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by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): According to the European mainstream and the UN, global warming is caused by evil Americans driving SUVs to the malls. The sole salvation of the world lies in establishing a barter system of carbon dioxide indulgences… and sorting household trash all the way to Tuesday. But over the past few [...]

Big surprise: "Our Findings Contradict the IPCC"   Europe is heating up much faster than climate researchers expected, and now they think they know why: air made dramatically cleaner by anti-pollution programs. With less particle pollution clouding the air, more sunlight is coming through and the continent is getting warmer. The 1970s were a hazy time: Cars ran on sulfur-rich gasoline, power plants and heavy industry burned sulfur-rich coal. Europe lay under a blanket of fumes filled with sulphate particles. Acid rain brought the particles back to earth, ravaging the continent's forests.  That was then. The situation today is considerably different. Auto emissions are low in sulfur, power plants only run with smoke filters and acid rain is no longer an issue. But the suc

Blogger’s Note: According to the European mainstream, global warming is caused by evil Americans driving SUVs. The sole salvation of the world lies in establishing a barter system of carbon dioxide indulgences… and sorting household trash all the way to Tuesday. But a recent study is pointing at other culprits: Birkenstock-wearing European greens and environmentalists with [...]

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I was at the Arizona Diamondbacks 2008 home opener last night and they scored 9 runs and beat the Dodgers 9-3.  Probably doesn’t mean much to most of you but what is significant is that it means that 90 trees will be planted as part of a program this year between the Diamondbacks and The Salt [...]

New York City Clean Air Hybrid Electric Bus. The M104 uptown at Broadway between 77th and 78th streetsNYC Transit has the largest hybrid-electric bus fleet in North America. By the end of 2007, the hybrid fleet exceeded 550 buses.The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) presented the Clean Air Excellence Award to New York City Transit's Department of Buses for the purchase of hybrid electric buses, its use of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and diesel particulate filters, and its diesel engine repowering program.In November 2005, the California Transportation Energy Future Conference gave New York City Transit's Department of Buses its Blue Sky Merit Award for contributions to clean air and energy efficiency.I, (sookietex) the creator of this work, hereby release it into the

You either love plane travel or you hate it but, what cannot be denied is that there’s nothing worse than sitting next to another passenger who spends the entire flight coughing and spluttering germs into the air resulting in you suffering the inevitable streaming cold a couple of days into your holiday – but help is at hand in the form of this handy and somewhat novel travel gadget known as the Plane Clean Air Filter. The Plane Clean Air Filter works by simply attaching to the aircraft’s air nozzles above your seat which subsequently filters the air courtesy of its integral, FDA certified electrolytically charged filter – the result being what the product site terms as a ‘clean air curtain’ surrounding your head. Boasting filter effectiveness of up to 99.5% (the key words being ‘up to’) the Plane Clean Air Filter acts to remove bacteria, viruses and allergens from your very own personal air stream which, as can be seen by the aircraft safety card diagram inspired imag

Yes the list is out. The Blacksmith Institute’s list of the worst places to breathe in World’s Worst Polluted Places 2007 Sumgayit, Azerbaijan Linfen, China Tianying, China Sukinda, India Vapi, India La Oroya, Peru Dzerzhinsk, Russia Norilsk, Russia Chernobyl, Ukraine Kabwe, Zambia First place - Sumgayit, Azerbaijan We may not be able to pronounce it, but it has the top spot of being “The most polluted place on the planet”, Who needs air when they have synthetic rubber, chlorine, aluminium, detergents, and pesticides. While the factories remained fully operational, 70-120,000 tons of harmful emissions were released into the air annually. With the emphasis placed on maximum, low-cost production at the expense of environmental and occupational health and safety, industry has left the city heavily contaminated. Their prize for such a “green” way of life is… A high percentage of babies are born premature, stillborn, and with genetic

magic ball: your personal clean air act: "Does your closet smell like old gym socks? Is Fido stinking up the place and making you sneeze? Does somebody like onions and runny French cheese? If this sounds like your house, perhaps you could us one of these.The Antibac2k Magic Ball kills unpleasant odors, as well as removes allergens and contaminants from the air around you. The spherical gadget filters, humidifies, and disinfects stale air, and can even add a pleasant fragrance to fill your nostrils with glee. It does this all while putting on a relaxing light show with a ring of 30 green, blue and white LEDs.Just pour a tiny drop of Antibac2k’s special purifying solution into water, fill it up, and it does the rest. Your nasty, stank air will be pulled in, scrubbed, cleaned and spewed back out smelling like a rose (or one of numerous other scents.) The makers of the device claim it can effectively remove dust, smoke, odors, bacteria, fungi and viruses from your airspace. A single Magi

The EPA has settled claims with three defendants to pay fines totaling $170,000 for violating Clean Air Act regulations during the removal of asbestos from buildings in Hayward, California in 2000. Over 31,000 square feet of asbestos-containing materials, including acoustic ceiling, tiles, linoleum, insulation, fire-proofing, and stucco where removed from the former Hayward Chiropractic College and dumped in open containers. The asbestos removal project was also the subject of a criminal investigation of the building owner, who under a plea agreement served four months under house arrest and paid a $5,000 criminal penalty. Asbestos is a known human carcinogen and classified by the EPA as a hazardous air pollutant that poses a significant risk to human health, including cancers such as mesothelioma and lung cancer.For the full article, go to yosemite.epa.gov.For more information about the EPA's regulation of asbestos, go to epa.gov/asbestos.

