Video Results: "Pollution"

» 2 results in World» 1 results in Science» 1 results in Movies
» 3 results in Sports  
dotclear

News results: "Pollution"

« 30 results in "Health"« 10 results in "U.S."« 1 results in "Music"
« 2 results in "Movies"« 19 results in "Specials"« 5 results in "Sports"
« 11 results in "Technology"« 1 results in "People"« 28 results in "Science"
« 9 results in "Business"« 30 results in "World"
dotclear

Video: World

Beijing's anti-smog traffic cut

Jul 20 - Traffic restrictions and factory closures are launched in a last-ditch bid to cut...
» view video

Indian drivers' fiery protest

Drivers of three wheel vehicles set fire to buses in protest against a court ban on vehicles made...
» view video
dotclear

Video: Science

Denmark's mammoth eco-gardeners

Danish biologists have come up with an unusal way of maintaining a local nature reserve - instead...
» view video
dotclear

Video: Movies

Flow: For Love of Water (2008) movie trailer

Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important...
» view video
dotclear

Video: Sports

Beijing prepares to deliver

Jul 8 - One month to go until the Olympics and Beijing prepares to deliver the games as worries...
» view video

Raw Video: U.S. Cyclists Arrive Wearing Masks

U.S. track cyclists arrived in Beijing Tuesday wearing face masks to protect against air...
» view video

Beijing Olympics mask controversy

Four United States track athletes brief the media on why they donned protective face masks upon...
» view video
dotclear

Health

Most Americans Living in Areas with High Levels of Pollution

According to the American Lung Association’s State of Air 2009 report released on Wednesday,...
» read full story April 29th, 2009 - 16:00
Traffic Jams Tipple Risk of Heart Attack

Traffic Jams Tipple Risk of Heart Attack

A recent study showed that getting stuck in traffic and getting frustrated about it triples the...
» read full story March 15th, 2009 - 17:06
Ozone Exposure Is Deadly

Ozone Exposure Is Deadly

 A study that analyzed data on 18 years showed that the risk of respiratory problems has been...
» read full story March 12th, 2009 - 15:06
Obama’s Budget Outline

Obama’s Budget Outline

President Obama promised more money for conservation and renewable energy in his budget outline...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 23:49

Control Your Cardiovascular Risk Factors for a Healthy Heart!

  Protecting your heart is easier than you might think! High blood pressure, high cholesterol...
» read full story February 10th, 2009 - 16:40
Cleaner Air Leads To A Longer Life

Cleaner Air Leads To A Longer Life

According to a recent report involving the way of life for Americans, the significant improvements...
» read full story January 23rd, 2009 - 09:41
Study Shows That Cleaner Air Extends the Life

Study Shows That Cleaner Air Extends the Life

Scientists reported on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine that important improvements...
» read full story January 22nd, 2009 - 20:17
Reduced Air Pollution Adds Years To Your Life

Reduced Air Pollution Adds Years To Your Life

Pollution has always been thought to reduce survival due to its noxious effects on people’s...
» read full story January 22nd, 2009 - 12:58
Court Helps EPA Reinstate Power Plant Pollution Rule

Court Helps EPA Reinstate Power Plant Pollution Rule

  Even if a federal appeals court in Washington struck down a key air-quality regulation as...
» read full story December 24th, 2008 - 13:30
Experimental Drug Protects Mice from Emphysema

Experimental Drug Protects Mice from Emphysema

Mice exposed to cigarette smoke on daily basis avoided lung damage thanks to an experimental...
» read full story December 23rd, 2008 - 14:50
‘America’s Health Rankings 2008’- Vermont Is Healthiest State

‘America’s Health Rankings 2008’- Vermont Is Healthiest State

A comparison of state rakings from 2007 to 2008 released Wednesday by the United Health Foundation...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 13:52
California Economy Loses $28 Billion Annually because of Air Pollution

California Economy Loses $28 Billion Annually because of Air Pollution

California's economy loses about $28 billion annually in health-related counts because of the...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 16:00
EPA Sets New Standard On Lead Emissions

