Posted on August 8th, 2008 by Amy
Let’s start off with Beijing.
U.S. Cyclists Wear Pollution Masks in Airport, Then Apologize
This is a ridiculous story. Not because the athletes wore the masks in the airport, where the air is filtered and the move therefore struck some as unnecessary and even inflammatory, and not because the thick, thick tension surrounding Beijing’s air problem prompted […]
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Posted on August 5th, 2008 by Amy
(This is Torino, not Beijing.)
Opening ceremonies are Friday, and I’m a sucker for the Games like everyone else. There’s the draw of international goodwill and friendly global competition, but I can’t lie. The bendy people doing tricks on the balance beam and the high dive sucker me in just as much.
Apparently, even in the wake […]
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Posted on August 1st, 2008 by Amy
Last Gasp - Emergency Beijing Smog Relief
Since the previous emergency plan didn’t work, the Chinese government implemented an even more drastic one to reduce pollution in time for the Olympics. Make sure you check out the photos.
From Australia, Two Views on the Pollution, Olympics
One expert says athlete deaths are possible, if not likely, while head […]
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Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Amy
New Allergy Research: Kids Eat Cooked Egg, Overcome Egg Allergy Faster
Greek researchers fed 94 egg-allergic kids tiny amounts of cake (that contained egg, of course) over several months, increasing the amount of cake over time. After 6 months, over 95% of the children could eat eggs that hadn’t been cooked as thoroughly, and they exhibited […]
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Posted on July 23rd, 2008 by Amy
Not so much with the *weird* today because these Colbert Report videos are too funny not to share.
You’ve got to watch this one on the value of human life and the EPA’s decision to delay regulation of greenhouse gases. Much hilarity and derision of Bush ensues.
*The Word* - Priceless
(via Climate 411)
And then I remembered Elizabeth […]
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Posted on July 21st, 2008 by Amy
The Olympics are just a few weeks away now, keeping the spotlight right on Beijing’s air pollution problems and the Chinese government’s efforts to clean them up. Among the questions:
Will U.S. Athletes Wear Masks?
Apparently, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) developed and distributed some top-secret masks for competitors, but the decision is up to them. The […]
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Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by Amy
I wish I had time to do this one more justice, but I’ve been trying to a finish a couple of projects before I leave for vacation on Sunday. If you haven’t yet read the newest chapter in the story of the EPA, the Clean Air Act, and the White House, check it out. I’ll […]
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Posted on June 27th, 2008 by Amy
Want to Understand How Humidity Levels Affect Asthma?
One of the clearest and most comprehensive explanations I’ve read yet. With links, too, courtesy of the RT Cave, a respiratory therapist blog.
Just What Oil Companies Need: More Dough, Less Accountability
The Supreme Court cut ExxonMobil’s damages from the 1989 Valdez spill in Prince William Sound from the appeals […]
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Posted on June 20th, 2008 by Amy
C-Sections Increase Childhood Asthma Risk by 50%
Research has suggested the connection between Caesarean birth and asthma before, but this is the clearest link yet. The Norwegian study looked at 1.7 million births over 30 or so years, and emergency C-sections upped the risk even further. And asthma risk during vaginal birth increased with vacuum or […]
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Amy
When I was in eighth grade, I used to walk around with a big *Save the Rainforest* sticker plastered across my clarinet case. I belonged to a magnet school that encouraged creativity and critical thinking, and my newfound environmentalism was one result. But I had the typical fervent-yet-shallow belief of the new recruit. While I […]
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