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Sun, Apr 12, 2009
from Sydney Morning Herald:
New sofas to blame for rash of allergies
AN unexplained rash could be a sign that your couch is making you sick.
A toxic fungicide in imported furniture is behind an outbreak of chronic dermatitis, skin burns, eye irritation and breathing difficulties across the world. Medical experts here are warning consumers to watch for symptoms.
The international journal Allergy has confirmed what thousands of British and mainland European citizens have known for more than a year: new leather sofas imported from China are a hotbed of allergens. ...
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What am I gonna sit on to watch my TV!
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Sat, Apr 11, 2009
from Louisville Courier-Journal:
Ky., In. key contributors to 'dead zone'
Louisville and the state's Bluegrass region are among the likely sources of pollution runoff that have marked Kentucky as one of the top contributors to the Gulf of Mexico's oxygen-depleted "dead zone," according to a new federal study. Building on work released last year that placed Kentucky and Indiana among nine states contributing 75 percent of excess nutrients into the Gulf, a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey identifies watersheds that are most likely to blame.... In the Gulf, an overabundance of nutrients has led to an oxygen-depleted area that has grown to the size of New Jersey. Fish and other aquatic life suffocate if they can't reach better water, threatening the valuable Gulf fishery that supplies many restaurants and kitchens. ...
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Try my new product: Aqualungs for aquatic life!
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Fri, Apr 10, 2009
from Toronto Globe and Mail:
Dow to sue over Quebec pesticide ban
Dow AgroSciences LLC has decided to sue the federal government over Quebec's ban on the residential use of pesticides.
The U.S.-based company, maker of the herbicide 2,4-D, is claiming $2-million (U.S.) in damages, using controversial provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement that allow businesses to sue governments over regulations that harm their interests.... The case has attracted wide interest because so-called cosmetic pesticide bans are becoming increasingly popular, with Ontario recently following Quebec's lead in introducing one and many retailers removing chemical bug and weed killers from their shelves. ...
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Is there a pesticide for pests like Dow?
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Thu, Apr 9, 2009
from Fort Myers WBBH TV:
Toxic dolphins worry environmentalists
Miami's iconic wild dolphins, especially those who live near downtown Miami, are chock full of toxins, according to a new government study.
Scientists say they are so full of chemicals that they worry about their long-term survival, and also what the polluted water of Biscayne Bay may do to humans.
Even the man of the sea himself, Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the famous Jacques Cousteau, is doing a PBS special on the potential disastrous fate of the dolphins.
A toxic chemical called flame retardant, which is used on everything from curtains to computer cables, was found in very high levels in dolphin blubber, according to scientists who inspected dolphins in the area.
The closer the dolphins were found near downtown, the higher the toxin levels. The toxins could render the dolphins sterile or worse, scientists say. ...
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Wonder what's worse than being sterile?
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Wed, Apr 8, 2009
from CNN:
Report lists America's 10 most endangered rivers
Rivers are the arteries of our infrastructure. Flowing from highlands to the sea, they breathe life into ecosystems and communities. But many rivers in the United States are in trouble.
Rivers in Alaska, California and the South are among the 10 most endangered, according to a report released Tuesday by American Rivers, a leading river conservation group.
The annual report uses data from thousands of rivers groups, local governments, environmental organizations and citizen watchdogs to identify waterways under imminent threat by dams, industry or development. ...
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Is there a River Styx for rivers that die?
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Wed, Apr 8, 2009
from Wall Street Journal:
Pension Funds Fret as Chevron Faces Ecuador Ruling
Big public pension funds are raising concerns about an impending court judgment that could hold Chevron Corp. liable for billions of dollars in alleged environmental damages in the Ecuadorian jungle.
The funds, which together hold $1 billion in Chevron shares, are worried that the oil giant could face as much as $27 billion in damages in the 15-year-old class-action case, which was filed by a U.S. law firm on behalf of thousands of indigenous Ecuadorians.
The lawsuit, being tried in the Amazonian town of Lago Agrio, alleges that Texaco polluted waterways and wells across a vast area of Ecuador by dumping billions of gallons of oil waste into leaky pits during 20 years of operations there. Chevron acquired Texaco in 2001 for about $30 billion. ...
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Bought it for 30 billion bucks... settlement could be 27 billion bucks... they still come out ahead!
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Mon, Apr 6, 2009
from The Calcutta Telegraph:
Foul air hits below the belt
Calcutta's male population is losing the power to procreate with every breath of foul air, according to an Indo-American study of infertility patterns in the city over two decades.
Toxic fumes belched out by vehicles are not only responsible for sore throats and damaged lungs and hearts but also "a significant decline" in male fertility since the 80s, says the report on the basis of laboratory studies of sperm samples collected more than 20 years apart. ...
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Predictably, Vasectomies "R" Us is going out of business.
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Mon, Apr 6, 2009
from New York Times:
A List of the Most Wanted, by the E.P.A.
... The E.P.A.'s list, complete with mug shots of the fugitives, was established in December to try to draw attention to serious environmental crimes.
"We take them seriously, and there are serious consequences," said Doug Parker, deputy director of the agency's criminal investigation division...The list includes two men charged with smuggling ozone-destroying coolants, who are believed to have fled to Syria; a man charged in Illinois with building a secret pipeline to funnel pollutants into a tributary of the Mississippi River; and a man, believed to be in Greece, indicted on charges of dumping contaminated grain into the ocean.
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What about my neighbor, who drives a Hummer?
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