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Increasing Air Pollution Causing Respiratory Diseases in Pakistan
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Air pollution is a broad term that refers to any chemical, physical (particulate matter), or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere — a complex, dynamic, natural gaseous system that...
Carbon Dioxide a “Pollutant”?
Governments often find it useful to have an enemy on whom it can blame a need to raise taxes and/or take away individual rights from its citizens. Real people such as WWII-era Japanese Prime Minister Tojo and personifications like Johnny Reb...
Ozone Pollution Set to Reduce Tree Growth
A new research has shown that modern day concentrations of ground level ozone pollution are decreasing the growth of trees in the northern and temperate mid-latitudes, with tree growth set to reduce 10 percent by the year 2100.
The study is...
Ankara Fights Air Pollution
As air pollution, caused by heating units, motor vehicles, unplanned urban growth and meteorological conditions, worsens in Ankara, experts say there is a strong need for regulations on measuring the air quality. ’Turkey’s air pollution...
Reducing Pollution
From Change.gov, the hub of President-elect Obama’s now-legitimized effort to modernize America’s executive branch, there came a Youtube video. It reached us Nov. 15, informing America (or at least the bit of it with broadband internet)...
Indoor Pollution Linked to Heart Disease Risk: Are Statins the Answer?
Researchers have uncovered the role of low-level air pollution on heart disease. Studies have shown that EPA standards are not low enough to protect our blood vessels from inflammation leading to heart attack and stroke. CRP blood test levels...
California Economy Loses $28 Billion Yearly due to Health Effects of Pollution
The California economy loses about $28 billion annually due to premature deaths and illnesses linked to ozone and particulates spewed from hundreds of locations in the South Coast and San Joaquin air basins, according to findings released Wednesday...
California Air Regulators Target Big-Rig Pollution
California’s Air Resources board released draft rules on Friday aimed at curbing pollution from the more than 1 million trucks that shuttle goods along state roads. The air board will vote Dec. 11 on whether to adopt two rules, which would...
Water, Pollution Limits OK’d for Plant
The company planning to build a gas-fired power plant in Waldorf has reached an agreement with state regulators, clearing the way for final approval by the state’s Public Service Commission.
Competitive Power Ventures announced Monday...
Palin on global warming
Here at RealClimate we understandably have an intense interest in the positions of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates regarding global warming and carbon emissions. What the stance bodes for future action on climate change is...
