Pollution News
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Many Canadians, and even possibly some Americans, may be ingesting tar-sands from water and the meat of animals who had already been poisoned by it.
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Washington -
The U.S. economy could face major, systemic disruption due to climate change unless legislators and businesses alike take urgent action to reduce climate risk, says a new report released this week.
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Millions of people will be hitting the beaches this summer, expecting to enjoy the surf, the sand and just plain relaxation. But sadly, your trip to the beach could turn into a nightmare because 10 percent of U.S. beaches failed to meet safety standards.
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Indian authorities have ordered a Coca-Cola plant to close down because they were allegedly soaking up too much local water and releasing pollutants over the limits of government guidelines.
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Calgary -
This is an interview with Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s lawyer Larry Innes about Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Project approval, the Jackpine mine consent, First Nations’ land and water rights, regulatory protection, a vision for Canada and more.
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Tallahassee -
A new research report argues that the activities of termites and fungi are more important than climate change in relation to the breakdown and decomposition of matter.
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Oslo -
A set of novel methods for the detection of fecal pollution in Norwegian watercourses has been designed. The methods can give answers as to whether the contamination is a result of human or animal excreta.
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A materials scientist at New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College was melting Arctic ice to count microscopic algae called diatoms when she was shocked to discover huge quantities of microplastic waste trapped in it.
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Evilard -
A highly radioactive substance, emitting in some places radiation 100 times the permitted amount, has been discovered in Switzerland, local media reported Sunday, adding that authorities had covered it up for 18 months.
In the Media
by AFP
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Toronto -
Does the quality of the air increase with economic prosperity? That's the opinion of the right-of-center Canadian Fraser Institute. It is not a view shared by the Green Party.
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Pungesti -
US energy major Chevron, shielded by barbed wire, under police protection and under fire from egg throwers, is in trouble in Romania with villagers angry at its drive to drill for shale gas.
In the Media
by Isabelle Wesselingh (AFP)
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Zhengzhou -
In an attempt to promote tourism, a travel company in China's Henan province shipped 20 bags of fresh mountain air to its notoriously smog-ridden capital, Zhengzhou.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 7 million people died in 2012 due to air pollution. This makes air pollution number-one environmental risk on the planet.
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Geneva -
Air pollution by sources ranging from cooking fires to auto fumes contributed to an estimated seven million deaths worldwide in 2012, the UN health agency said Tuesday."Air pollution, and we're talking about both indoors and outdoors, is now the bigges...
In the Media
by Jonathan Fowler (AFP)
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Geneva -
Air pollution by sources ranging from cooking fires to auto fumes contributed to an estimated seven million deaths worldwide in 2012, the UN health agency said Tuesday."Air pollution, and we're talking about both indoors and outdoors, is now the bigges...
In the Media
by Jonathan Fowler (AFP)
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Geneva -
Air pollution by sources ranging from cooking fires to auto fumes contributed to an estimated seven million deaths worldwide in 2012, the UN health agency said Tuesday."Air pollution, and we're talking about both indoors and outdoors, is now the bigges...
In the Media
by Jonathan Fowler (AFP)
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Beijing -
US businesses in China are increasingly concerned about Internet censorship, data security and air pollution in the world's second-largest economy, according to a survey.
In the Media
by AFP
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Beijing -
Chinese companies have offered up a fresh idea to help pollution-weary travellers while cashing in on public concerns over dirty air at the same time -- smog insurance.The country's top online travel agency Ctrip.com and the leading insurer Ping An hav...
In the Media
by AFP
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Beijing -
Chinese companies have offered up a fresh idea to help pollution-weary travellers while cashing in on public concerns over dirty air at the same time -- smog insurance.The country's top online travel agency Ctrip.com and the leading insurer Ping An hav...
In the Media
by AFP
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Paris -
Thousands of cars will be banned from Parisian roads on Monday as the city tries to curb dangerous pollution levels by introducing alternate driving days for the first time in nearly two decades.
