-06-22 03:42:00 | | I’m still running on about two hours of sleep at the moment. I’m going to push myself so that I can stay up until about 11 at the absolute latest, from there I’m going to be crashing and hope I wake up sometime around 8am tomorrow morning. From there I can get some serious work [...]... | | By: krissy.nu | | |
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