EPA Sets New Standard On Lead Emissions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday the decision to change the federal...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 14:30

Pollution to Blame for Asia's Growing Number of Sneezes

Hong Kong - It starts with a sneeze, a runny nose and a cough. You think it's a cold but when the...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 09:49
Cases Of Asthma And PTSD After 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Increase

Cases Of Asthma And PTSD After 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Increase

Cases of asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are rampant among people who experienced...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 13:21

EPA To Prepare New Ocean Pollution Criteria

Many of the pesticides that are on the market pose extreme risks to human health, Joshua...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 16:46
Exposure to Air Pollution Harms Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Exposure to Air Pollution Harms Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Exposure to traffic fumes increases the risk of heart attack, or strokes and potentially fatal...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 17:29
Exposure To Air Pollution Can Obstruct Heart’s Electrical Function

Exposure To Air Pollution Can Obstruct Heart’s Electrical Function

Exposure to small particles in air pollution can have negative effects on individuals with coronary...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 12:25
Air Pollution Could Harm Heart Attack Patients

Air Pollution Could Harm Heart Attack Patients

Microscopic air pollution may lead to decreased heart function, researchers in Boston, ...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 17:15
The EPA Prepares A New Strategy For Cleaner Air

The EPA Prepares A New Strategy For Cleaner Air

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a few days ago that five of the country’s states...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 01:15
People Inhale 300 Cigarettes' Worth of Free Radicals Daily

People Inhale 300 Cigarettes' Worth of Free Radicals Daily

A new study discovered that polluted air contains free radicals that could cause lung problems...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 23:28
Study: Free Radicals-Carrying Air Pollutants Linked to Lung Cancer

Study: Free Radicals-Carrying Air Pollutants Linked to Lung Cancer

A new study carried out by a team of researchers led by H. Barry Dellinger from Louisiana State...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 21:29
Beach Closing and Swimming Advisories for California’s Public Beaches

Beach Closing and Swimming Advisories for California’s Public Beaches

The number of beaches closing due to the unsafe conditions for swimming and to pollution declined...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 13:39

Bay Area’s Air Is Getting Better

On Friday, a health advisory was issued with regard to Santa Clara Valley’s air quality. The public...
» read full story June 29th, 2008 - 16:43
Pollution Leads to Nearly 24,000 Deaths in California Yearly

Pollution Leads to Nearly 24,000 Deaths in California Yearly

Nearly 24,000 Californians die prematurely because exposure to pollution for a long time,...
» read full story May 26th, 2008 - 16:29
Heal the Bay Releases Encouraging Report Card

Heal the Bay Releases Encouraging Report Card

Heal the Bay released the 18th annual Report Card for California Beaches earlier this week and...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 16:41
Pollution Boosts Risk of Blood Clots As Well

Pollution Boosts Risk of Blood Clots As Well

It has long been known that pollution has noxious repercussions on our health, but no study stated...
» read full story May 13th, 2008 - 10:27
Trees Prevent Childhood Asthma

Trees Prevent Childhood Asthma

It appears that children who live in tree-lined streets have lower rates of asthma. According to...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 00:59
Pollution Leads to 'High Mortality Rates' from Pneumonia

Pollution Leads to 'High Mortality Rates' from Pneumonia

It has long been known that pollution has noxious repercussions on our health, but no study has...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 15:41
World Health Day Warns on Health Risks Carried by Global Warming

World Health Day Warns on Health Risks Carried by Global Warming

This year’s World Health Day (April 7) highlights the idea that global warming carries more health...
» read full story April 07th, 2008 - 13:40
dotclear

U.S.

