Burning fossil fuels costs the U.S $120 billion a year in health costs, mostly because of thousands of premature deaths from air pollution, the National Academy of Sciences reported Monday.
NC WARN Legal Action Against Duke Deal for New Outside Customers – News Release by NC WARN
In Memory of Margie Ellison – An Announcement from NC WARN
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: More evidence of methane releases – Associated Press
Renewables Outpace Nuclear in US – Dept of Energy
Warming Effects on Crop Yields in the US – Michael J. Roberts and Wolfram Schlenker
Study: Warming Trend Could Worsen Air Quality – The Charlotte Observer
BY:Bruce Henderson, Charlotte Observer Charlotte is one of 30 U.S. cities especially vulnerable to the hot summer days of global warming, said a report Tuesday by the National Wildlife Federation and Physicians for Social Responsibility. Growing heat could make air pollution worse, the report said. Charlotte is plagued by ground-level …
USGS Study Reveals Mercury Contamination in Fish Nationwide
Scientists detected mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released August 19. Background: Mercury, a neurotoxin, is one of the most serious contaminants threatening environmental waters. The main source of mercury to natural waters is mercury that is …
IPCC Chief Raps G-8, Calls for Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts After 2015 – The New York Times
Particulate pollution kills – Science News
Studies are homing in on which particles polluting the air are most sickening — and why By Janet Raloff July 18th, 2009; Vol.176 #2 Bad breathFrom left: Alohaspirit/istockphoto; Egdigital/istockphoto Tasteless. Invisible to the eye. Air contaminants less than a tenth the size of a pollen grain are nevertheless dangerous. …