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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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7051. December 7, 2010 | UNEP
Around the World in 80 'Eco' Days, UNEP
Cancún (Mexico), 7 December 2010 - After covering more than 25,000 kilometres across four continents, participants in the Zero Emissions Race received a warm welcome in Cancún, Mexico at the UN Climate Change Conference, having powered their way from Geneva in less than 80 days using renewable energy... 7052. December 7, 2010 | UNEP
Glaciers in South America and Alaska melting faster than those in Europe, says new UNEP report, UNEP
Cancun/ Nairobi/Oslo, 7 December 2010-Glaciers in Patagonia, which cover parts of Argentina and Chile, followed by those in Alaska and its coastal mountain ranges have overall been losing mass faster and for longer than glaciers in other parts of the world... 7053. December 7, 2010 | UNEP
Emissions Gap Report handover to Government of Mexico, UNEP
Cancun (Mexico), 7 December 2010 - A landmark assessment, spotlighting the emissions gaps between what nations pledged on climate change 12 months ago and what is actually needed to avoid a 2 degree temperature rise, was formally handed over today to the Government of Mexico... 7054. December 7, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical blast kills 6 at Internet cafe in China, China
BEIJING (AP) — An explosion caused by stored chemicals has killed six people and injured 37 at an Internet cafe in southwest China... 7055. December 7, 2010 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Air Pollution Hits `Very High' Level in Central for Second Day, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department reported “very high” air pollution in the city’s Central business district for the second straight day... 7056. December 7, 2010 | Tulsa World
Oklahoma pays to control pollution, USA
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement efforts in Oklahoma resulted in companies and other entities spending about $272 million on pollution controls in 2010, according to figures provided Monday by the federal agency... 7057. December 7, 2010 | The Press
$36,500 fine for toxic waste, New Zealand
A Christchurch waste company has been fined $36,500 for allowing chemicals, including 160 kilograms of arsenic, to be discharged at its Bromley premises... 7058. December 6, 2010 | World News Australia
Sydney chemical fumes send 13 to hospital, Australia
Thirteen people have been taken to hospital from a Qantas catering building near Sydney airport after inhaling noxious fumes, fire authorities say... 7059. December 6, 2010 | MedWire News
Chemical in plastics linked to reduced female fertility, Environ Health Perspect 2010; Advance online publication
MedWire News: Perinatal exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA)-a chemical commonly found in the environment-could reduce women's fertility, suggest the results of an animal study... 7060. December 6, 2010 | Innovation Report
From pollution to solution, USA
Green’ catalysts transform carbon dioxide gas into valuable building blocks for organic synthesis... 7061. December 6, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Texas pecan farmers say pollution is killing trees, USA
HOUSTON (AP) — A group of pecan farmers in Texas says pollution from a coal–fired plant is slowly killing their orchards and they want the utility and the city of Austin to pay for their losses... 7062. December 6, 2010 | GMANews.TV
EcoWaste: 6 of 7 toys from bargain centers have toxic plastic, Philippines
Despite a government health warning, six out of the seven toys an environment group bought in bargain centers had toxic plastic additives... 7063. December 6, 2010 | Natural News
Celebrity-branded perfumes loaded with toxic petrochemicals, USA
(NaturalNews) Even high-end perfumes are made with cocktails of dangerous and untested chemicals that may produce problems from allergies to hormone disruption, a study by the Environmental Working Group and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has found... 7064. December 6, 2010 | TCPalm.com
Homeowners press Congress on toxic Chinese drywall, USA
WASHINGTON — Homeowners saddled with toxic drywall want Congress to push China to pay for costly cleanups... 7065. December 6, 2010 | ENS
Parking Lot Sealcoat Runoff Turns Urban Lakes Toxic, USA
AUSTIN, Texas, December 6, 2010 (ENS) - Coal tar pavement sealant - the black, shiny substance sprayed or painted on parking lots, driveways, and playgrounds - is the largest source of cancer-causing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs, found in 40 urban lakes studied by the U.S. Geological Survey... 7066. December 6, 2010 | OpEdNews
Moms Rising Action Alert: Toxic Toys "R" Us, USA
Did you see the below yet?! Crazy, but true: Toys "R" Us isn't living up to its own very public promise to keep kids safe from toxic PVC chemicals!... 7067. December 6, 2010 | China Daily
Where there's muck there's brass, China
BEIJING - Xu Yinxian, a 58-year-old cleaner dressed in an orange uniform, appears in a residential community near the Fourth North Ring Road in Beijing every morning and afternoon... 7068. December 6, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Subarctic wildfires a 'runaway climate change' risk, France
PARIS — Global warming is driving forest fires in northern latitudes to burn more frequently and fiercely, contributing to the threat of runaway climate change, according to a study released Sunday... 7069. December 6, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Mayan village in Mexico impacted by climate change, Mexico
TABI, Mexico (AP) — The first time Araceli Bastida Be heard the phrase "climate change" was on TV two years ago. Then she began to understand why strange things had been happening in her village... 7070. December 6, 2010 | ABC News
Galapagos whales hold pollutant mystery, Galapagos Islands
Whales living near the Galapagos Islands appear to have been exposed to higher levels of pollutants than those in other areas of the Pacific, say an international team of researchers... 7071. December 6, 2010 | UNEP
Media Advisory: Report shows climate change challenges and solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico
The climate change challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean have been laid out in graphic detail in a new publication by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 7072. December 6, 2010 | UNEP
The Virtual Tour: From Bangkok to Cancun and beyond, Kenya
6 December 2010, Cancún, (Mexico) - The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the shield that protects all life on Earth from deadly levels of ultra violet rays,... 7073. December 6, 2010 | UNEP
Leaders call for push towards green energy in UNEP's 'Our Planet' magazine, Kenya
Nairobi, 6 December 2010 - In separate articles in this month's Our Planet, the flagship magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),.. 7074. December 6, 2010 | UNEP
Graphic details of climate change for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico
Cancun (Mexico), 6 December 2010 - The climate change challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean have been laid out in graphic detail in a new publication by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 7075. December 5, 2010 | The Jerusalem Post
Fire-fighting chemical can irritate respiratory tract, eyes, Israel
The fire-dousing chemicals that have been poured down by aircraft can pose a health danger if residents of and visitors to the north are not careful, the Health Ministry warned on Sunday...
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