US Congress releases first draft of climate bill

Washington - US legislators on Tuesday unveiled far-reaching climate legislation that would boost...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 20:18

Obama launches initiative for hybrid-electric cars

Washington - US President Barack Obama announced a 2.4- billion-dollar plan Thursday to promote...
» read full story March 19th, 2009 - 20:45

Schwarzenegger launches green training for at-risk young adults

Los Angeles - California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has launched a new environmental jobs...
» read full story March 17th, 2009 - 20:03

Obama sets stage for pollution limits with new reporting rule

Washington - The United States will ask companies to report on their greenhouse-gas emissions that...
» read full story March 10th, 2009 - 21:25
Pilot Involved in 2007 San Francisco Oil Spill Pleads Guilty

Pilot Involved in 2007 San Francisco Oil Spill Pleads Guilty

The pilot behind the massive oil spill in the San Francisco Bay in a November 2007 incident pleaded...
» read full story March 08th, 2009 - 18:16
Western Forests Are Dying At An Increasing Rate, Study Says

Western Forests Are Dying At An Increasing Rate, Study Says

A recent study shows that trees on old growth forests across the West are dying at a small, but...
» read full story January 25th, 2009 - 11:10
Clean Air Is Important For Americans

Clean Air Is Important For Americans

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the completion of a...
» read full story December 23rd, 2008 - 15:59

ANALYSIS: Obama could unlock impasse on global warming

Poznan, Poland - With talks on global warming stalled, the world's eyes are on Barack Obama to...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 21:09

US criticizes lack of clean technology progress in climate talks

Washington - The world must step up its efforts to develop the kind of clean technologies needed to...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 20:01

US Pledges $40 M to Save Coral Triangle

Manila - The United States Thursday pledged 40 million dollars to help save the Coral Triangle, the...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 10:05
dotclear

Music

Michael Jackson, once pop's Peter Pan, turns a sad 50

Santa Maria, California - The gates of Michael Jackson's Neverland were locked shut this week. The...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 08:31
dotclear

Movies

The Happening Is Full of Toxin and Non-Sense

The Happening Is Full of Toxin and Non-Sense

I think it is laudable when film directors want to use their projects in order to raise awareness...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 14:07
Batman Scenes Filming In Hong Kong

Batman Scenes Filming In Hong Kong

Christian Bale and Morgan Freeman where in Hong Kong Friday, filming a scene for the latest Batman...
» read full story November 09th, 2007 - 14:37
dotclear

Specials

EPA: CO2, Greenhouse Gases Are Pollutants, Cause Climate Change

EPA: CO2, Greenhouse Gases Are Pollutants, Cause Climate Change

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally acknowledged the fact that the CO2 emitted by...
» read full story April 18th, 2009 - 17:46
GM, Segway to Launch PUMA, Vehicle for Urban Traffic

GM, Segway to Launch PUMA, Vehicle for Urban Traffic

General Motors joined forces with scooter manufacturer Segway to produce a new type of two-seat...
» read full story April 07th, 2009 - 14:30
Pyramids to go dark for "Earth Hour"

Pyramids to go dark for "Earth Hour"

Cairo - The Pyramids and the Sphinx, normally bathed in the golden glow of high-powered...
» read full story March 27th, 2009 - 15:47
Look at the Sky in 2009

Look at the Sky in 2009

As the New Year presses near, Jupiter gets ready to wane into the sunset, leaving it to Venus to...
» read full story December 28th, 2008 - 19:36
Court Reinstates Power Plant Pollution Regulation

Court Reinstates Power Plant Pollution Regulation

Tuesday, a United States appeals court decided to reinstate a regulation put forward by the Bush...
» read full story December 25th, 2008 - 17:42
Vermont Ranked Healthiest State, Louisiana Least Healthy

Vermont Ranked Healthiest State, Louisiana Least Healthy

Health continues to be an important issue for the United States, as recent studies have shown that...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 14:52

Hawaii Becomes a Better Place

Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle announced on Tuesday that the state has approved creation of battery...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 21:51
Marine Wildlife Endangered By Underwater Noise

Marine Wildlife Endangered By Underwater Noise

The impact of human activities on marine wildlife has undoubtedly taken an unwanted course in the...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 21:39

