#Pollution
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How cleaning up shipping cut pollution — and warmed the planet | Grist
When the maritime sector slashed sulfur emissions in an effort to ease air pollution, it became an accidental experiment in geoengineering.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
What You Need to Know About the Plastic Crisis
Plastic pollution imperils our health and the well-being of the planet.
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EPA's Power Plant Carbon Standards: 10 Questions & Answers
Ten questions and answers about EPA's new carbon pollution standards for America's power plants.
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‘Our Government Is Trying To Kill Us’
Many of us recognize that for almost a century our federal government has been expanding its authority over the states – and the people – in a way that is forbidden by the US Constitution. Using a contorted scheme of precedent law – not constitution
Politics | Politics
United Nations Says America Is Greener Under Trump, Doesn’t Need To Rejoin Paris Climate Accord
Under President Donald Trump, the United States has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by such a level that the
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Jane Hudson - What Is Pushing Israel's Air Pollution Rate
Jane Hudson – What Is Pushing Israel’s Air Pollution Rate What Is Pushing Israel’s Air Pollution Rate To Unacceptable Levels? Israel has the highest recorded level of air pollution in the Western world, and ranks in 12th place among all countr
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Company Seeks to Use Space Technology to Solve Pressing Pollution Problem on Earth
A GenCell generator. Photo: Courtesy. An Israeli company says it is using space travel technology to help solve one of …
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Exposure to Air Pollution Bad for Kids Mental Health
Three studies have found that exposure to air pollution in the United States may be especially detrimental to children's mental health.
Politics | Leftist Lies
Why Banning Plastic Is Stupid, For Us And The Environment
On Tuesday’s episode of “The Michael Knowles Show,” Knowles discusses why plastic bans are inconvenient for people and actually harmful for the environment. Video and partial transcript below:
Science & Technology | The Ocean & The Environment
633 Divers Set World Record for Largest Underwater Cleanup
A representative of Guinness World Records confirmed that the underwater cleanup project at Deerfield Beach, Florida was the largest in history.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Air Pollution May Increase Risk Of Autism In Children By 78 Percent - Study Finds
As scientists begin to delve more deeply into the effects of air pollution on very young children, they've unearthed an alarming statistic: exposure to fine pollution particles may increase the risk of children developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by
Science & Technology | The Environment
It Never Mattered: Paris Agreement Just Revealed To Be Total Sham. Trump Was Right.
A new study will have liberals howling.
News | Animal Links
Tackling plastic pollution in the Galápagos | Stories | WWF
Around the world, humans produce an estimated 1.3 billion tons of plastic waste per year, a number that is set to increase to 2.2 billion by 2025. In countries such as Ecuador that have limited garbage collection services, some of this plastic waste inevi
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Polluted Air Can Cloud Your Morality, Lead To Unethical Behavior - Study Finds
The findings of a recent study show that exposure to air pollution, or even just the belief that you've been exposed to polluted air whether you have or not, can compromise a person's sense of morality.
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Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Scientists Accidentally Create Plastic-Digesting 'Mutant Enzyme' | Fortune
Researchers trying to understand an enzyme found in a Japanese recycling plant accidentally improved its plastic-degrading performance.
News | The News
Flooding has flushed 43 billion plastic pieces out to sea | Science | AAAS
Study reveals how plastic pollution travels from the world’s cities to its oceans
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
The Household Products That Cause Air Pollution
A new study finds that many household goods degrade air quality more than once thought.
News | Animal Links
Heartbreaking Photos Show What Your Trash Does To Animals
They mistake it for food, they get tangled in it, they die from it.
News | News Items
Bold New Plan To Make Ocean Trash Thing Of The Past
Ten countries have already signed on.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
'Mismatch' between the way our senses evolved and modern world is making us ill, experts warn | The Independent
The modern world is radically at odds with the way human senses have evolved, helping to make us short-sighted, obese and depressed, scientists have warned. Spending large amounts of time indoors under artificial light and staring at computer screens ha
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Hey, you! Yeah, you. Throw away your cigarette butts.
I have these cool neighbors. I know they are cool because they have regular get-togethers with other cool people that spill out onto the sidewalk so that passersby must dodge packs of young, arty types sipping wine and smoking American Spirits or whatever
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Thousands of lives could be saved in California by stricter air pollution limits, study finds
More than 2,000 Southern Californians die early each year from polluted air, and the region would benefit the most of anywhere in the country from reducing ozone and fine particle pollution below current federal limits, a new study has found.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Top Toxins to Avoid
What are the worst toxins we're exposed to in our daily lives? Here's a list of the worst environmental toxins with information about how to avoid them.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
The best houseplants to clean the air in your home, as recommended by NASA
asy to care for, resilient, and a quick way to inject some nature into your living room - no wonder houseplants have recently made a comeback. But did you know they also clean the air in your home?
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China's Latest 'Airpocalypse' Seen from Space
Severe air pollution is choking China with thick veils of smog, and yesterday (Dec. 7), Beijing issued a red alert — the highest possible — due to poor air quality in the Chinese capital city. Recent satellite images of the country show large hazy clo
News | In the News
Atmotube Is A Tiny Pollution Sensor That Clears Up What’s In The Air You Breathe
Portable air quality tracker Atmotube aims to be the Waze for air quality tracking in your city. The device is a tiny tube that you can carry around in your..
News | That's News to Me
China smog reaches 50 times WHO recommendations - Yahoo News
From Yahoo News: A swathe of China was blanketed with acrid smog Monday after levels of dangerous particulates reached around 50 times World Health Organization maximums, in what environmental campaigners said were the highest figures ever recorded in the
News | That's News to Me
German sailor gets sick after Rio regatta - US News
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A German sailor has fallen ill and is getting daily hospital treatment for several skin infections after competing in polluted water at a test event for next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Sports | My Sporting News
Olympic Teams to Swim, Boat in Dangerously Contaminated Rio Waters
An analysis of water quality revealed dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria from human sewage in Olympic and Paralympic venues in Rio.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
The Chesapeake Bay Is Absolutely Filled With Plastic
Microplastics contaminate the water on a massive scale.
News | The News
Kind of Blue: China’s Air Pollution Not as Terrible as Before - China Real Time Report - WSJ
If you’re living in China and have the vague impression that the skies have been bluer than usual this year, it’s not just wishful thinking.
