Posted by alexanderhampp, at 05:49AM 11/03/09 and by 1 others:
Links Between City Walkability And Air Pollution Exposure Revealed
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A new study compares neighborhoods' walkability (degree of ease for walking) with local levels of air pollution and finds that some neighborhoods might be good for walking, but have poor air quality. Researchers involved in the study include University of Minnesota faculty member Julian Marshall and University of British Columbia faculty Michael Brauer and Lawrence Frank. The findings highlight the need for urban design to consider both walkability and air pollution, recognizing that neighborhoo
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· air pollution
· air quality
· civil engineering
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Posted by alexanderhampp, at 05:39AM 11/03/09 :
China's Wen Tells EU to Stick to Current Climate Pact
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China will insist key global climate change negotiations next month build on current treaties that limit the obligations of poor countries in controlling greenhouse gas emissions, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said.
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· domestic politics
· finance
· climate
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Posted by alexanderhampp, at 04:31AM 11/03/09 :
GOP Senators Balk on Votes on Climate Change
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Republican senators on Monday demanded additional studies on the cost and job impact of a climate bill before it is voted on by a key committee, exposing the sharp partisan divide in Congress over legislation aimed at addressing global warming.
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· green
· climate change
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Posted by alexanderhampp, at 09:36AM 11/02/09 :
Japan Aims to Bury Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Swathes of dirty clouds brood over a coal plant in rural Japan, but scientists are now hoping to send the pollutants the other way, deep into the bowels of Mother Earth.
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· climate change
· technology
· carbon dioxide
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Posted by alexanderhampp, at 09:38AM 10/31/09 :
French Firm Pushes Carbon Capture Solution at us Coal Plant
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Eyeing lucrative markets in China, India and beyond, French firm Alstom on Friday unveiled the world's largest carbon capture facility at a coal plant -- a technology backers hope will fuel a new multi-billion dollar industry and keep the coal industry alive.
tags: french firm pushes carbon capture solution at us coal plant
· science
· reduce global warming
· alstom
· carbon dioxide emissions
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Posted by alexanderhampp, at 10:16AM 10/30/09 :
Pesticides: Easier Detection of Pollution and Impact in Rivers
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The long-term effects of pesticides on living organisms in rivers and on water quality can now be assessed more easily. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have developed a tool that can estimate the harmful effect of pesticides, such as those flushed into rivers and streams from agricultural land, within minutes. "It used to be very difficult to detect which chronic effects occur," explains Dr Matthias Liess, head of the UFZ’s System Ecotoxicology Department
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· soil types
· water pollution
· environmental issues
· pesticides
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