In the new rules, an air sample that filled a 1,000-liter container could have only 0.075 milliliters of ozone - 75 parts per billion - compared with 0.08 milliliters under the old rules, written in 1997.
Ten...
Talk about adding insult to injury
violations of municipal codes and land use requirements are wavied for Jacksonville Port Authority regardless of its numerious infractions at least for the moment. To...
Do you own a small engine? Do you know what small engine emissions do to your health and the environment? Do you know why small engines pollute so much? Are you tired of your small engine equipment having starting...
opinion by Archstud | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago 203 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
During the 70's catylitic converters were gradually installed in cars to reduce the emission of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide from exhaust. Platinum is used in the construction of catylitic converters...
Jack Gerard, president of the American Petroleum Institute, issued the following statement today, slamming the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed endangerment finding for greenhouse gases: "“The...
March 23, 2009
This week, CPR is profiling two insidious examples of government overreach which should have been recognized as bad public policy at conception, as their basis is a blatant disregard of private property rights: 1) The Jacksonville Port...
opinion by diverdan363 | 39 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago 338 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
The Ministry of the Environment has notified the public about a request from St. Marys Cement for a temporary approval to burn “alternative fuels” at its Bowmanville and St....
Much of the earth's oxygen supply is generated by tiny marine plants -- phytoplankton. These plants are responsible for generating oxygen while at the same time, sopping up carbon dioxide from the air. New...
The Village of Mayport is an historic, quaint fishing village. Scholars believe Jean Ribault landed here in 1562, two years before the establishment of Ft. Caroline which predates both St. Augustine and Jamestown. Mayport has existed as a shrimping and fishing village...
cause, undoubtedly! However, it must have somehow escaped those responsible (and let me tell you, they are excruciatingly difficult to track down) at Rajaji Bhavan, 5th Avenue, Besant Nagar, Chennai. Their smoking...
opinion by B. Sandman | 48 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago 313 views | 22 recommendations | 1 comment
Baghdad officials announced plans today to build a two-line subway system in the Iraqi capital to ease congestion on the roads and fight heavy air pollution. The announcement raises concerns about the security of...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 161 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
Ever wonder what's new on the Environmental front in Argentina? Well, Argentine researchers discovered that methane coming from cows makes up over 30% of their country's total greenhouse emissions. ...
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I must make it really clear right off the bat that I have always been contemptuous of Beijing holding the Olympics because of my knowledge of the genocidal toll on the Tibetans that China has exacted since 1949 in which almost 20% of the Tibetan population was killed by...
I've just finished reading The China Price The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage by Alexandra Harney, Penguin Press New York 2008. It should be read by anyone who buys Chinese made products. That would be all of us. The book carefully and...
"It was October 6, 2004, three years after Ernie Vallebuona's three-month stint as a rescue and recovery worker at ground zero in the wake of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, and he was hunched over and trembling,...
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