Archive for ‘pollution’
Looking For E85 Fuel For Cars
October 30th, 2007
Ethanol plants are getting a lot of attention in Central New York. Drivers are buying cars that can use the alternative fuel, called E85. It’s a mixture of 85% Ethanol and 15% gasoline. But, where can you fill up on the green energy?
Popularity: 3%
Unhealthy lifestyles blamed for rising rates of breast cancer among urban Chinese women
October 30th, 2007
An increasing taste for Western-style junk food and unhealthy lifestyles have caused the rate of breast cancer among urban Chinese women to jump sharply over the past decade, a state-run newspaper said Tuesday.
Popularity: 5%
Cairo chokes on smokes from straw
October 30th, 2007
airo is already choking under the pollution caused by cars, factories and burning household waste. And for the past eight years in autumn a black cloud has hovered over the Egyptian capital, the result of burning straw after the rice crop has been harvested. And yet the straw could be recycled.
Popularity: 9%
Barrels Explode As Chemical Plant Burns
October 30th, 2007
An explosion and fire at a chemical distribution facility near Des Moines, Iowa, sent plumes of thick smoke into the sky and burned out of control for several hours after it ignited Monday afternoon.
Popularity: 5%
Presidential Dialogue With Barack Obama: Exporting Waste
October 29th, 2007
Presidential Dialogue With Barack Obama: Exporting Waste.
Popularity: 2%
Ozone set to harm world vegetation, economy-study
October 29th, 2007
The spread of ozone, a greenhouse gas, could inflict serious damage on vegetation in many places, cutting up to 12 percent off the value of global crops by 2100 and hurting the world economy, a study said Monday.
Popularity: 2%
Bad air lingers from Southern California wildfires, prompting cancellations
October 27th, 2007
Even as many of the wildfires in flame-ravaged Southern California died down and residents returned home, lingering dust and soot-laden air made it difficult for many to breathe even a sigh of relief Saturday.
Popularity: 7%
China announces $14 billion lake cleanup
October 27th, 2007
China has announced a multibillion-dollar plan to clean up a severely polluted lake where an algae bloom forced the suspension of water supplies to millions of people this summer.
Popularity: 3%
Building an Artificial Reef
October 25th, 2007
Designer reefs made from concrete balls help replace and support natural ones as overfishing, pollutants and disease take a toll on vital ecosystems.
Popularity: 2%
Metro Fined For Dumping Sewage Into Cumberland River
October 25th, 2007
Millions of gallons of raw sewage have been dumped for years into the Cumberland River and taxpayers have to pay for this costly mistake.
Popularity: 5%
CNN takes stock of a ‘Planet in Peril’
October 21st, 2007
’s a tough world, all right. Too bad it’s not tougher. Right now Earth is looking pretty fragile as it suffers from increasing human punishment. This isn’t really news, of course. But CNN has packed the two-night, four-hour “Planet in Peril” with information and images that give a familiar story new urgency.
Popularity: 2%
Artificial reef in the Red Sea
October 15th, 2007
Scientists hope that the creation of an artificial reef in the Red Sea will help protect coral reefs.
Popularity: 1%
Major polluters gather in DC
September 28th, 2007
The world’s largest polluters are gathering in Washington at the invitation of the White House to discuss climate change. Skeptics of the U.S. conference have expressed concern the climate meeting might be an attempt to circumvent the U.N. process.
Popularity: 2%
Pollution Concerns Over Cruise Ships Coming To SF
September 26th, 2007
(San Francisco) 10 luxury cruise ships are coming to San Francisco in a 5 day period, bringing 35,000 travelers to the Bay Area. Some are concerned about the environmental impacts.
Popularity: 2%
Health Officials: Avoid Coastal Waters
September 23rd, 2007
(Los Angeles) Rain has sent water containing pollutants down storm drains, and that has caused bacteria levels to rise in ocean water.
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