Money makes you happy - but it's not the only factor, says EU survey

Brussels - Money breeds contentment. But greater wealth does not automatically make people happier,...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 18:11
Beluga Whales Officially Endangered

Beluga Whales Officially Endangered

The beluga whales that live in Cook Inlet, Alaska, have been officially placed on the endangered...
» read full story October 19th, 2008 - 17:12
EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standards For Lead Emissions

EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standards For Lead Emissions

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday strengthened the nation’s air quality...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 15:59

Pa. Dentist Faces Charges over Dumping Medical Waste on NJ Shore

New Jersey authorities confronted with the shore’s worst pollution case in 20 years, which forced...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 15:35
Carlsbad State Beach Closed after Sewage Spill

Carlsbad State Beach Closed after Sewage Spill

A San Diego County beach was closed after dozens of gallons of sewage spilled Saturday night and...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 14:58
The U.S. Coral Reefs Are In Bigger Danger Than Ever

The U.S. Coral Reefs Are In Bigger Danger Than Ever

A recent report documented and presented by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
» read full story July 07th, 2008 - 15:23
Bay Area Air Regulators to Charge for Greenhouse Gases

Bay Area Air Regulators to Charge for Greenhouse Gases

Bay Area Air Quality District, an agency for air pollution regulations in the San Francisco Bay...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 13:23
Moms Can Still Use Mobile Phones during Pregnancy

Moms Can Still Use Mobile Phones during Pregnancy

Earlier this week, some newspapers published a study according to which mothers that use their...
» read full story May 21st, 2008 - 12:52
Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone pollution is directly linked to poor health in...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 12:26
Nearly All Oceans Damaged by Human Activities, Scientists Say

Nearly All Oceans Damaged by Human Activities, Scientists Say

Nearly every corner of the world’s oceans have been damaged in some way by human activity and 41...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 14:38
California's Beaches Receive Grades from Environmental Group

California's Beaches Receive Grades from Environmental Group

Heal the Bay released a new Beach Report Card Thursday, grading the beaches along...
» read full story September 28th, 2007 - 14:08
dotclear

Sports

Wanjiru gives Kenya first marathon title, 50th gold for China

Beijing - Samuel Wanjiru won the first Olympic marathon title for Kenya on Sunday as boxer Zou...
» read full story August 24th, 2008 - 10:27

China looks for help from above as Olympics are set to open

Chinese organizers hope that the grandfathers of the skies will be smiling on them as they wish for...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 10:57

Olympics were close to disaster - huge TV income

The Beijing Olympics were close to becoming a disaster over the protest-marred torch relay,...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 15:59
Beijing’s Olympic Effort To Fight Pollution

Beijing’s Olympic Effort To Fight Pollution

Beijing officials announced a very extensive and impressive plan to try and clear, as much as...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 17:08
IOC Head Says Pollution Could Pose Problems During Olympics

IOC Head Says Pollution Could Pose Problems During Olympics

Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) admitted that air...
» read full story August 08th, 2007 - 20:30
dotclear

Technology

High Costs For a Cleaner Air

High Costs For a Cleaner Air

The California Air Resources Board had a meeting with four automakers in order to see whether the...
» read full story February 01st, 2009 - 13:47
Environmental-Friendly Devices, in Trend at CES 2009

Environmental-Friendly Devices, in Trend at CES 2009

More than in any other years, this edition of the International Consumer and Electronics show...
» read full story January 10th, 2009 - 16:38
Intel Announces Some Top Researches

Intel Announces Some Top Researches

Intel offered reporters a glimpse of its research into products such as chip-size sensors that...
» read full story December 06th, 2008 - 15:48
NRDC: Video Game Consoles – Huge Consumers of Electricity

NRDC: Video Game Consoles – Huge Consumers of Electricity

We all enjoy playing video games, but how many of us are aware of how much electricity the...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 15:31
2010 Mazda3 Unveiled, To Be Displayed At L.A. Auto Show

