28/Jun 2008 | Septage solution in sight, DOLA OKs grant to remove biosolids | Collaboration is paying off for government officials working to secure a proper, long-term septage receiving site. The West Montrose Sanitation District has gained approval for a $100,000 Department o... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Right Use for Taxes? | Saturday, June 28, 2008CASSIE MACDUFF Did state transportation officials drink the railroad companies' Kool-Aid when they agreed to spend taxpayer dollars on a project that will primarily benefit pri... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Trying To Take Back The Lakes | Trying To Take Back The Lakes Two Ambitious New Efforts Aim At Winning The Battle Against Offensive Algae . While anglers and boaters are enjoying spring on the Madison lakes, thawed finally after an... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Council aide taped taking cash | The chief of staff for Detroit City Council President Ken Cockrel Jr. resigned last week after being caught on videotape taking cash amid a widening federal investigation into public corruption in Det... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | IMO efforts on CO2 blocked in Oslo | Oslo, 27th June 2008. China, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and India have continued to obstruct and undermine every substantial proposal for tackling GHG emissions from shipping at an IMO meeting in Oslo his ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Developers accused of crimes against the environment | By: DAISY SAMPSON daisy.com AN AREA of the Algarve protected by environmental laws has been destroyed by developers according to environmental groups who are now leading court action and calls for the... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Wife-killing suspect found dead in car in south Fort Myers | The chief suspect wanted in connection with his wife's killing in Georgia was found dead Saturday of an apparent suicide., was found locked inside his 2004 Hyundai Sonata shortly after sunrise Saturda... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Emission-Reducing Technology Start-Up Raises $2M | Lextran Ltd. is an Israeli company formed in 1997 that has developed an emission-reducing technology used in power plants. According to Globes it has just raised $2 million in its second round of fina... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | An alternate view | Naked sushi comes to Clearwater bar . Sam Seltzer's Steakhouses files for bankruptcy protection. Krista Johnson, 15, Jamie Zimmerhanzel, 7, and Alivia Hassell, 7, feed the birds on Galveston Island. M... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | EPA certifies Parkersburg air safe | PARKERSBURG Tests conducted by the U. Environmental Protection Agency have found no health risk associated with asbestos or other particles in the air at Parkersburg. The agency has been testing the... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Tainted well cuts area groundwater level | Scottsdale stands to lose a billion gallons of groundwater each year, enough to supply more than 9,000 homes, a consequence of Motorola dumping water from a well at the heart of two recent drinking wa... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | 92) | Thomas Says: 28 June 2008 at 7:09 PM Re (61) : The BLM moratorium on new Environmental Impact Statements is indeed a nasty development that should be remedied. Especially in these times of economic de... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Smoky skies threaten health in fiery N. California | Weather. of Corrections inmate Jorge Tuquer of Hollywood, Calif., brushes leaves off of a six foot fire break in Orr Springs, Calif. SACRAMENTO Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned th... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | New hope for victims of traumatic brain injury | Five-million people in the United States have traumatic brain injuries, injuries that are likely to have a significant impact on their quality of life and their future. There is no cure, but researche... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | New Technology Helping Manufacturers Go Green | GREEN TOUCH: Avery Dennison's green label program offers tags made from natural fibers and recycled materials. Apparel companies have been warming up to organic cotton and other green fabrics. With th... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Green Countries | A global report card on natons doing the most, and least, to clean up the environment. Greens could learn a lot from Franklin Roosevelt about how to track imminent environmental disasters. It may seem... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Cal-OSHA: Don't Work Outside; Wear Respirators | With smoke continuing to hang over much of the state from wildfires, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health advised employers and workers in Northern California Saturday to avoid ex... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Northern California wildfires pollute skies, threaten health | SACRAMENTO -- Hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires have turned California skies into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities acro... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Odour Control - A Cause for Concern | In a review of all the products used for cleaning by the cleaning industry, "clean-smelling" air fresheners seem to pose little risk. Unfortunately, the "fresh" scent of air fresheners may disguise no... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Fires Lead to Federal Disaster Declaration for California | Hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires have turned California skies into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities across the state. ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | A sweet deal? Region's environment could benefit from U.S. Sugar buyout | More Environment . Lee s part of the Gulf Toilet cleaner than most . Solar power may be on the distant horizon for Marco properties . Loggerhead sea turtle snatched by Minnesota tourist finally meet... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Douglas Co. deputy killed while riding his bike | Viola woman shows up safe. Applebee's employees suffer carbon monoxide poisoning. EUDORA - A Douglas County sheriff's deputy is dead after a car hit his bicycle. Authorities say David Dillon was kille... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | President Hu urges enhanced efforts on climate change | BEIJING, June 28 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao is urging Communist Party officials to work to reduce carbon emissions in the face of increasingly harsh weather. Three mln Australian jobs under ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | How To Speak Obamamania | Should You Mess With Zohan ? Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day. Green and Scary: Hulk and Happening Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day. Love Guru : Unlovable Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day. Gaining... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Fires Poison California Skies | SACRAMENTO, Calif.) Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | EPA reviewing ruling on stormwater policy | CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A recent federal court decision tossed out a rule exempting oil and gas construction sites from certain requirements under the Clean Water Act, prompting environmentalists to hail the... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Workshop: 2009 Bay Area Clean Air Plan | Manage a business? Add promotions and events to attract customers Home > Alameda Events > Workshop: 2009 Bay Area Clean Air Plan . Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) staff invite you to... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Wildfires plague northern California | Chris Wels rests beside the fire engine as he and other firefighters await their next assignment at drop zone near Magalia, Calif. Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Nort... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Phil Lewis: U.S. Sugar purchase big deal | Brent Batten: A mixture of oil, sugar and water. Last Sunday few knew about the agreement between Florida and U. Sugar to buy 300 square miles of cane fields and sugar-processing facilities to help sa... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | A climate solution is in reach | Now is the moment to get serious about the solution. NEW DELHI: The National Action Plan on Climate Change has been finalised and would in all probability released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Smoky Gloom Continues To Grip Bay Area Skies | LAKE COUNTY: Ken Pritchett Reports On Battle To Control Massive Walker Fire . SAN FRANCISCO: Paul Chambers Reports On Wildfires Adding To Particulate Matter In Already Hazy Air . LAKE COUNTY: Ken Prit... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Battling for the Ganga | Editorial. For those who don't know him, Guru Das Agarwal with his flowing white beard and piercing eyes might appear like a rishi. Probably it is an indication of the kind of esteem in which the ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Wildfires Pollute Skies, Threaten Health | Video: 'Harder To Breathe' In Smoky Conditions. -- Hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires have turned California skies into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic eve... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Mills honored for service to city | A surprise retirement lunch was held for Tom Mills Friday at the city's water treatment plant. After almost 34 years working at the water plant, most recently as superintendent, Mills last day on the ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Applebee's works to reopen after carbon monoxide leak | The Applebee's restaurant at 6730 W. Central was working to reopen today after it was shut down Friday night by carbon monoxide poisoning traced to a faulty water heater. "We're just putting in a bran... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | It's sales time at Linens 'n Things | Now would be a good time to go shopping for household items at Linens 'n Things. The store is having a liquidation sale in preparation for closing its doors. The Yuma store is among 120 nationwide the... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | The mining projects of ECSA will generate work for 7300 people | This is babel fish translation but still pretty decent. It is on our neighbour Corriente and explains the vast economic benefits to the locals. (ECSA) has as motto the development of bells and whistle... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Calif. wildfires pollute skies, threaten health | SACRAMENTO - Hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires have turned California skies into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities acros... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Bush Declares Emergency for CA | BIG SUR, Calif. (KCBS) -- On Saturday, President Bush issued an emergency declaration for California and ordered federal agencies to assist in firefighting efforts in Butte, Mendocino, Monterey, Santa... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Ship s insurance limited | Prayer restores Do a Paz survivor to life, acceptance .. Romblon mayor declares 800-m radius around ship off-limits .. Caritas nuns, psychologists to counsel kin of ship victims . Kin struggle to iden... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Fuel prices boost cause of SAsia's | THE bicycle rickshaws that weave through New Delhi's narrow lanes have long been scorned by authorities here for congesting the city's already fierce traffic. The creaking carriages crawl alongside lu... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | CO Poisoning Sickens Wichita Applebee's Workers | Wichita Applebee's to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. No customers were affected by Friday night's incident. Authorities said the restaurant manager called 911 after employees started com... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Tennis semis set for 3 p.m | Viola woman shows up safe. Applebee's employees suffer carbon monoxide poisoning. The singles semifinals of the Via Christi Pro Tennis Classic have been pushed back to 3 p. The competition, which was ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Groundbreaking Ceremony for $2.8 Million Palm Ave. Improvement Project in Imperial Beach | Home Imperial Beach Palm and Carnation Groundbreaking Ceremony for $2. A project to improve the western end of Palm Avenue at the oceanfront of Imperial Beach will kick off on Wednesday, July 2, wi... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Links proving the point is the baseline! | Department of Changing the Subject. Nader is a shy, retiring type: Nader was asked if Obama is any different than Democrats he has criticized in the past, considering Obama s pledge to reject campaign... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Reducing carbon pawprints | We talk a lot about greening our pets here at Green Daily, and the trend seems to be reflected at major newspapers as well. Over at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's pet blog , one blogger came up wi... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | County Issues Air Quality Advisory | An Air Quality Advisory was issued yesterday by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the County Air Pollution Control District. The Indians Fire in the Northern part of the Los Padres... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | I've Been Stimulated | Uncle Sam sent me a letter about 6 weeks ago, a little teaser. He told me I'd be getting one of those Economy Stimulus Payments real soon. The amount might be $600 (or less) depending on my income, an... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Alaska, Oil Spill and Justice | Government(2400)Oil(1074)State(807)Corporations(746)Trade(409)Laws(384)Greed(324)Oil Policy(314)Rules(74)Alaska(69)Oil Pipelines(67)Oil Supply Routes(51)Disaster Preparedness(42)Fish(26)Oil Spills And... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Bay Area Blanketed By Smoky Haze | Northern California blazes have spread a smoky haze over much of the San Francisco Bay area and Central Valley, prompting air regulators to urge people to stay indoors. Air pollution readings in North... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | This will teach me to be wry... ("Friend of China" dept) | 28 Jun 2008 06:41 am Just before going offline , which I more or less still am, I talked about the many and mysterious ways in which Chinese officialdom is doing its best to screw up the Beijing Olymp... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | San Diegans Warned As NorCal Fires Rage | BIG SUR, Calif. -- San Diego residents are warned to be careful, clear defensible space and be mindful when doing activities that could spark fires, NBC 7/39 reported. Video Even mowing the la... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Bush Declares Federal Emergency For CA Fires | 12:14 PM PDT BIG SUR -- President Bush has issued an emergency declaration for California, where hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires have scorched more than 400 square miles. Bush ordered federal a... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Clean Break | Sightings and discussions of emerging clean technologies that help us help the environment without sacrifice to the economy. My Clean Break column today takes a look at the rising interest in industri... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Blazing a trail to fitness while working in the office | Dan Martinez, account manager for One Workplace, tries out the Walkstation treadmill, which allows workers to get in a good stroll without leaving their desk. Google executive to speak at In One Weeke... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Quarter of a million quit cigs thanks to smoking ban | Healthy Living Team from Middlesbrough Council encourage people to give up smoking. Healthy Living Team's Imran Naeem (left) and Laura Agiadis (right) with Sid the Cig. ALMOST a quarter of a million ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Means for controlling feed of particulate material into airlift pipe | To limit the amount of solid particulate matter fed into an airlift pipeline from, especially, a suction nozzle device, the density of the suspension passing from the suction nozzle to the airlift sys... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Yolo County celebrates Delta waterways | If you're a boater, an angler or anyone who appreciates the waterways, Yolo County is celebrating "Keep the Delta Clean Day" today until 3 p. The event focuses on promoting clean and safe boating as w... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | PLANET HEADING TOWARD | WASHINGTON - Little time remains for brokering a global deal on climate change, and a successful outcome depends on involvement and commitment by both developed and developing countries. This message... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Think this one through, Lois Capps | Lois Capps needs to get past her 1969 oil-spill mentality and embrace modern technology and science. Energy and oil are for everyone, not only for the elite who fly to Washington weekly on planes usin... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Smog in SLO Town | Record-breaking temperatures in San Luis Obispo created record-breaking smog on June 19 and 20, according to air quality officials. For the first time ever, a monitoring station showed, on June 19, th... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Vintners feel the heat | In wine there is truth, according to the ancient Bacchanalian philosophers. These days, though, it s more of an inconvenient truth, as the rising temperatures associated with climate change are alread... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Begreennow.com - Carbon Calculator and Carbon Offsets | BeGreenNow is a site that hopes to help reduce global warming by providing people with the ability to calculate their carbon footprint, compare it with the US average, and then reduce it by taking a n... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | In Oil We Trusted, and Through Oil We Killed | Welcome to part 5 of the series on Renewable Energy. This next installment could easily be a stand alone story, but I wanted to keep it in the context of the entire problem. (especially in light of th... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | San Joaquin Valley air quality goes from bad to worse Friday | After five straight days of smoky conditions, the air quality got downright scary Friday, prompting a Valley air district official to advise people to cancel outdoor activities. In Stanislaus and Merc... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | US: California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism | BIG SUR - Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | California Fire Deals Blow to Tourism | ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Raging Fires Shut Down Big Sur Tourism | Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur. The ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Reducing Global Warming Pollution from Vehicles Act of 2008 | A bill to permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, . Clean Air Act to approve the application of the state of California for a waiver of ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Survey to check 2,000 wells | AUGUSTA -- Beth Nagusky agreed to be part of a five-year study that tested well water in 2,000 Greater Augusta homes. Nagusky, director of the Office of Innovation and Assistance at the Maine Departme... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | State urges well water testing | AUGUSTA -- Beth Nagusky agreed to be part of a five-year study that tested well water in 2,000 greater Augusta homes. Nagusky, director of the Office of Innovation and Assistance at the Maine Departme... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Great post Teacher Dude - for coverage in Vancouver, Canada see this story | Green activists in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki clashed with riot police during their attempt to hold a naked bike ride in order to protest excessive car use. Senior police officials, ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Senate Passage of Bill to Join International Treaty to Cut Toxic Ship Pollution Praised by Leading Environmental Group | Senate Passage of Bill to Join International Treaty to Cut Toxic Ship Pollution Praised by Leading Environmental Group. Senate last night passed, by unanimous consent, legislation that will allow the ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Earthjustice Files Suit to Stop Last-Minute Bush Administration Assault on Public Waters | Earthjustice filed suit in U. Circuit Court in Atlanta today to challenge the Bush administration's latest attempt to weaken the Clean Water Act. Environmental Protection Agency announced a new rule t... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Polar Bears Listed As Threatened Un | Polar Bears Listed As Threatened Under U. Endangered Species Act; Loss Of Sea Ice To Blame ScienceDaily (May 15, 2008) U. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced May 14 that he is accept... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Power still out in Omaha, western Iowa | OMAHA -- The power supplier to Omaha and much of eastern Nebraska estimates that it could take days before all power is restored. Omaha Public Power District Chief Executive Officer Gary Gates said 67... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Uranium Resources ends plans to buy Rio Algom in NM | Texas mining company - blaming sliding uranium prices and the difficulty of getting financing - on Thursday backed out of a deal that could have led to the first uranium mill in the Grants area in two... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Fire Deals Big Blow to Big Sur Tourism | Monterey County.Carmel Valley Road from Arroyo Seco Road to Tassajara Road.Tassajara Road from Carmel Valley Road to the national forest boundary.Cachagua Road from Tassajara Road to the Nason Road tu... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | How to Write Essay Properly | Essay: Essay is a term that is utilized to describe writing about something such as person, thing or location. Essay is including the thoughts of a writer about certain topic or subject. The basic cri... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Health Officials Say Severely Ill Boy Played In Flood Water | VIDEO : Watch Latest Forecast READ : Get Information On Area Road Closures READ : Wisconsin Department of Transportation Map Of Road Closures TALKBACK : What Do You Think? UPLOAD : Share Your Stor... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | California Fire Deals | ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Danger upstream: How safe are Utah's dams? | Home builder Dave Newhouse of Heber stands last week on the bank of the Weber river, just below the Wanship Dam. Newhouse is building a home for a client and reenforced thebank of the river before bui... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Ask Umbra on short-haul flights | I work in the touring music business, based in the U. I have noticed recently that the record companies are booking cheap flights for short distances, e. Over such short distances, there is no saving ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Peter L | Posted Jun 27th 2008 5:18PM by Domenick Yoney Filed under: Legislation and Policy , Oil Sands , North America , USA . Oil sands mining transforms the landscape Photo: David Dodge, Pembina Institute ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Alaska Should Just Secede | To some the issue of secession was settled with the Civil War. To people with this mindset, the final answer is that no state has the right to leave the Union. However to those who are truly Americans... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Wildfire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism | Jonathan Farrington, general manager of the Ventana Inn and Spa, walks around the smoke-filled property in Big Sur. - Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Prions are a Threat to Vegetarians too | A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, US, have shown that that infectious prions - thought to be the causative agents in mad cow disease and human vCJD - can survive wa... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | 11 state measures get official ballot numbers | Eleven new measures, including initiatives to ban same-sex marriage, toughen criminal penalties for gang members and take redistricting out of the hands of the Legislature, received their official bal... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Cornell Researchers Develop New Method for Self-Assembly of Metals Into Ordered, Porous Structures; Potential Benefit for Fuel Cells and Catalysts | Cornell Researchers Develop New Method for Self-Assembly of Metals Into Ordered, Porous Structures; Potential Benefit for Fuel Cells and Catalysts . Ligand-coated platinum nanoparticles (blue and gray... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Landfill gas project is the latest in a series of alternative energy efforts by the county | The Davidson County commissioners are mostly Republican and all describe themselves as conservative, but they have taken steps to utilize alternative energy sources that many observers would describe ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Jobs, quality of life at stake as SC debates water with Georgia | ATHENS, Ga. Northeast Georgia is in a severe drought, and here on the banks of the Oconee River, signs are anything but subtle. "We are running out of water!" declared a notice in a West Broad Stre... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Clean power shift is on | Jim Zyduck, director of Xcel Energy's new High Bridge power plant, stands in front of a combustion engine in the St. Though not set to be dedicated until July 21, the natural-gas-fired plant is in ser... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Show time for monster motors | YOU VE heard of Frankenstein s monster now take a look at Frankenstein s motors. Motor lovers at Huddersfield-based Cummins Turbo Technologies showed off their impressive customised cars as part of ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Click to continue reading Canada, U.S. increasingly at odds over pollution issues | EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP DTE Energy s power plants along the St. Clair River are generating more than just electricity these days. The twin plants, which sit within sight of the Canadian shore about 20 m... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Clean power shift is on: As smokestack falls, its successor is hard at work | Goodbye, coal. Cleaner, but suddenly more expensive than anyone imagined. Xcel Energy's new natural-gas-fired High Bridge plant is built where tons of sooty coal used to sit beside its 85-year-old coa... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Air district warns of worsening air quality | Valley residents should probably plan to stay indoors during the next few days. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued an advisory warning everyone not just the young, elderly ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Panama City Beach fined for Grand Lagoon sewage spill | PANAMA CITY BEACH The state of Florida has fined Panama City Beach $15,900 for a March 3 sewage spill that dumped 1. The City Council on Thursday voted 3-0, with members Rick Russell and Bobby Bolto... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Dominion Power plant gets go ahead from Virginia Air Pollution Control Board (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) | Dominion Power plant gets go ahead from Virginia Air Pollution Control Board (Bluefield Daily Telegraph). Leaders from Southwest Virginia s educational and political arenas expressed appreciation fo... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Essential reading: The week in seven stories | SAT. 12 trampled to death in Mexico City nightclub raid. Court clears Ontario man after Bernardo confession. Top court sides with Honda in landmark wrongful-dismissal case. The election in Zimbabwe w... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Coal Production READ THIS! | RELATED TICKERS: ANR , ARLP , CNX "Supply is struggling to meet demand." How could you blame me? Every time I hear an "expert" talk about how the world is almost out of oil because of the peak oil ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Parkersburg gets good news on air quality | PARKERSBURG Air sampling for asbestos and air monitoring for particulates in Parkersburg have shown no health risk, according to the U. The agency has provided ongoing sampling and monitoring since ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | ORISSA IS NO FEE SIM | Orissa has gained notoriety as a State where administration is more eager to give away massive masses of land to the non-Oriya minemongers like the TATAs or the POSCOs and non-Oriya land-grabbers like... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | OIL: Prices Won't Be Falling Anytime Soon | OIL: Prices Won't Be Falling Anytime Soon By Omid Memarian UNITED NATIONS, Jun 28 (IPS) - Although some policy-makers have blamed producing countries for steadily rising oil prices, many experts say m... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Growing 'dead zone' illustrates larger ecological problems to fisheries | In most places across North America, spring is the time of rebirth and renewal, of greening landscapes and emerging beauty. In the Gulf of Mexico, spring is a prelude to death. When I say death, let m... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Ross to provide inspection of eateries online | Wonder how well that favorite eatery of yours holds up in its most recent health inspection by the Ross County Health District? . Starting Tuesday, it will become easier to find out. That day, the h... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Panel denies air-code changes | News. Saying the request was premature, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission on Friday unanimously rejected a request by environmental groups to change Arkansas air code to consider... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Left out by city, couple sue over contamination | A couple living in a house north of the contaminated Keith Middle School and New Bedford High School grounds have filed a lawsuit in Bristol County Superior Court seeking to have the city purchase the... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | EU caps airline CO2 emissions as of 2012 | Brussels: The European Union has decided to cap airline emissions as of 2012, bring to an end an internal impasse over the draft legislation that the United States has opposed. The legislation could p... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | China calls for help on climate change | Lucy Hornby BEIJING (Reuters) - Addressing climate change head-on is in China's best interests, but it needs developed countries to do their fair share, president Hu Jintao said in a speech reported ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | China calls for rich country help on climate change | BEIJING - ADDRESSING climate change head-on is in China's best interests, but it needs developed countries to do their fair share, president Hu Jintao said in a speech reported by the Xinhua news agen... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | ExxonMobil Corp. slapped on its wrist for massive oil spill | When the Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into the fertile fishing grounds of Prince William Sound in 1989, hundreds of fishermen and thousands of people who relied on the industry... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Deciphering scientific data of pollution levels | It is a challenge for the average layman to decipher the hard figures revealed in technical studies on pollution levels in Lake Chapala, especially when scientists appear to draw conflicting conclusio... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | InsideCRM on 50 Ways to Protect Your Privacy | Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 181 Software Review: NetAdvantage For .NET Suite- NetAdvantage For Windows Forms 2008 Volume 1 From Infragistics Where Content Is Headed . I got a tip from... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Eskimos Sue 23 Energy Companies For Global Warming Related Damages | The first major global warming court case has yet to take place, but various attempts at landmark cases that will make litigation history have been made in the last year or so. Now a new case featurin... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Gold mine case on next-term docket | Oil's latest record based on view of dollar Independents discuss strategy for North Slope Gold mine case on next-term docket Business in brief Friday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices . SUPREME COURT: T... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | The trickle down effect of what we waste pollutes our water supply | Andy Huppert, Public Works Technician for the city of Medford, prepares to clean debris from a storm drain Thursday. When Andy Huppert pops the metal lid off a southwest Medford storm drain, he's neve... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Editorial: Extra application of phosphorus not needed on lawns or in lakes | The Sustainable Marshfield Committee has proposed an ordinance defining and regulating the use and sale of fertilizers in the city of Marshfield. A naturally occurring element of the nitrogen family, ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | District revises and extends water shortage emergency order for the Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority | District revises and extends water shortage emergency order for the Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority . has revised and extended the water shortage emergency order for the Peace Riv... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Drinking water sources score well on tests | The two water utilities that provide most of the drinking water in greater Green Bay reported clean bills of health in federally required annual water quality reports. But individual customers espe... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Speaker outlines wind power 'myths' | CAPE VINCENT The attraction of wind power is based on some myths. Daniel Boone, an ecologist and natural resources policy analyst from Bowie, Md., told members of the Wind Power Ethics Group and the... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Quebec opposes water changes | WASHINGTON A proposal to update water level regulations for the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario could be thrown into doubt with the Quebec provincial government's announcement that it opposes an... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Enviro Coalition Hails State's Agressive Plan on Climate Change | INDIA Website education travel internet marketing writing seo marketing business news Healthcare online music real estate Internet . Poll Finds Californians Also Want a Strong yet Smart Roll-out of A... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Wi-Fi: a warning signal | Britain is in the grip of a Wi-Fi revolution with offices, homes and classrooms going wireless - but there is concern the technology could carry health risks. The Government insists Wi-Fi is safe, but... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Slow justice | RALPH LAUER / McClatchy Tribune archive 2002 Lee Raymond, now retired with a package worth roughly $400 million, was president of Exxon during its Alaska oil spill and later became chairman of the com... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Wastewater Plant Will Power Itself | A small wastewater treatment plant in Sanford will become the first in North America to use a new gasifier to convert biosolids into clean energy that will help power the facility. Houston-based Max... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Latest news - Story: 'Worst air quality in some time' spurs call to stay indoors | 8:49 PM Air quality officials are advising Kern County and San Joaquin Valley residents to stay indoors as much as possible this weekend because of poor air quality caused in part by wildfire smoke. ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Agencies settle vector control suit | The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District has agreed to drop its lawsuit against Desert Hot Springs over its representative on the agency's board. Under terms of a settlement agreemen... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Mobile-home park lacks safe drinking water | Residents of an Indio mobile-home park have been without safe, clean drinking water for at least one week, a county official said Friday. A well at the La Quinta Ridge Mobile Estates has "an elevated... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | San Joaquin Valley air advisory: Stay indoors, people | Some groups cancel outdoor events, in line with pollution advisory By KEN CARLSON kcarlson@modbee. Riverbank boy, 12, saves 4-year-old from drowning . Passer-by thwarts Modesto purse snatching; 2 arre... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Robert Vermillion: Sweat helps cool you, but be careful in summer heat | There is no doubt that summertime in Texas is hot. Just ask any local and they will tell you straight up, If it ain t hot, it ain t Texas. We are barely into the summer season and have already seen ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Governor Pleased with Kensington Decision | Court s decision to review a Ninth Circuit Court ruling that had invalidated a federal permit for tailings disposal at the Kensington Mine near Juneau. The state of Alaska and Coeur Alaska had both fi... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Gregoire announces new funding for food banks and food stamps | Northwest Harvest and local grocers to discuss growing concern for feeding Washington s most vulnerable citizens. We must come together to address soaring fuel prices affecting everything around us, ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Methane gas forces evacuation of 5 homes | Applebee's employees suffer carbon monoxide poisoning. Pleas led abductor to free Patterson, authorities say. Kansas Gas Service has detected methane gas in the Lamplighter Mobile Home Park near MacAr... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Oaklyn Post Office to reopen Monday after mold is removed | OAKLYN The U. Post Office here is expected to reopen Monday, after contractors work around the clock this weekend to fix a mold problem caused by water damage, according to a postal service spokesma... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Cooking up alternatives | If the planet runs out of oil just a smidgen later than it otherwise would have, Mark Nagurney will deserve some of the thanks. The Laurel physicist isn't waiting for auto companies or the government ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | State gives We Energies OK to upgrade Oak Creek power plant: Environmentalists' requests to close site rejected | State gives We Energies OK to upgrade Oak Creek power plant: Environmentalists' requests to close site rejected . State regulators approved plans on Friday for We Energies to install new pollution co... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | For a fifth straight day, Valley residents are dealing with unhealthy air resulting from the dozens of fires still burning in Northern California | For a fifth straight day, Valley residents are dealing with unhealthy air resulting from the dozens of fires still burning in Northern California. Shawn Ferreria, a specialist with the San Joaquin Val... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Palin praises Supreme Court for adding Kensington case | Gov. Supreme Court's decision to step into an environmental dispute over the Kensington Mine near Juneau. Palin says she is confident the high court will agree that the project can be developed and op... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | 4 things to know about your carbon footprint | There's been a lot of discussion lately about reducing one's carbon footprint. If you don't even know what a carbon footprint is -- let alone how to reduce it -- here's a primer: 1 Learn the definitio... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Cryptosporidium | Chlorine. 27 June 2008 Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite that causes a severe diarrhoeal disease known as cryptosporidiosis. UK water suppliers place the highest priority on assuring the qualit... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Yelling judge earns censure of high court | Applebee's employees suffer carbon monoxide poisoning. Pleas led abductor to free Patterson, authorities say. The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday publicly censured Sedgwick County District Judge Rebecc... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Toxic gas sickens west-side workers | Fourteen employees of the Applebee's restaurant at 6730 W. Central were taken to Wesley Medical Center with carbon monoxide poisoning shortly after 9:30 p. Scott Brown said the problem was traced to a... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Eating Fish From the Bay | Fishing on the King Harbor Pier in Redondo Beach. Photo: Fish Contamination Education Collaborative . Is it safe to eat fish from Santa Monica Bay and Southern California coastal waters? It can be if... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Vical Receives $6.3 Million Payment for Continued Funding of Allovectin-7(R) Phase 3 Trial | AnGes MG Biological Therapy Biotechnology Business Biotechnology Company Cancer Chemotherapy Clinical Trial Research Drug Therapy FDA Immunotherapy Marketing and Licensing Agreements Melanoma Oncology... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | State fines city $23,250 over fleet diesel vehicle inspections | PASADENA - The city that prides itself on striving to be green just got hit with an air-pollution fine. California Air Resources Board officials have slapped Pasadena with the $23,250 fine for not pro... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | John McCain a relic from last century | Can someone please explain to me how John McCain, a man born of the 20th century, could advocate nuclear power, burning coal and drilling for oil off the California coast in the 21st century, and stil... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Smoke or not, work goes on | As rush hour traffic approaches downtown Lakeport Friday, an eerie cloud of smoke continues to cover most of Main Street as it has for nearly a week. Poor air quality challenged those who work outdoor... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | California air board announces plan for carbon-credit trading | California air regulators today announced a bold plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions that would alter the way utilities generate electricity, automakers build cars and developers construct building... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | New Zealand field hockey officials complain Beijing s air quality is awful (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) | 8:53 pm Beijing officials are struggling to reduce air pollution in time for August's Olympics, according to New Zealand field hockey officials who say conditions in the Chinese capital are a health c... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Very unhealthy is the call on Northern California air quality | Examine the World Nanocomposites Market Crash victim was model, Adelphi student: Desiree Mesolella, the daughter of a former Rhode Island state representative, was a passenger killed in an alleged dru... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | House of Representatives Passes Captive Primate Sa | Banning importation and sale of primates: The House passed the Captive Primate Safety Act (H. The legislation would ban the sale or importation of primate species. Supporters said the bill would prote... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Big project planned in Rathdrum | Athol, Idaho-based Merritt Bros. plans to develop a sprawling, mixed-use urban village in Rathdrum with up to 900 residential units as well as commercial and industrial properties and land for parks a... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Officials worry about collapse of animal-waste lagoons at factory farms | Along the Mississippi River, they’re watching the levees. In northern Missouri, they’re watching the walls of lagoons holding back millions of gallons of animal waste.Rains this week were ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Patrick Moore: PVC is sustainable packaging | As a co-founder and former leader of Greenpeace, I've been working on sustainability issues for almost 40 years. I can tell you that polyvinyl chloride PVC is one of the most sustainable, versatile an... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Healthy Air Living Week | Healthy Air Living is a new initiative from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for improving the health and quality of life of all Valley residents through strategies that clean up ... Read » |
28/Jun 2008 | Draft Water Allocation Plan Katherine | NRETA Home. A draft Water Allocation Plan for the Tindall Limestone Aquifer, Katherine has been developed and is now available for public comment. Developed by the Northern Territory Government, in p... Read » |