Back in September the Conservative's released their much ballyhooed Clean Air Act. Meant to be the centre piece of their so called green plan, the proposed legislation was immediately panned by the media and opposition parties as a piece of industry friendly rhetoric that does nothing to combat global warming or improve air quality.Today, that bill was sent back to parliament, drastically rewritten by a special committee to include short-term, mid-term and long-term targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions; a commitment to a system of international emissions carbon trading; and penalties of $20 per ton for any company that exceeds their emissions target. Harper's rented mule has returned as a thoroughbred that will make substantial progress towards reducing greenhouse gases, holding industry accountable and addressing global warming.The Conservative response? Hint at elections and release a new set of attack ads.In a clear demonstration of their environmental leadership, next

An Anchorage Salvation Army thrift store has agreed to pay a $76,906 penalty to settle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for alleged violations of the asbestos National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (asbestos NESHAP) under the Clean Air Act.In response to customer complaints, EPA conducted an inspection of a thrift store operated by the Salvation Army in Anchorage in September 2005, and found untrained workers removing over 7,500 square feet of asbestos-containing floor tile during business hours. EPA’s inspector determined the floor tile was in a deteriorated state and easily crumbled with hand pressure. The store had already disposed of much of the broken floor tile prior to the inspection. Samples collected by EPA’s inspector showed the floor tile contained asbestos.Upon learning of the asbestos concern, the Salvation Army immediately closed the store, located on Northern Lights Boulevard, and kept it closed until an abatement company was abl

Prime Minister Harper announced a $1.5 billion dollar trust fund today to be distributed to the provinces and territories for the reduction of pollution and greenhouse gases.Details on where the money will be directed were sparse, except in the case of Quebec. That province has already implemented a carbon tax, pledged to meet Kyoto targets, and was seeking $328 million from Ottawa to help fund those plans. Harper announced that Quebec's share of the trust would be $350 million.How the individual provinces translate this money into action remains to be seen; however, we may get a first look tomorrow during the throne speech by BC Premier Gordon Campbell. Campbell is expected to announce a plan to reduce greenhouse emissions with set targets at that time.Their is speculation that the plan may mirror that implemented by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last year, which called for a 25% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2020. There is also speculation that Campbell may abando

First of all he wants to re-name it the "Healthy Air and Climate Act", probably so he can take that into the next election as a piece of "successful NDP legislation" and woo environmental voters who seem to prefer the Greens right now.What I personally think is a little unrealistic is this:To set targets that Canada must meet, such as the Kyoto Protocol 2008 to 2012 targets, an 80 per cent reduction in emissions below 1990 levels, by 2050;First of all, I would like to see the NDP present a plan (including the cost, if possible) that would meet those targets in less than six years. Preferably one that keeps our economy intact. Second of all, the 80% long-term emissions cut is way more drastic than anything the Liberals have presented. We should wait until 2012 to see what other countries are planning to do before committing to something of that nature.

Canadian Press: The new federal Clean Air Act would do nothing to clean up the air or address climate change if it became law, which it won't, a David Suzuki Foundation campaigner said Friday. All opposition parties in the House of Commons have said they will vote against the bill, which means the chances of the minority Conservative government getting it passed are vanishingly small. "This is completely unnecessary legislation" said Morag Carter, director of the foundation's climate ... Link (Via Dr. Glen Barry)

Canada’s New Conservative Government ™ emitted a clean air approach a couple days ago. On the gc.ca homepage, where we are greeted with sensible sky-blue margins, there’s the centerpiece of the Cons’ clean air pla…approach. It’s a warning system for days that are too smoggy to breathe. The plan is to tell Canadians that they are going to die, or can’t go outside. Brilliant, isn’t it? “We listened to Canadians. They told us they were concerned about worsening air quality and increasing emissions of greenhouse gases,” said Minister Ambrose. “After more than a decade of inaction on the environment by the previous government,” [we will strongly continue that fine Canadian tradition.] There’s some hope, but everything is talked about as if nothing will happen until 2010 at the earliest. The following quote is fine, if they’d just get more specific, and actually follow through next year. “It would amend

Finance and Commerce reports that it was a close-run thing-- 20 to 18. But despite strenuous lobbying by Minnesota's ethanol industry,  the state's finance committee recommended adopting California's controversial car emissions standards. For one year. John Tuma, a lobbyist for the Minnesota Environmental Partnership, was a happy camper. Ish. "[For now,] consumers are going to be paying for vehicles that are not as fuel efficient as they could be so they will be paying more at the gas pump. And [there will be] more global warming pollution for a year. But it puts [standards] in place and that’s a step forward." [The bracket brigade in in da house!] Chris Radatz, director of public policy for the E85 FlexFuel-lovin' Minnesota Farm Bureau, is not so ha