2010 Mazda3 Unveiled, To Be Displayed At L.A. Auto Show

The car market is in decline in the U.S., considering the degrading economy and the continuous...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 21:37
Honda Unveils New Fuel Cell Car: FCX Clarity

Honda Unveils New Fuel Cell Car: FCX Clarity

Honda has unveiled its next generation of fuel cell cars. Building on the experience earned from...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 13:03
UT Gets $65M Grant to Assemble Kraken Supercomputer

UT Gets $65M Grant to Assemble Kraken Supercomputer

The National Science Foundation gave the University of Tennessee $65 million to put together the...
» read full story April 06th, 2008 - 21:44
California to Sue EPA over Auto Emissions Waiver

California to Sue EPA over Auto Emissions Waiver

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced through his spokesman that California will sue the...
» read full story October 21st, 2007 - 19:45
Mozilla Releases Firefox 2.0.08

Mozilla Releases Firefox 2.0.08

Mozilla unveiled a new update for its popular browser Firefox, which fixes several security flaws....
» read full story October 21st, 2007 - 11:28
Intel Lays the Foundation of Fab 68 in Dalian, China

Intel Lays the Foundation of Fab 68 in Dalian, China

Intel, the world’s largest chip manufacturer, has broken ground yesterday on its first 300mm wafer...
» read full story September 09th, 2007 - 22:39
Laser Printers Can Be A Risk For Your Health

Laser Printers Can Be A Risk For Your Health

The laser printer from your office or home could be in fact “a silent killer”. A new study...
» read full story July 31st, 2007 - 22:58
dotclear

People

Lady Bird Johnson Dies Aged 94

Lady Bird Johnson Dies Aged 94

Lady Bird Johnson, former first lady and widow of America’s 36th President Lyndon B. Johnson,...
» read full story July 12th, 2007 - 12:46
dotclear

Science

We're Half Way to a Dangerous Climate Change

We're Half Way to a Dangerous Climate Change

With the issue of global warming and climate change in prime focus over the past years, some...
» read full story April 30th, 2009 - 13:48
Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life

Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life

The battle against pollution has been one of the biggest concerns over the past two decades. And...
» read full story January 23rd, 2009 - 14:50
Marine Wildlife Endangered By Human-Made Underwater Noise

Marine Wildlife Endangered By Human-Made Underwater Noise

The impact of human activities on marine wildlife has undoubtedly taken an unwanted course in the...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 14:32

EPA Adopts Tighter Medical Waste Management Regulations

The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to move forward with the proposed regulations over...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 15:34

Dutch to develop new European climate satellite

The Netherlands is to develop Europe's next climate satellite, it was announced by the European...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 18:37

Alternative Fuel Source: A Fungus

As the effects of global warming are getting more visible by the day, people are trying to limit...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 22:36

Sea Levels to Rise a Metre This Century, German Experts Warn

Hamburg, Germany - Sea levels around the world will rise one metre this century, according to...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 14:13
Possible Toxic Element Found on Mars Decreases Chances of Finding Life

Possible Toxic Element Found on Mars Decreases Chances of Finding Life

NASA scientists announced Monday that they discovered what seems to be a highly oxidizing...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 17:11
Congress Report: Bush Administration Changed Environmental Policy

Congress Report: Bush Administration Changed Environmental Policy

A new congressional report reveals that the Bush administration changed their initial standing on...
» read full story July 19th, 2008 - 16:46
Bush Administration Stalls Pollution Reduction Measures

Bush Administration Stalls Pollution Reduction Measures

The Bush administration has finally managed to stall any measures to reduce pollution caused by...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 22:03
One Third Of Reef-Building Corals On The Verge Of Extinction

One Third Of Reef-Building Corals On The Verge Of Extinction

Marine biologists never get tired of warning about the dangers human actions pose to one of the...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 10:54
Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

For anyone who’s ever been near coral reefs, the necessity to protect them is not a new story:...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 14:07
California Presents Bold And Visionary Eco-Friendly Initiative

