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Dec 31, 2014

Ukraine Nuke Plant Problems of Grave Concern

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(12/31 Eastern Ukraine) Over the last week, more publications including Zero Hedge, have started reporting on the possibility of a still dev...
Dec 18, 2014

670,000 smog-related deaths a year: the cost of China's reliance on coal

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South China Morning Post:  Smog caused by coal consumption killed an estimated 670,000 people in China in 2012, according to a study by rese...
Dec 17, 2014

EPA Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (CA)

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Agency tours small drinking water systems, discusses small system challenges in Coachella ValleyLOS ANGELES — Today, the U.S. Environmental ...

11 Trillion Gallons of Water Needed To End California Drought

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b Slashdot  a new study which found that  California can recover from its lengthy drought with a mere 11 trillion gallons of water . The vol...
Dec 16, 2014

Plastic waste account for nearly 99 % of the marine litter

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Plastic kits account for nearly 99 % of the marine litter in coastal waters, said a recent research conducted by Central Marine Fisheries Re...

Could a simple stove save children's lives?

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An estimated three billion people breathe in poisonous smoke from open-fire cooking, killing more than four million every year. In Malawi, a...

Why disaster recovery planning can save lives

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Computerworld  :  From Katrina to Sandy, tornadoes in the plains, flooding in the south and wildfires throughout the west, natural disasters...

EPA to announce grant funding for Oakland, Calif. health nonprofit to help fight asthma in schools nationwide

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SAN FRANCISCO – On December 17, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator will announce ...
Dec 15, 2014

Love Canal waste being trucked to Canada for disposal.

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A notorious — and noxious — part of U.S. history is being moved to Canada. At least 80 truckloads of toxic waste left over from the infamous...

More than 16 million children live in states where they can buy e-cigs legally.

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More than 16 million children age 17 and under live in the District of Columbia and 10 states that allow them to buy e-cigarettes legally, a...
Dec 10, 2014

U.S. utilities face up to $48B revenue loss from solar, efficiency

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Energy utilities face losing between $18 billion and $48 billion a year in the U.S and up to €61 billion a year in Europe by 2025 as solar p...

Great Lakes cleanup gets five more years

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The U.S. House approved a five-year extension Tuesday of a Great Lakes cleanup program that has pumped more than $1.6 billion into fixing lo...

EPA may remove 72 chemicals from pesticide ingredients

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Chemicals such as turpentine oil and nitrous oxide are listed as candidates for removal  Please continue reading from:  HazMat Management

Hyundai, Kia to pay record $100 million Clean Air Act penalty

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Hyundai and Kia gave consumers inaccurate information about the real-world fuel economy performance of many of these vehicles  Please contin...

Four DuPont workers suffocated by methyl mercaptan leak in Texas

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HazMat Management   Gilbert Tisnado was one of the workers who died from the leak, as he was responding to duties for the plant's crop p...
Dec 9, 2014

Record efficiency for converting solar energy to hydrogen without rare metals

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Gizmag :  Using solar energy to split water into its component parts, thereby allowing the solar energy to be stored as hydrogen fuel, gener...
Dec 3, 2014

Nuclear incident in Ukraine, less than 700 km away from Romania’s eastern border, officially announced after five days

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An accident had occurred on Friday, November 28, at the  Zaporizhye nuclear power plant (NPP)  in south-east Ukraine, less than 700 km away ...
Nov 22, 2014

AT&T to pay California $52 million in hazardous waste disposal settlement.

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AT&T Inc will pay $52 million in civil penalties and environmental compliance as part of a settlement with California over illegal dumpi...
Nov 21, 2014

Solar Panels that glue on to roofs could almost eliminate installation costs

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Next Big Future :   Installation and permit-related expenses currently account for more than half of the overall cost of a new solar power s...
Nov 20, 2014

Study: Wisconsin groundwater contaminated by coal ash

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The Oak Creek Power Plant near Milwaukee is a significant source of coal ash that a new report says is contaminating nearby groundwater. (Ph...

DuPont Chemical Plant Where 4 Workers Died Hadn't Had Workplace Safety Inspection In 7 Years

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ThinkProgress -  On Saturday morning,  four workers died  at a DuPont chemical plant that manufactures the pesticide Lannate in La Porte, Te...

Floating off-grid greenhouse can feed two families

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Gizmag :  Italian design office Studiomobile has teamed up with the University of Florence's Professor Stefano Mancuso, who is the direc...
Nov 19, 2014

House Passes Bill That Makes It Harder For Scientists To Advise The EPA

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ThinkProgress -  The House voted 229-191 to pass H.R. 1422, which would change the rules for appointing members to the Science Advisory Boar...
Nov 18, 2014

Reports from Italy that Bill Gates Foundation is close to investing $1 billion to support Cold Fusion Research

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[Ecat world translation of L'Arena article] His [Bill Gates] foundation is considering in supporting some of our projects" said the...

Rooftop solar electricity on pace to beat coal, oil

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Computerworld   The cost of rooftop solar-powered electricity will be on par with prices for common coal or oil-powered generation in just t...
Nov 15, 2014

OSHA Local Emphasis Program for Funeral Homes, Chemical and Product Manufacturing Plants, Printing Facilities, and Outpatient Care Centers

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By  James L. Curtis  and  Craig B. Simonsen In an illustration of how widely OSHA will be looking at industries that use highly hazardous ch...
Nov 14, 2014

Cheap Oil,Economics no longer makes Keystone pipeline viable

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MSN:  The 28 percent decline in oil prices puts any oil project not under construction at risk of being canceled or delayed. What'...
Nov 13, 2014

U.S. and China Make Landmark Climate Deal

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Slashdot :  After extended talks on the issue of climate change,  the U.S. and China have reached a landmark accord to curb emissions   in t...

China seen overtaking U.S. as world’s biggest oil user

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Fuel Fix »    China will overtake the U.S. as the world's biggest oil consumer within two decades, according to the International Energy...
Nov 12, 2014

Pesticides blamed for clinical depression in farmers

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Seven pesticides, including some that are very common, are triggering clinical depression among US farmers, a 20-year study released b...

New analysis: U.S. is world’s number one wind energy producer, leading China and Germany

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Washington, D.C., November 11 — The United States has more wind energy supplying its electrical grid than any other country, including China...
Nov 11, 2014

Certificate program in green chemistry being offered by University of Washington

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UW offers certificate program in green chemistry A new certificate program from the University of Washington will help chemists, environment...

Legacy of Fukushima disaster (cesium-134) found in waters off coast of California via David DeMar (betawired)

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David DeMar(betawired):  The 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster has had far-reaching effects, including the discovery of waterborne...
Nov 9, 2014

I voted this week. I voted for the human race. Will my vote count?

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Republicans or Democrats? ... our problems won't we solved by the political race. I voted for the human race. Fact: Global Warming ...
Nov 8, 2014

Building every possible energy alternative and China will still use coal for over 50% of its energy in 2030

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Under the most aggressive assumptions China will still be using coal for over 50% of its power needs in 2030 At the same time as China renew...