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EU Likely to Miss Pollution Targets
A signatory of the Kyoto Protocols, the European Union was given a margin for meeting the greenhouse gas target. But, it is likely to miss it by a wide margin, the European Environment Agency says. According to a BBC report, the 15 longest-standing...
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This Week (20-26 Nov): The Best of Environment Blogs
Pollution.net says that the EPA's recent announcement of a plan to roll back reporting under the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) is the public's only way to access what toxic chemicals are in their neighborhoods and how such chemicals are being...
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Polluted Water May Affect Four Million People in China
Toxic water is threatening to pollute water supplies to almost four million people in a Chinese city. This is all happening to the city of Harbin following an explosion at a chemical plant nearly two weeks ago that released more than 100 times the safe.
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More Than 800 Species in Jeopardy in California
Development, pollution and recreational activities, the indomitable factors to guide development throughout the nation's most populous state, has put more than 800 animal species in jeopardy, in California. This is claimed by a two-year government...
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Climate Change Imperils World Fish Stocks And Thus The Poor Countries: WWF
With climate change warning several marine lives and coral reefs, keeping aside the cataclysms it can create on land and its habitats, how can it spare fish stocks! The fish stocks already under pressure from over-fishing, pollution and habitat loss,...
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States Confident on Handling 'Cut in Mercury Pollution' More Effectively
The Bush administration made a rigorous approach towards global warming. Its approach to mercury pollution would require coal-burning power plants to cut mercury emissions more deeply and more quickly. It would also raise home electric bills throughout.
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WTO May Ban Energy Efficiency Labels
The World Trade Organisation is discussing a proposal to outlaw energy efficiency labeling. But on the other hand, experts of the Friends of the Earth warns that consumers may lose the chance to be eco-friendly, if plans to ban energy efficiency labels...
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Climate Policies Demand Urgent Changes: New Zealand
In an effort to meet the Kyoto Protocol targets, New Zealand's Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce (WRCC) appreciated the release of a new economic report by economic consultancy Castalia. The report is on the economic implications by the Greenhouse..
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More Plants to Power by Oil
Winter increases pollution drastically. Keeping this in mind, the Massachusetts environmental officials are weighing whether to let four gas-powered plants switch to dirtier oil up to 50 percent more. They wish to repel shortages of natural gas and...
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Ponds, Gullies Prevent Than Solve Rain Runoff Pollution: Study
I suppose water logging irritates all. And they rarely provide anything more constructive than destructive. But, in a season of stormy weather and floods, the University of New Hampshire (UNH) has been studying the runoff that flows off parking lots,...
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