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Engine testing shows environmental and performance benefits of hydrotreated vegetable oil as renewable diesel fuel
2014-03-25 21:30:34| Green Car Congress
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WHO: air pollution 'is single biggest environmental health risk'
2014-03-25 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Air pollution has become the world's single biggest environmental health risk, linked to around 7 million or nearly one in eight deaths in 2012 according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The new figures are more than double previous estimates and suggest that outdoor pollution from traffic fumes and coal-burning, and indoor pollution from wood and coal stoves, kills more people than smoking, road deaths and diabetes combined. Around 80% of the 3.7 million deaths from outdoor pollution...
Air pollution top environmental health risk
2014-03-25 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year, and is now the single biggest environmental health risk, with more than half of the fatalities due to fumes from indoor stoves, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) published Tuesday. "The evidence signals the need for concerted action to clean up the air we all breathe," said Maria Neira, head of the WHO's environmental and social public health department. "The risks from air pollution are now far greater...
NEMA Welcomes Progress on Environmental Goods Trade
2014-03-25 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
NEMA welcomed March 21 notification to Congress by U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman of Obama administration's intention to enter into plurilateral negotiations under auspices of World Trade Organization (WTO). These negotiations focus on eliminating customs tariffs on range of environmental goods. After congratulating President Obama and USTR Froman, NEMA President and CEO Evan R. Gaddis said he looked forward to working to build support on Capitol Hill and globally.<br /> This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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Researchers evaluate unprecedented environmental flow to Colorado Delta
2014-03-25 04:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: University of Arizona scientists Karl Flessa and Ed Glenn and a binational team of scientists will monitor the effects of an engineered spring flood to bring water to the parched Colorado River delta. The pulse flow of water into the dry lower reaches of the Colorado River began Sunday. "This allocation of environmental water to the Colorado River Delta in Mexico is unprecedented," said Flessa, UA professor of geosciences and co-chief scientist of the monitoring effort. "We need to learn how...
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