NewsRack: 'air' news in 'environmentset1' topic for user sattva

Freedom High students grow rice as science experiment	22.5.2013	San Jose Mercury News: Local News
Delta Science Center grant is providing outdoors classroom on Jersey Island
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NH DES: no air pollution violations in resort fire	22.5.2013	Boston Globe: New Hampshire
NH DES: no air pollution violations in resort fire
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Air and noise pollution raise cardiovascular risk (Cached)	21.5.2013	New Kerala: Health News
Washington, May 21 : Both air and noise pollution may increase an individual's risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a study in which both factors were considered simultaneously.
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Air pollution and noise pollution up heart disease risk	21.5.2013	newindianexpress.com

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Air pollution and noise pollution up heart disease risk	21.5.2013	Latest News
Both fine-particle air pollution and noise pollution may increase a person's risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. German researchers conducted a large population study, in which both factors were considered ...
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Air and noise pollution raise cardiovascular risk	21.5.2013	Latest News
Both air and noise pollution may increase an individual's risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a study in which both factors were considered simultaneously.Using data from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall study, an ongoing population ...
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Air and noise pollution raise cardiovascular risk	21.5.2013	Deccan Chronicle: Lifestyle
Both air and noise pollution may increase an individual's risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a study in which both factors were considered simultaneously. Using data from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall study, an ongoing population study from three neighbouring cities in the Ruhr
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Shell's preliminary ozone monitoring near Hayden detects no violation of federal standards	21.5.2013	Steamboat Pilot
Routt County Environmental Health Director Mike Zopf said he would make a 2013 budget request that the county seek a cost-share with the city of Steamboat Springs for an ozone monitoring program. The program is estimated to cost $175,000 for three years.
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Indiaâs REC mechanism yielding mixed results (Cached)	21.5.2013	Projects Monitor
Indiaâs REC mechanism yielding mixed results
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Proposals to ship coal by train through Northwest ports	20.5.2013	Seattle Times: Opinion
Keep the coal in the ground Roger McClellan expresses discomfort with the way activists are using anecdotal evidence of health impacts of coal dust to justify the coal-train protests. [“Let science, not conjecture, guide discussion of coal-train dangers,” Opinion, May 10.] As a climate s
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How China chokes its neighbors	20.5.2013	MinnPost
FUKUOKA, Japan — When the Chinese smog arrives, the medical masks come in fashion. Every few months, this city of 1.5 million people in southern Japan, not far from mainland China, gets a dose of lung clogging courtesy of its neighbor. Coal factories in the cities of Tianjin and Beijing , combined with the growing numbers of automobiles, pump out toxins that drift westward across the East China Sea. They hit Japan and, to a lesser extent, South Korea . The most recent air pollution crisis came in February, when a whitish gray blanket of smog fell over Fukuoka. The city government put out an advisory on its early warning system — the first in Japan, started that month — urging everybody, and especially infants and the elderly, to stay indoors and wear face masks outside. “There is concern among citizens over the health effects,” said Keiko Nabamuta, a city environment official. “Whenever this happens, we ask residents to stay indoors and avoid hanging their laundry outside,” a measure to ...
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Tainted Rice Found in Guangzhou	20.5.2013	Wall St. Journal: World
A government test showed nearly half of the rice sold in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou is contaminated with cadmium, triggering anger from consumers.
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Overheated rhetoric on climate change doesn’t make for good policies	20.5.2013	Washington Post
Climate change is an issue that needs to be discussed thoughtfully and objectively. Unfortunately, claims that distort the facts hinder the legitimate evaluation of policy options. The rhetoric has driven some policymakers toward costly regulations and policies that will harm hardworking American families and do little to decrease global carbon emissions. The Obama administration’s decision to delay, and possibly deny, the Keystone XL pipeline is a prime ...
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India Ink: India Arrives at the Arctic	20.5.2013	NY Times: World
Why does India’s inclusion as a permanent observer in the Arctic Council matter.
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Letter: Cutting Carbon Emissions	20.5.2013	NY Times: Editorials
Letter: Cutting Carbon Emissions
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New mobile app to promote clean cooking technology in rural areas	20.5.2013	deccanherald.com
New mobile app to promote clean cooking technology in rural areas
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The Unsuccessful Quest For A Universal Language	20.5.2013	NPR Health Science
Within science circles, trying to come up with a new universal language was a trendy past-time in the 17th Century. Even the man who discovered gravity, Sir Isaac Newton, took a stab at it. Arika Okrent, editor-at-large at TheWeek.com, talks about its failure to catch on with Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden.
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CST gets solar panels to meet its energy needs (Cached)	20.5.2013	Indian Express: Mumbai
THE Central Railway (CR) has undertaken a pilot project to reduce its carbon footprint at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in Mumbai division and Tikekarwadi in Solapur division.
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A second chance to save the climate	19.5.2013	New Scientist: Being Human
A second chance to save the climate
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Analysis-Airline Emissions Deal May Not Come Before EU Deadline	19.5.2013	International Herald Tribune: Americas
Analysis-Airline Emissions Deal May Not Come Before EU Deadline
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