Latest News about Air Pollution and Its Effects

Administration holds keys to pollution problem (The Jakarta Post)
Sunday May 28th 2006, 11:54 pm

The city administration must be willing to listen to the public if it wants the 2005 bylaw on air pollution to be implemented successfully, experts speaking at a public debate said Wednesday. [News Source]

Administration holds keys to pollution problem (The Jakarta Post)
Sunday May 28th 2006, 11:53 pm

The city administration must be willing to listen to the public if it wants the 2005 bylaw on air pollution to be implemented successfully, experts speaking at a public debate said Wednesday. [News Source]

Congestion rap with public transport pill (The Telegraph)
Sunday May 28th 2006, 6:19 pm

New Delhi, May 28: Wrong policies have led to an explosion of private vehicles in Indian cities, crippling traffic, wasting fuel and worsening air pollution, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said. [News Source]

Mow down pollution.
Sunday May 28th 2006, 11:00 am

Yard care season has begun for most of the country and that's bad news for the environment. [News Source]

Gore blows smoke on global warming scare.
Sunday May 28th 2006, 11:00 am

Unless you walk to work, eat only homegrown organic foods, weave and sew your own hemp clothing and live in a cave, you are to blame for the fluctuations in global temperatures. [News Source]

Is global warming powering hurricanes? Yes: Act now to turn the tide, or turn florida over to the alligators.
Sunday May 28th 2006, 11:00 am

Hotter oceans are making hurricanes stronger, and the National Hurricane Center predicts another "very active'' storm season this year, with as many as six major Atlantic hurricanes likely. [News Source]

The Dirt on Cleaners: Could your spotless home be making you sick?
Sunday May 28th 2006, 11:00 am

Thanks to the high use of chemical cleaners and other products, it's often safer to be outside rather than inside your home. [News Source]

A city’s dirty little secret.
Sunday May 28th 2006, 11:00 am

Think Ottawa and chances are you think clean. Turns out that our beloved national capital region has a dirty little secret. [News Source]

Bold stand on coal-fired power plants.
Sunday May 28th 2006, 11:00 am

Charles “Doc” Anderson, a Waco veterinarian and Republican state representative for District 56, deserves considerable credit for challenging Texas to become a national leader in clean burning coal-fired power plants. [News Source]

Sewer, asbestos suits may cost Marco $300,000 in attorney fees.
Sunday May 28th 2006, 11:00 am

A Marco Island political action committee’s lawsuits against the city, aimed at stopping the mandatory septic tank replacement program, will fail on legal merits. [News Source]

Researchers monitor discharges.
Sunday May 28th 2006, 11:00 am

In an attempt to make beaches cleaner for swimmers, North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach are dumping polluted storm water more than 1,000 feet into the sea with mixed results. [News Source]