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... fresh water, including limits on the amount of water taken from rivers and lakes, limits on the amount of pollution going into them, and limits on intensive agriculture. * A charge on water taken for ...
... an audience member who cited evidence from the National Academy of Sciences. But Perry’s opinion runs counter to the view held by an overwhelming majority of scientists that pollution released from the ...
... such as coal miners' deaths and deaths due to air pollution, as well. The list gets difficult, though, when it starts to ascribe deaths in supporting industries to the total. Steel and concrete are ...
... ahead to solve freshwater issues. Dr Parris gave a presentation yesterday at an international conference on water pollution in Rotorua, and afterwards told The Dominion Post he was optimistic about New ...
... I am inclined to send it back. Probably won't do it though since that would cause more waste and pollution... I was really surprised that the Green Building Council is putting little thought about susutainability ...
... also cuts down on shipping costs. However, one researcher notes that, while moves like this are good, they don’t really solve the biggest issue with automotive pollution. “Only about 10 to 20 percent ...
... growth and its resulting pollution. The country is anticipating an investment of several hundred billion dollars, and it hopes that by 2020 it will generate a full 15% of its energy from renewable sources. ...
8. The ugly side of solar panels
(Reports/Life Cycle Assessment)
... Finally, these upgraded materials have to be manufactured into solar cells, and assembled into modules. All these processes produce air pollution and heavy metal emissions, and they consume energy - ...
KIRAN CHUG - The Dominion Post, via stuff.co.nz, 30-10-2010 Air pollution is at unsafe levels around some North Island highways, where World Health Organisation safety limits are being breached. ...
10. Too much building waste
(Material/Various)
... landfill waste is from construction and demolition. This both uses up landfill space and contributes to pollution. To counter this problem, disassembly is becoming more common, with various building-waste ...
11. The Proven Dangers of Microwaves
(Reports/Building Biology)
... how could you tell about subtle changes in a human's blood from eating microwaved food if smoking, booze, junk food, pollution, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and everything else in the common environment ...
12. The effect of Aerosol particles
(News/News Archive)
Via The New Zealand Herald, by Eloise Gibson, 15/02/2010 Car and smoke-stack pollutants shunned since the 1970s for causing acid rain may be taking some heat out of global warming, but there is uncertainty ...
The Question in LinkedIn Green group was: "Should the (US) plastic manufacturing industry stop the use of bioplastics and oxy-degradable plastics because they are likely to pollute existing waste ...
Via EcoGeek.org, by by Hank Green on 07/12/2009 Busses are greener than cars, and apartment buildings are greener than houses. But is a 747 greener than a Cessna? Is an interstate greener than Route ...
Via Time.com, by Bryan Walsh, 07-12-2009 Tens of thousands of diplomats, activists, journalists, businesspeople, celebrities and assorted green hangers-on have descended on the Danish capital of Copenhagen ...
... houses of Parliament and an early election. The scheme proposed placing a price on carbon pollution from 2011, in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It would have led to higher prices for electricity, ...
... Why take the risk to chnage the climate? And even if it does not chnage the climate, why risking respiratory problems, asthma, pollution? Any why pay so much money for fuel just to burn it? You might as ...
...  3.2 Raw Material Acquisition The raw material acquisition for material production can be energy intense, cause pollution and leave toxic by-products. The impact of raw material acquisition is included ...
New Zealand Herald, 11 June 2009 The Government may extend its deadline to meet air quality guidelines because cities and towns are cutting pollution too slowly. Environment Minister Nick Smith has ...
... of corrosion products, environmental pollution, humidity, sun exposure and temperature variations. Besides the choice of material, proper maintenance and cleaning is another important factor in durability ...

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