Tag: pollution
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Increased Number Think Global Warming Is “Exaggerated”
Gallup: Increased Number Think Global Warming Is "Exaggerated" PRINCETON, NJ — Although a majority of Americans believe the seriousness of global warming is either correctly portrayed in the news or underestimated, a record-high 41% now say it is exaggerated. This represents the highest level of public skepticism about mainstream reporting on global warming seen in…
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Fresher cookers
The Economist: Fresher cookers Technology and development: The humble cooking stove is being overhauled around the world with the help of “user focused” design IF USER demand were the sole driver of innovation, the biomass cooking stove would be one of the most sophisticated devices in the world. Depending on which development agency you ask,…
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Greenland Ice Core Reveals History Of Pollution In The Arctic – But there’s a twist, it was worse 100 years ago
Watt's Up With That: Greenland Ice Core Reveals History Of Pollution In The Arctic – But there’s a twist, it was worse 100 years ago Coal burning, primarily in North America and Europe, contaminated the Arctic and potentially affected human health and ecosystems in and around Earth’s polar regions, according to new research. The study…
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MEC: Recap of My Concerns
We are about to turn specific passages from Everything Must Change by Brian McLaren, but before we go there, I want to recap my central observations and clarify my perception of some key issues. My primary concern over the last eight posts has been McLaren’s claim that we live with a “suicide machine.” He generally…
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The World’s Most Polluted Places
Forbes: The World's Most Polluted Places Black snow. Coal dust. Sulfuric air. Welcome to life in the world's most polluted places. Chockablock with heavy metals, chemical waste, air pollutants and, in the case of infamous Chernobyl, Ukraine, deadly radiation, these are the worst industrial cesspools on earth–and they rarely make headlines. Nothing in the West…
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It’s Not Easy Pleasing Greens: Do environmentalists oppose pollution or capitalism?
Wall Street Journal: It's Not Easy Pleasing Greens: Do environmentalists oppose pollution or capitalism? The shareholder vote failed anyway, but the episode was revealing. As more big-business money goes to supporting research on alternative fuels, campus eco-warriors are having to rethink their agenda. The recent success of the environmental movement in selling the danger of…