California Presents Bold And Visionary Eco-Friendly Initiative

June 26, 2008 represents a significant step for California’s fight against global warming, as the...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 14:46
Jason 2 Reaches Orbit

Jason 2 Reaches Orbit

On Friday, at 12:46 a.m., at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, a Delta 2 rocket was launched carrying...
» read full story June 22nd, 2008 - 17:41
Subway Cars To Take Marine Life Passengers

Subway Cars To Take Marine Life Passengers

Forty-four retired New York subway cars have been sunken 19 miles southeast of Ocean City in an...
» read full story May 17th, 2008 - 18:57
Earth Day, A Reminder That Our Planet Needs Us

Earth Day, A Reminder That Our Planet Needs Us

For almost four decades now, on every April 22nd, we celebrate Earth Day as a reminder that the...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 11:29
EPA Cuts Locomotive And Marine Diesel Pollution Standards

EPA Cuts Locomotive And Marine Diesel Pollution Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency is on the roll these days, as we see more and more action...
» read full story March 15th, 2008 - 09:18
World's Oceans Heavily Affected by Human Activities

World's Oceans Heavily Affected by Human Activities

A new study published in this week's issue of Science has found that more than 40 percent of the...
» read full story February 14th, 2008 - 21:56
Bush Administration Pressured to Protect Polar Bears

Bush Administration Pressured to Protect Polar Bears

The polar bear or Ursus maritimus could be soon officially recognized as the first animal...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 20:52
More than 25 Percent of the U.S. birds at Risk

More than 25 Percent of the U.S. birds at Risk

The Audubon Society and the American Bird Conservancy announced Wednesday that a quarter of all...
» read full story November 29th, 2007 - 14:11
Climate Warming Requires Immediate Action

Climate Warming Requires Immediate Action

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change led by Rajendra Pachauri has released its fourth...
» read full story November 26th, 2007 - 16:08
American Electric Power Settles with EPA for $4.6 Billion

American Electric Power Settles with EPA for $4.6 Billion

The largest electricity generating utility in the United States, American Electric Power, as agreed...
» read full story October 13th, 2007 - 18:04
IUCN’s Report Says 16.306 Species Are Facing Extinction

IUCN’s Report Says 16.306 Species Are Facing Extinction

An annual survey published Wednesday by the World Conservation Union, IUCN revealed a sad and...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 16:48
Watch The Sky For Perseid Meteor Shower

Watch The Sky For Perseid Meteor Shower

People who will watch this night’s sky will see the spectacular display of the annual Perseid...
» read full story August 12th, 2007 - 12:23
Coral Reefs Dying Faster

Coral Reefs Dying Faster

A new study concludes that the rate at which coral reefs die is two times faster than that at which...
» read full story August 08th, 2007 - 23:18
Yangtze Dolphin Declared Extinct

Yangtze Dolphin Declared Extinct

The unique Yangtze dolphin, only found in China’s largest river, has now been declared officially...
» read full story August 08th, 2007 - 20:45
EPA Proposes New Standards For Ozone Pollution

EPA Proposes New Standards For Ozone Pollution

The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) said that the pollution standards adopted back in 1997...
» read full story June 22nd, 2007 - 12:50
Water Quality Worse in Ireland

Water Quality Worse in Ireland

The US federal agency Environmental Protection Agency says one third of Ireland’s rivers and...
» read full story June 13th, 2007 - 16:22
dotclear

Business

China: Rich nations should pay for pollution from exports

Washington - The world's wealthiest nations should be responsible for China's pollution coming from...
» read full story March 16th, 2009 - 19:40
Massey to Pay $20 Million EPA Fine to Settle Lawsuit

Massey to Pay $20 Million EPA Fine to Settle Lawsuit

Massey Energy Co, the fourth largest producer of coal in the United States by revenue, announced on...
» read full story January 18th, 2008 - 12:18
Tata Unveils The $2,500 ‘People’s Car’

Tata Unveils The $2,500 ‘People’s Car’

