http://pollution.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for pollution en Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:29:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045590 unknown@Netscape.com Lead pollution and the collusion of industry and government that sustains it are too dangerous to ignore. It's collusion between government and industry that makes possible the unnecessary maiming and killing of children by the millions. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:29:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045590environmentgovernmentindustrypollutionleadNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2015806 unknown@Netscape.com Even "moderate additional" greenhouse emissions are likely to push Earth past "critical tipping points" with "dangerous consequences for the planet," according to research conducted by NASA and the Columbia University. Wed, 30 May 2007 04:29:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2015806NASAClimatechangeglobalwarmingenvironmentjameshansenSciencepollutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1899103 unknown@Netscape.com The fiberglass MiniC.A.T. runs on compressed air, and offers zero pollution and very low running costs. Many respected engineers have been trying for years to bring a compressed air car to market, believing strongly that compressed air can power a viable "zero pollution" car. Now the first commercial compressed air car is on the verge of Tue, 15 May 2007 08:05:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1899103aircargaszeropollutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1885073 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON - President Bush responded to a Supreme Court environmental ruling by settling on regulatory changes that don't need congressional approval, the White House said Monday. Mon, 14 May 2007 20:40:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1885073bushairpollutioncongresswhitehouseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1826316 unknown@Netscape.com The River Tigris has been a symbol of prosperity in Iraq but since the US-led invasion in 2003, this amazing watercourse has turned into a graveyard of bodies. In addition, the water level is decreasing as pollution increases. After 4 years of war and pollution, the Tigris has been transformed into a stagnant sewer, according to environmentalists. Thu, 10 May 2007 18:08:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1826316iraqriverTigrispollutiondeadbodiesoccupationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1646696 unknown@Netscape.com Perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel, is turning up in the nation's food - in vegetables like lettuce and spinach - and water supply. A study from the Centers for Disease Control last year tested almost 3,000 people who are representative of the U.S. population. They found perchlorate in every single person. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:34:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1646696PerchloraterocketfuelpollutionenvironmenthealthNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1634734 unknown@Netscape.com The Chinese premier pledged Friday to phase out tax breaks and discounts on land and electricity for highly polluting industries, saying the country's environmental situation was grim and required urgent action. "Our country is a major coal producer and consumer, and reducing polluting emissions is a responsibility we should bear," Premier Wen Jiabao said. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:01:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1634734chinagreenpollutionglobalwarmingcoalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1633211 unknown@Netscape.com The Vatican yesterday added its voice to a rising chorus of warnings from churches around the world that climate change and abuse of the environment is against God's will, and that the one billion-strong Catholic church must become far greener. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:55:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1633211VaticanClimatechangeenvironmentpollutioncatholicNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1638103 unknown@Netscape.com Too hot! Too cold! Surely if we're patient all the bad stuff will cancel out and we can go back to driving Hummers with a clear conscience, right? Sorry. Though I hesitate to make bold pronouncements, global dimming could mean we're in more trouble from global warming than we thought. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:08:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1638103globalwarmingdimmingpollutionstraightdopeCeciladamsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1600327 unknown@Netscape.com Tell any Beijinger that the International Energy Agency believes China will overtake the United States as the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide either this year or next, and they will not be surprised. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:05:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1600327chinaEconomypollutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1572713 unknown@Netscape.com China's industrial and urban sprawl has left more than 10% of its farmland contaminated, an official survey shows, while arable areas continue to shrink despite Beijing's efforts to halt the trend. Industrial runoff was one of the chief culprits. Officials say toxic grain could become a health hazard. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:02:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1572713chinapollutionfarmingpesticidesenvironmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1501522 unknown@Netscape.com Ethanol, widely touted as a greenhouse-gas-cutting fuel, would have serious health effects if heavily used in cars, producing more ground-level ozone than gasoline, particularly in the Los Angeles Basin, according to a Stanford University study out today. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:24:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1501522ethanolpollutionScienceStanfordNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1428714 unknown@Netscape.com Environmentalism: Gore's carbon footprint may be the size of Godzilla's, but he eases his conscience with 'carbon offsets.' He buys them from himself. And every time someone else buys them, Big Al gets richer. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:19:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1428714gorecarbonOffsetsprofitglobalwarmingpollutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1233872 unknown@Netscape.com Can one person slow global warming? Actually, yes. You -- along with scientists, businesses and governments --can create paths to cut carbon emissions. Here is Time magazine's guide to some of the planet's best ideas, with an assessment of their impact and feel-good factor. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:28:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1233872environmentTimeMagazineglobalwarmingpollutionconservationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1190528 unknown@Netscape.com The chemicals, called polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are everywhere: in your TV, your computer, your toaster and your sofa. But PBDEs don't stay put, The flame retardants bioaccumulate. Over the past three decades, PBDE levels in people have doubled about every three to five years, and some experts don't think we've reached a peak. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:19:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1190528PDBEspollutionChemicalsScienceenvironmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1075547 unknown@Netscape.com Pollution, global warming and rampant development could destroy some of the world's most iconic rivers in the coming decades, threatening to wipe out thousands of fish species and cause severe water shortages, the World Wide Fund for Nature said in a report Tuesday. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:32:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1075547pollutionClimatechangeglobalwarmingScienceriversNews http://web2announcer.com/go/971141 unknown@Netscape.com The polluted air inside some Canadian hockey arenas could be putting people at risk, a CBC News investigation reveals. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:18:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/971141hockeyarenapollutionairzambonilungcancerheartdiseaseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/971457 unknown@Netscape.com Rising levels of carbon dioxide will have wide-ranging impacts on the world's oceans regardless of climate change, reports a study published in the March 9, 2007, issue of the journal Geophysical Research Letters. "Whether you believe in global warming or not, CO2 is going to run havoc in the oceans if unabated, " warned coauthor Dr. Cald Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:00:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/971457C02environmentoceansClimatechangepollutionScienceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/717668 unknown@Netscape.com A HUGE sandstorm containing toxic dust from China was due to hit South Korea last night, starting a seasonal event blamed for scores of deaths and billions of pounds in damages. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:52:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/717668chinaKoreatoxicStormpollutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/411660 unknown@Netscape.com A report published last summer by Houston Mayor Bill White's Task Force on the Health Effects of Air Pollution identified fine particle pollution as the no. 2 threat to Houston's health, behind only ozone. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:38:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/411660heartdiseasepollutionhoustonhealtheffectsofairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/359835 unknown@Netscape.com The effects of man-made emissions of carbon dioxide are being felt on every inhabited continent in the world with very different parts of the climate now visibly responding to human activity. These are among the main findings of the most intensive study of climate change by 2,000 of the world's leading climate scientists. Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:31:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/359835globalwarmingClimatechangeScienceenvironmentpollutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/317759 unknown@Netscape.com The Niger Delta holds some of the world's richest oil deposits, yet Nigerians living there are poorer than ever, violence is rampant, and the land and water are fouled. What went wrong? Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:21:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/317759oilNigeriapovertyviolencewaterpollutioncrisisNews http://web2announcer.com/go/256820 unknown@Netscape.com Here are ten things you can do to reduce pollution and conserve resources for your community. Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:36:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/256820greencommunitypollutionenergywatergardenairlocalizationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/249139 unknown@Netscape.com Coastguards and anti-pollution teams are on alert after a ship carrying potentially dangerous chemicals was beached off the Devon coast. Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:42:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/249139pollutionshipbeachesDevoncoastukNews http://web2announcer.com/go/233757 unknown@Netscape.com A U.N. panel on climate change is set to give its strongest warning yet that human use of fossil fuels is stoking global warming, informed sources said on Friday. A draft of the report by 2,500 scientists says it is "very likely" that human activities are the main cause of warming in the past 50 years. Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:38:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/233757ClimatechangeU.N.globalwarmingSciencepollutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/182547 unknown@Netscape.com "There is increasing awareness that the historic bounty of oceans is quickly disappearing but also that there's still time to reverse the degradation. The question is not whether oceans can survive, what humans are doing to them but whether humans can." Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:42:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/182547oceanpollutionsealifeglobalwarmingecologyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/166011 unknown@Netscape.com The U.S. and Canadian governments are considering whether to update and strengthen the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which hasn't been significantly revised since 1987. Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:25:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/166011greatLakespollutionenvironmentcleanupScienceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/157991 unknown@Netscape.com The grandchildren of today's skiers are likely to know the white peaks of Switzerland only from the wrappers of chocolate bars. A remarkable report on climate change that will be handed to European governments this week will say that the effect of rising temperatures will mean an end to snow across large areas of the Alps. Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:27:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/157991AlpssnowClimatechangeglobalwarmingpollutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/147063 unknown@Netscape.com As the world heats up, the coal industry is racing to build more than 150 new power plants before Congress decides to crack down on global warming. Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:38:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/147063coalglobalwarmingpowerplantspollutionTXUClimatechangeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/144193 unknown@Netscape.com Modern chemistry keeps insects from ravaging crops, lifts stains from carpets, and saves lives. But the ubiquity of chemicals is taking a toll. Many of the compounds absorbed by the body stay there for years-and fears about their health effects are growing. Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:41:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/144193pollutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/56080 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:33:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/56080shoppingwater softenerwater pollutionwater heaterbottled waterwater purificationheaterpollutionCOOLERhealthwater cooler http://web2announcer.com/go/13473 unknown@Del.icio.us.com Breathing Earth Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:05:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/13473environmentmapsreferenceflashpollution http://web2announcer.com/go/6380 unknown@Netscape.com Hundreds of old coal-fired power plants still haven't installed modern pollution controls. One plant is so vital to the Washington, D.C. region's electricity supply that the government bends pollution rules to keep it running. Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:52:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/6380ScienceenvironmentpowerelectricitycoalpollutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/4450 unknown@Netscape.com There is a beach in Lebanon called Ramlet el-Beida, which is Arabic for "the white sands". Sadly, the 1.5km sandy beach is today covered with black oil, killing and polluting everything it touches. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:49:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/4450NewsenvironmentLebanonMiddle Eastpollutionecosystem http://web2announcer.com/go/1986 unknown@Netscape.com Hong Kong lawmakers are backing a grassroots protest against air pollution, organisers say, after political leader Donald Tsang refused to join in despite launching his own clean air campaign. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:55:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1986Newssmogpollutionhong kong