Pollution

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Village Green: How to Make Smart, City Neighborhoods Even Greener

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Sustainability, Green Living, Pollution, Neighborhoods, Cities, Smart Growth, Green News

We need compact development, not large lots, to protect our waterways. But how do we soften the localized impacts of density and deal with the stormwater that runs off of dense urban sites?

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Saving the World in One Day - Shabbat Around the World

James M. Lynch | Posted 08.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Energy, Shabbat, Peak Performance, Rest, World, Judaism, Wiccan, Christian, Pollution, Peace, Religion, Jew, Ecology, Inspiration, Activism, Effectiveness, Muslim, Living News

How does taking a 25 hour break have anything to do with saving the world? Well for me, it is not only physical and spiritual recharging; it's also emotional and intellectual.

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Self-Care = Earth Care

Avital Binshtock | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Depression, Green, Fat, Earth, Psychology, Obesity, Diet, Medications, Planet, Overeating, Organic, Wellness, Self-Care, Organic Food, Health, Environment, Plastic, Food, Bisphenol A, Therapy, Pollution, Antidepressants, Green News

What's good for our bodies is good for the planet -- and what's bad for the earth is bad for our health.

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Obama Officials Urge Senate To Act On Climate Bill

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pollution, Climate Change, Steven Chu, Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Enivorment, Senate, Agriculture Department, Interior Department, Carbon Emissions, Environment and Public Works Committee, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Saying global warming poses unprecedented threats to Americans' way of life, four of President Barack Obama's top environmental and...

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Tips for Raising Environmentally Friendly Kids

Jeana Lee Tahnk | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Clean Energy, Pollution, Parenting Tips, Michelle Obama, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News

It is up to us to pass the knowledge along to our children and ensure that they start, from a much younger age than we did, adapting their lives to take care of the environment.

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India To Reject Curbing CO2 Emissions

e360.yale.edu | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: India, India Pollution, Carbon Emissions, G8, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Dioxide, Pollution, c02, Green News

India will not accept limits on its greenhouse gas emissions at climate talks later this year and instead will focus on economic growth and lifting it...

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California Dreamin': EPA Grants Landmark Waiver on Greenhouse Gases

David Doniger | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Obama Administration, Clean Air Act, California, Pollution, Global Warming, Clean Cars, Green News

The Environmental Protection Agency is putting the federal seal of approval on California's leadership in cleaning up global warming pollution from our cars, SUVs, pickups, and minivans.

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How Will This Weekend's Fireworks Affect You?

Mother Nature Network | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Dioxide, July 4, Fourth of July, Pollution, Air Pollution, Fireworks, Fourth-of-July-Celebration, Toxins, Green News

Fourth of July fireworks unleash a shower of toxins into the soil and water, and scientists are only beginning to figure out what that means for human...

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Obama Administration Proposes Tougher Clean Air Standards

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa. Clean Air, Carbon Emissions, Car Pollution, Climate Change, President Obama, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Environment, Carbon Dioxide, Pollution, Global Warming, Green News

WASHINGTON — (AP) _ The Obama administration is proposing to strengthen a key air pollution health standard. The Environmental Protection Agenc...

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California Imposes Stringent Rules On Car Emissions

msn.com | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Gas, California, Carbon Emissions, Gas Emissions, Greenhouse, Emissions, Pollution, Enviornment, `President Obama, Politics, Car, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, President Bush, Vehicle, Global Warming, Green News

Reversing a Bush-era decision and honoring a pledge last month, the Obama administration on Tuesday granted California the ability to impose stringent...

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Green News Report - June 30, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Carbon Emissions, Water, Waxman-Markey, Cfl, Green News, Climate Change, Green News Report, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Pollution, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: The heat was on as members of the U.S. House of Representatives angrily debated and narrowly passed the landmark American C...

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Climate Expert: GOP Distorted My Findings On Cap-And-Trade Cost

The Grist | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cap and Trade, Mit, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Pollution, Cap-and-Trade, Climate Change, Politics News

he experts at the MIT Joint Program on the Science & Policy of Global Change have long been advocates of cap-and-trade as an appropriate policy instru...

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Tel Aviv Bicyclists Protest In Thongs (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Jerusalem, Helmet, Biking, Biking Legislation, Urban Cycling, Protest, Environment, Green, Tel Aviv, Bicycle, Pollution, Israel, Cycling, Bicyclists, Cycle, Bike Culture, Green News

Tel Aviv cyclists and roller bladers protested the lack of bike legislation in Israel wearing nothing but thongs and underwear. The cyclists argue tha...

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How The Climate Bill May Spur An Energy Revolution

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 07.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Bill, Pollution, US Climate Bill, Global Warming, Climate Change, Green News

WASHINGTON — Congress has taken its first step toward an energy revolution, with the prospect of profound change for every household, business, ...

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China Cuts Use Of Plastic Bags By 66 Percent

worldchanging.com | Ben BlockJune 25, 2009 5:00 PM | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Chinese Bags, Ultra-Thin Plastic, Water Pollution, Green, Environment, Plastic Bags, Pollution, Air Pollution, China, Green News

A strict Chinese limit on ultra-thin plastic bags significantly reduced bag-related pollution nationwide during the past year. The country avoided the...

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Green News Report - June 25, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Supreme Court, House of Representatives, Fema, Big Three Automakers, Mountaintop Removal, United Nations, Waxman-Markey, Green News, Hurricane Katrina, Climate Change, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Darryl Hannah, Green News

Darryl Hannah arrested (no, not for public intoxication); Floor fight pending over climate change; Big Three automakers ignored their own consumer research ... The Supreme Court kills a lake.

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California Weighs Nation's First Statewide Carbon Tax On Polluting Industries

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: California Carbon Tax, Pollution, Carbon Tax, Carbon Fee, California, Green News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California regulators on Thursday delayed a decision on whether to implement the nation's first statewide carbon fee on uti...

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What Do We Owe the Chicago River? Disinfection

Henry Henderson | Posted 07.26.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pollution, Chicago River Decontamination, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Chicago River Bacteria, Environment, Cook County, Chicago River, Chicago News

I think it is a simple answer: We owe the Chicago River $1.94. That small sum buys us, finally, disinfection of the human waste being dumped into the river and its connecting streams and waters.

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Changing the Climate for Cities?

Harry Moroz | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Agriculture Committee, Urban Policy, Energy and Commerce Committee, Cities, Energy, Collin Peterson, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Pollution, Climate Change, Green News

Speaker Pelosi has snuck game-changing climate change legislation onto the House of Representatives calendar for a vote -- and likely passage -- this Friday.

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NY Air Pollution Carries Serious Cancer Risk: Feds

AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, New York Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency, Smog, New York Smog, Epa, Toxic Air Pollutants, Pollution, Air Pollution, New York, New York City, New York News

AP - Millions of people living in nearly 600 neighborhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that put them at a ...

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