The highly awaited “People’s Car” was unveiled on Thursday at the auto show that took place in New...
» read full story January 10th, 2008 - 12:57
Ausra To Build First US Solar Thermal Power Plant In Nevada

Ausra To Build First US Solar Thermal Power Plant In Nevada

The first U.S. manufacturing plant for solar thermal power systems will be build in Las Vegas,...
» read full story December 13th, 2007 - 21:46
EADS, Lagardere and Daimler Caught in Insider Trading Scandal

EADS, Lagardere and Daimler Caught in Insider Trading Scandal

Le Figaro reported that Lagardere SCA may have been involved in insider trading in shares of Airbus...
» read full story October 03rd, 2007 - 14:09
British Airways Places $8.2B Aircraft Orders

British Airways Places $8.2B Aircraft Orders

British Airways placed $8.2 billion orders for Boeing 787 aircraft and Airbus A380s, both to be...
» read full story September 27th, 2007 - 13:35
Study Reveals Texas Has the Dirtiest Power Plants

Study Reveals Texas Has the Dirtiest Power Plants

In a report released by the Environmental Integrity Project, the state of Texas occupies an...
» read full story July 29th, 2007 - 19:12
Toyota’s Hybrid Cars Reach 1 Million Mark

Toyota’s Hybrid Cars Reach 1 Million Mark

Toyota Motor Corp announced Thursday that it has sold over 1 million hybrid cars in the past 10...
» read full story June 07th, 2007 - 13:20
Iran Hikes Gasoline Prices By 25%

Iran Hikes Gasoline Prices By 25%

Fars news agency reported that Iran increased Tuesday gasoline prices by some 25 percent, but...
» read full story May 22nd, 2007 - 13:22
dotclear

World

Clinton seeks "meaningful" steps against climate change

   Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 22:42

US says global climate deal "won't be easy"

Poznan, Poland - Reaching a global climate deal by the end of next year will be difficult, even...
» read full story December 01st, 2008 - 15:48

EU calls For 200 Billion-euro Economic Stimulus Plan

Brussels - The European Union on Wednesday called on member states to help the bloc avoid a deep...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 19:02

EU Calls For 200 Billion-euro Economic Stimulus Plan

Brussels - The European Union on Wednesday called on member states to help the bloc avoid a deep...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 18:58

Polish Coal Miners At Centre Of EU Climate Tussle

Warsaw - As the European Union seeks to slash greenhouse gas emissions, Polish coal miners are...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 12:21

Economic Crisis May Prompt Faster Action By China

Beijing - China is already the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, according to some...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 12:20

Spain to Nationalize Thousands of Holiday Residences

Madrid - Thousands in Spain fear seeing their seaside residences seized by the state in an attempt...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 15:25
EPA Wants Cleaner Air for Americans

EPA Wants Cleaner Air for Americans

Americans will breathe cleaner air thanks to a decision taken last week by the Environmental...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 14:11
One Quarter Of Wild Mammals Threatened By Extinction

One Quarter Of Wild Mammals Threatened By Extinction

An evaluation made by 1300 scientists from around the world that took 5 years to complete was made...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 21:11
Exposure To Air Pollution Harms Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Exposure To Air Pollution Harms Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Exposure to traffic fumes increases the risk of heart attack, or strokes and potentially fatal...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 11:13
The Gulf of Mexico on the Verge Of An Ecological Catastrophe

The Gulf of Mexico on the Verge Of An Ecological Catastrophe

The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is the second largest to date at 8,000 square miles. The area...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 15:01

Tugboat-Tanker Collision Closes Mississippi River at New Orleans

A collision between a tugboat pushing a barge and a 600-foot tanker forced authorities to close a...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 18:42

Mississippi Closed Due To Tanker Collision

The Coast Guard reported that a 12-mile stretch of the Mississippi river at the New Orleans had to...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 17:46
EPA Experts Describe the Effects of Global Warming

