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Tuesday, 06 December 2011
The United States Environmental Protection Agency is proposing further changes to the 1990 Clean Air Act standards for boilers and incinerators, standards which are expected to set emission limits for less than one percent of boilers at the same time achieve health benefits.
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Climate change may make it difficult for world governments to control the spread of diseases, especially the insect-borne ones, the World Health Organization said.
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Tuesday, 08 November 2011
With age comes a lower carbon footprint, as an average American’s carbon dioxide emissions start to fall after the age of 65 as they spend less in energy-intensive goods and services. This is the finding of a new demographic analysis from German research organization Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, which looked at the relationship between age and average per capita carbon dioxide emissions.
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Friday, 14 October 2011
Quench raised $30 million in funding to be spent on expansion plans. The Philadelphia-based firm makes water dispensers with built-in filtration systems that purify tap water from a building's existing water supply, instead of using five-gallon plastic jugs of purified water that need to be regularly replaced. Quench also uses stainless steel tanks and parts for holding and distributing the water, making the system a plastic-free taste and eliminates exposure to plastic toxins.
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Tuesday, 06 September 2011
Many inhalers still use chlorofluorocarbons or CFC’s
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Thursday, 01 September 2011
Could lead to 2.4 million tons of lead pollution in China and India
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Investment will enhance the environmental safety of the battery recycling plant
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Friday, 05 August 2011
Ethanol in the atmosphere can become acetaldehyde, considered a toxin
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Monday, 01 August 2011
Chemists from University of Copenhagen’s Department of Chemistry created a computational tool that can predict the toxicity of biofuels before they are produced for the creation of cheaper, more efficient and safer biofuels.
Computational chemist Solvejg Jorgensen, who led the research, found out that there is a big difference on the toxicity levels of biofuels depending on how the molecules were arranged during production.
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Thursday, 21 July 2011
A scientist from California Institute of Technology developed solar-powered portable toilets for a self-power wastewater treatment solution to some of the sanitation issues of some developing countries. Environmental scientist and engineer Michael Hoffmann believes that his “Self-Contained, PV-Powered Domestic Toilet and Wastewater Treatment System” concept, will be beneficial for developing countries, especially in Africa.
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Friday, 08 July 2011
WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) – United States environmental regulators finalized a rule on Thursday to slash air pollution from coal-fired power plants in 27 states east of the Rocky Mountains that result in unhealthy levels of smog and soot. The Environmental Protection Agency measure, known as the Cross State Air Pollution Rule, will add costs for some power generators, but should cut health care bills for Americans.
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Wednesday, 04 May 2011
This article first appeared on Essence of Life, a nonprofit organization which strives to arouse awareness of environmental issues and personal responsibility. In a region with one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world, one organization is working with the community to provide not only safe and healthy maternity services to low-income women; they are working to improve living standards throughout the community for women and children alike.
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Thursday, 17 March 2011
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Environmental regulators proposed rules on Wednesday that would force aging coal-fired power plants to choose between installing costly anti-pollution technology or shutting, which could ensure reliance on nuclear power and natural gas.
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Friday, 11 March 2011
When John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded the song Give Peace a Chance from their hotel bedroom in Montreal during a 10 day honeymoon bed-in, it was hardly random that they chose their sleeping quarters as the place to launch their political campaign against war."We are just looking for a little peace,” John wrote in a song about the event.
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Wednesday, 09 March 2011
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has given out $32 million in funding assistance to universities that will study the harmful health effects of air pollution. The Clean Air Research Centers, as they are called, will focus on the impact of air pollution mixtures to people’s health to determine the health risks to persons when they get exposed to more than one pollutant at a time.
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Tuesday, 08 March 2011
OSLO, March 6 (Reuters) - The health risks from toxins such as lead in old paint or asbestos in walls are too often overlooked when homes are upgraded, according to a study on Sunday calling on governments to set tougher pollution rules. The report, by Canadian experts, said that retrofits of old buildings, such as insulation meant to save energy and limit greenhouse gas emissions, often released poisons that can be especially damaging to children.
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Thursday, 24 February 2011
The United States Environmental Protection Agency issued final Clean Air Act standards for boilers and incinerators, lowering the cost of implementation from last year’s proposal by half. Following a September 2009 federal court order to release Clean Air Act standards, the E.P.A. made a draft of proposed rules in April 2010, and having garnered stakeholder opinions about the matter through December 2010, released a final set of standards on Wednesday.
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Friday, 11 February 2011
White bulbs hold the least amount of lead but have elevated levels of nickel
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Thursday, 20 January 2011
Ecotherapy encourages people to reconnect to nature
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Triclosan widely used as antifungal and antibacterial agent in healthcare and beauty products
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