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7126. November 28, 2010 | FoxNews.com
Australian Prime Minister to Price Carbon Pollution Next Year, Australia
CANBERRA, Australia -- Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her government will decide next year how to charge Australia's major polluters for the carbon gases that they emit in a bid to curb the nation's greenhouse gas emissions... 7127. November 28, 2010 | The Sacramento Bee
California recyclers find market for toxic trash, USA
In the soft morning light, the silver-gray mountain of electronic trash did not look especially hazardous. But it was... 7128. November 27, 2010 | The Independent
EU clamps down on chemical over health-risk fears, EU
THE EU has tightened controls on a 'gender bender' chemical present in food and drinks which has been linked to breast cancer, fertility problems and other illnesses... 7129. November 27, 2010 | Time
Malaysia: A Coal Plant in Paradise, Malaysia
There are worse places to be than in the eco-paradise of Sabah, a state on the northeast tip of Malaysian Borneo. To one side is the Coral Triangle, home to the world's richest ocean diversity; to the other is the Heart of Borneo, a 22-million-hectare rain forest... 7130. November 26, 2010 | Innovation Report
Pollution on Top of the World, Germany
Nearly one-fifth of the earth’s surface is comprised of mountains that play a role in the storage and distribution of fresh water, with one-tenth of the world’s population relying on that mountain snowpack as their sole source of fresh water... 7131. November 26, 2010 | Time of Zambia
KCM fined K21.9m for pollution, Zambia
THE Chingola magistrates’ court has fined Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) K21.9 million after the mining company admitted to four counts of polluting the Kafue River... 7132. November 26, 2010 | Canada.com
Now global warming is slower... thanks to pollution, UK
LONDON — Global warming has slowed in the past decade, figures from Britain’s meteorological office suggest... 7133. November 26, 2010 | AFP
Europe bans 'toxic' Bisphenol-A baby bottles, Europe
Europe has banned baby bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol-A as of early next year over fears it may harm the health of children throughout the EU's population of half a billion... 7134. November 26, 2010 | AAP
Australia won't ban 'toxic' BPA, Australia
Australia would not ban baby bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol-A over fears it may harm children's health, despite it being prohibited in both Canada and Europe... 7135. November 25, 2010 | Mainichi Japan
Japanese industry bodies oppose extension of Kyoto Protocol, Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nine Japanese industry groups on Wednesday urged the government not to support a plan proposed by some countries to extend the Kyoto Protocol, a legally binding emissions cut framework that expires in 2012... 7136. November 24, 2010 | The Journal News
Chemical makes Cortlandt sanitation worker ill, USA
CORTLANDT — A town sanitation worker was sickened Tuesday by exposure to a toxic chemical while picking up household garbage... 7137. November 24, 2010 | WebWire
Air Liquide has just signed a long-term contract with Tongmei Guangfa Chemical Industry Co., Limited, China
China’s economy is very dynamic and Air Liquide is developing its activities in the country at a quick pace serving numerous customers as illustrated by the many major contracts it has signed this year, in the steel and photovoltaic sectors amongst others... 7138. November 24, 2010 | STV News
Pollution likely cause of fish deaths, Scotland
Thousands of fish found dead in a Fife burn were probably killed by toxic chemicals dumped down a street drain, according to Scotland's environment agency... 7139. November 24, 2010 | UNEP
Universities link up for green training, UNEP
In its role as a global leader of science-based environmental policy, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) continues to attach great importance to universities which will educate the environmentalists of the future as well as serve as the pool for the intellectual capital... 7140. November 24, 2010 | Kuwait Times
Rain may add more problems to victims of Ahmadi gas leak, Kuwait
KUWAIT: While the recent prediction of rain arriving in Kuwait at the end of the month would usually be a welcome one, for residents of Ahmadi and the local environment it could spell the start of more problems over the ongoing gas leak crisis... 7141. November 24, 2010 | Hindustan Times
50 in hospital after gas leak in Navi Mumbai, India
About 50 people, including children, from Dongricha Pada village were hospitalised on Tuesday after they inhaled the poisonous ammonia gas, which leaked from the cold storage of a company in the Taloja MIDC area... 7142. November 24, 2010 | The Ottawa Citizen
Ruptured gas pipe briefly closes Richmond Rd, Canada
OTTAWA — Thirty workers working on a building under construction at 793 Richmond Road, were removed from the job site Wednesday afternoon after equipment ruptured a two-inch gas pipe... 7143. November 24, 2010 | Xinhua
Middle East Death toll rises in Haifa oil refinery gas leak, Israel
A third worker at an oil refinery in Israel's coastal city of Haifa died of injuries Wednesday morning, after a cloud of highly toxic bromine gas leaked out at the facility Tuesday evening, officials said... 7144. November 24, 2010 | China Daily
Residents no longer carp about pollution in river, China
Harbin - Catching a 5-kg grass carp in the Songhua River no longer comes as a surprise to fishermen in this capital city of Heilongjiang province... 7145. November 24, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald
CSG miners banned from toxic chemicals, Australia
Queensland's parliament has banned mining companies from using four toxic chemicals in the extraction of coal seam gas... 7146. November 23, 2010 | The Straits Times
Asia's air pollution exceeds WHO limits, Singapore
SINGAPORE - AIR pollution in major cities in Asia exceeds the World Health Organisation's (WHO) air quality guidelines and toxic cocktails result in more than 530,000 premature deaths a year, according to a new report issued on Tuesday... 7147. November 23, 2010 | Mumbai Mirror
40 persons hospitalised after inhaling toxic gas, India
Today (November 23), over 40 persons were hospitalised after inhaling poisonous ammonia gas, which leaked from a tanker in a cold storage room of the R Naik Company in Navi Mumbai, police said... 7148. November 23, 2010 | UNEP
5 Gigatonnes - the gap between climate science and current climate cuts after Copenhagen?, UNEP
Helsinki/Mexico City/Nairobi/London/Washington DC, 23 November 2010 - Nations have the chance to deliver almost 60 per cent of the emissions reductions needed to keep global temperatures under a 2 degrees Celsius rise... 7149. November 23, 2010 | UNEP
UNEP Press launch: Can the Copenhagen Accord pledges limit global warming to 2 or 1.5 degrees Celsius?, UNEP
As governments prepare for the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico from 29 November to 10 December, a new report spells out what the pledges of the past 12 months by governments might actually mean in terms of putting the world on track to limit global temperature rises... 7150. November 23, 2010 | Bhutan Observer
Landfill for industrial waste, Bhutan
The much-awaited industrial waste disposal facility at the Pasakha industrial estate in Phuentsholing will be ready by July next year. With the detailed project report (DPR) completed, construction is expected to begin soon...
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