EPA Experts Describe the Effects of Global Warming

Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said that greenhouse gas emissions represented a...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 13:12
Global Warming Will Cause Lake Waters to Drop

Global Warming Will Cause Lake Waters to Drop

Global warming continues to affect the environment, only this time the problem is the water from...
» read full story May 29th, 2008 - 12:22
China on Its Child Labor Offence

China on Its Child Labor Offence

Chinese officials announced yesterday the extermination of a network responsible for forcing...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 10:43
Seattle Fishing Boat On Fire In Alaska

Seattle Fishing Boat On Fire In Alaska

A fishing vessel from Seattle caught on fire early Wednesday in the Bearing Sea, 136 miles of...
» read full story February 27th, 2008 - 18:12
Greenpeace Activists Protesting on Top of Plane in Heathrow

Greenpeace Activists Protesting on Top of Plane in Heathrow

Four Greenpeace activists climbed on top of a commercial airplane which had arrived from Manchester...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 15:24
Coast Guard Helps Out the Mass. LGN Tanker

Coast Guard Helps Out the Mass. LGN Tanker

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and assist the Catalunya Spirit tanker. The ship carrying...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 18:24
EPA Did It Again! Federal Court Rejects ‘Clean Air Mercury Rule’

EPA Did It Again! Federal Court Rejects ‘Clean Air Mercury Rule’

The Bush administration took a nasty rejection from a federal court on Friday on their attempt to...
» read full story February 09th, 2008 - 09:00
Passengers and Crew From Stranded Ferry Rescued

Passengers and Crew From Stranded Ferry Rescued

The 23 passengers of a ferry which ran aground off the coast at Blackpool due to bad weather are...
» read full story February 01st, 2008 - 12:41
New York Congestion Plan Gets State Commission's Approval

New York Congestion Plan Gets State Commission's Approval

A recent panel voted on Thursday could reach the pockets of New York drivers who want to enter...
» read full story February 01st, 2008 - 12:25
Highway 101 Partially Reopens after 15-Hour Closure

Highway 101 Partially Reopens after 15-Hour Closure

Traffic started running again Wednesday morning on three northbound lanes of the busy Highway 101...
» read full story January 30th, 2008 - 19:00
Waterway Closed for Hours after Two Ships Collide in Newark Bay

Waterway Closed for Hours after Two Ships Collide in Newark Bay

A 669-foot tank ship, flying under the Liberian Flag and carrying orange juice collided Thursday...
» read full story January 25th, 2008 - 16:30
French Oil Company Total Found Guilty for Erika Oil Disaster

French Oil Company Total Found Guilty for Erika Oil Disaster

A Paris court found oil giant Total guilty of negligence over the 1999 sinking of the tanker...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 14:26
China to Ban Thin Plastic Shopping Bags

China to Ban Thin Plastic Shopping Bags

China will ban the use of some plastic bags or will force consumers to pay for others trying to...
» read full story January 09th, 2008 - 12:19
Al Gore Is Laureate of Nobel Peace Prize

Al Gore Is Laureate of Nobel Peace Prize

The former U.S. vice-president Al Gore won on Monday the Nobel Peace Prize. He said that it...
» read full story December 10th, 2007 - 23:20
The Explorer: Rescue Operation Obstructed by Antarctic Snow Storm

The Explorer: Rescue Operation Obstructed by Antarctic Snow Storm

The 154 people that were aboard the sinking cruise ship that struck ice on Friday in the Antarctic...
» read full story November 24th, 2007 - 08:57
Bodies of Three Sailors Recovered. The Clean Up Begins.

Bodies of Three Sailors Recovered. The Clean Up Begins.

The bodies of three sailors were recovered on Monday by the rescuers after the Russian freighter...
» read full story November 12th, 2007 - 17:51
California Sues EPA over Car Emission Limits

California Sues EPA over Car Emission Limits

California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday in a desperate attempt to...
» read full story November 09th, 2007 - 11:54
dotclear
dotclear
dotclear
Photos Gallery
dotclear