In the Media
by Abhik Chanda (AFP)
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Paris -
Paris on Monday launches alternate driving days for the first time in nearly 20 years to tackle dangerous air pollution levels amid controversy on whether the ban is warranted or will yield results.The restrictions in the French capital and 22 surround...
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Paris -
Paris and areas of northern France have seen pollution levels so high that politicians are stepping in to do something about it. This weekend, Paris' public transportation, as well as bike and car sharing programs, will be free.
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Tokyo -
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Thursday it would give employees sent to China a wage premium to account for the country's hazardous air pollution, in a possible first for an international company.The move was part of a wider deal reached in ...
In the Media
by AFP
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Tokyo -
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Thursday it would give employees sent to China a wage premium to compensate for the country's hazardous air pollution, in a possible first for an international company.The move was part of a wider deal reached ...
In the Media
by AFP
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Scientists have used marine bacteria to assist in cleaning up after oil spills. A new group has found out which parameters need to be changed in order to make the process more efficient.
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Microbes living on floating pieces of discarded plastic are affecting the ocean ecosystem. This plastic pollution poses a significant risk to invertebrates, humans and other animals.
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Beijing -
China's biggest online facemask sellers were running out of stock Wednesday as consumers rushed to protect themselves against smog that has shrouded large swaths of northern China for an entire week.Beijing's official reading for PM 2.5 -- small airbor...
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Beijing -
Pollution-weary residents of smog-hit Beijing turned to black humour to help cope with gruelling conditions Tuesday as a large swathe of China was covered by a thick blanket of haze for a sixth consecutive day.Meanwhile President Xi Jinping was picture...
In the Media
by AFP
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Beijing -
Dangerous smog which has blighted swathes of northern China in recent days has prompted a spike in air purifier sales, local media reported Monday, as pollution continued to shroud Beijing.China's National Meteorological Centre issued a "yellow" smog a...
In the Media
by AFP
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Paris -
Two public health experts warned Saturday about the stunting effects that a wide array of industrial chemicals, including toothpaste ingredient fluoride, may be having on child brain development, in a report some called alarmist.The pair, Philippe Gran...
In the Media
by AFP
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Pollution Image
Courtesy the office of Edward Burtynsky
A photo by Edward Burtynsky of the BP oil spill
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Loranchet
The dumping of waste (even old vehicles), such as here at the Russian Bellingshausen Station in 1992, is prohibited since the entry into force of the Protocol on Environmental Protection in 1998.
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Borja Fernández
Chinese pollution
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There are those who say man’s effects on global warming are at best, negligible. However, whose home does pollution harm? Ours!
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High Contrast
A Factory in China on the Yangtze River.
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DFID
The U.K. brings more aid to the Philippines last week. Supplies and 600 tents being off-loaded at Cebu airport.
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Scott Meltzer
Morning after Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 2010 in Beijing. Notice the gas cans. Photo taken March 1, 2010
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Dry sand from a tailing pond, water is used to remove the oil from the sand. The water and sand which is left over is moved to holding ponds.
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Edward Burtynsky
Edward Burtynsky's photo of the BP oil spill
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Tetraktys
The level of pollution in Rio de Janiero is evident here in this photograph taken April 18, 2012.
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NASA Goddard
NASA satellite image acquired May 9, 2010 of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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Author 螺钉
Smog in Beijing's central business district, 28 February 2013.
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Ivy Main
Plastic bags along a river bank
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United Nations Environmental Programme
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals can enter the environment through industrial and urban discharges, agricultural run-off and the burning and release of waste. Photo: UNEP
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Senor Codo
The top 3,000 companies by market capitalisation, which represent a large proportion of global equity markets, were responsible for $ 2.15 trillion worth of environmental damage in 2008.
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HM Detox
Mercury, elemental symbol
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Erik Christensen
Oil platform in the North Sea.
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