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NYT: E-Waste Epidemic Creating a Toxic 'Glass Tsunami'

2013-03-19 21:52:07| Electronics - Topix.net

The proliferation of toxic electronic waste is creating a "glass tsunami," according to New York Times writer Ian Urbina, whose new piece highlights the surging epidemic of e-waste stockpiles and the disturbing lack of oversight that has all-but absolved the consumer electronics industry behind the mess.

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Erin Brockovich of Uranium Exposes the Toxic Legacy of Nuclear Power

2013-03-10 23:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: The world premiere of Hot Water, a new documentary exposing the long-term devastation wrought by uranium mining and the nuclear industry, will launch the 21st annual Environmental Film Festival in Washington D.C. The film follows the investigative journey of Liz Rogers, the Erin Brockovich of Uranium, as she travels around the nation examining the legacy of uranium mining, atomic testing and the creeping danger of contaminated waste in the drinking water of 38 million people. Rogers and her...

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Dog food recall underscores toxic danger in drought-hit U.S. corn

2013-02-25 22:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: High levels of a dangerous toxin found in bagged dog food on a grocery store shelf in Iowa have highlighted the prevalence of a problematic mold in last year's U.S. corn crop, as state and federal officials work on limiting the food safety concern. "Last year's corn crop - it is a huge issue. We test every load coming in. And we reject a lot of loads," said Michael Wright, chief executive officer of Pro-Pet, an Ohio-based pet food manufacturer that learned last week some of its product was tainted...

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Google buildings exposed to toxic vapors left by chipmakers

2013-02-22 19:05:11| CNET News.com

Vapors from a toxic substance known as TCE have been detected at the company's QD6 and QD7 offices on North Whishman Road in Mountain View, Calif. [Read more]

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Confirmed: Tar Sands Toxic Liquid Waste Contaminating Local Waterways

2013-02-18 17:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: As tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C. yesterday to urge President Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, more evidence emerged that the public isnt getting the full story of the environmental impacts of tar sands. Media yesterday reported on an internal government memo revealing a Canadian government study on a tar sands tailings pond that found that toxic liquid ponds do leak toxic chemicals into the environment--despite repeated denials of officials. For...

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