Saturday, October 25th, 2008
America's aging water infrastructure needs an overhaul desperately.
Liquid Assets, a new documentary film produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting about U.S. water infrastructure, reveals the poort conditionsof the nation's essential infrastructure systems: drinking water, wastewater and storm water. These complex and aging systems, some in the ground for more than 100 ...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
New York plans to fast-track the approval process for a huge influx of natural gas wells that could bring the state more than $1 billion in annual revenue. The trouble is the wells could put the state's water supplies at risk of contamination.
The surge in energy prices earlier this year ...
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Rank
Facility
Pounds
1.
RED DOG OPS., 90 MILES N. OF KOTZEBUE, KOTZEBUE, AK
481,578,816
2.
NEWMONT MINING CORP. TWIN CREEKS MINE, 35 MILES N.E. OF GOLCONDA, GOLCONDA, NV
291,128,400
3.
BHP COPPER N.A. SAN MANUEL OPS., 200 S. REDDINGTON RD., SAN MANUEL, AZ
248,695,440
4.
KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER MINE CONCENTRATORS & POWER PLANT, 12300 S. UTAH HWY. 111, COPPERTON, UT
113,640,793
5.
BARRICK GOLDSTRIKE MINES ...
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Saturday, September 27th, 2008
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has expanded efforts to combat the spread of microbial contamination in water distribution infrastructure.
Revisions to a major regulatory rule will require systems with positive total coliform E. coli monitoring results to conduct an assessment to identify and correct any sanitary defects. The amendment to drinking ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
The smoke created by burning wood or similar forms of biomass contains tiny particles that penetrate many of the most sensitive regions of a person's lungs. Long term exposure to those particles can cause acute lower respiratory disease, pulmonary disease, cancers and other illnesses. These dangerous air-borne particles are frequently ...
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
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The rising numbers of cars, power plants, and factories have increased air pollution by roughly 50% between 1990 and 2000 in the majority of developing countries, according to the World Health Organization. The most acute problems associated with air pollution have occured in Asia, which accounts for about 65% of ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
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Map of Arsenic Contamination in U.S. Water Supplies (Shaded Areas = Contamination)
Inorganic arsenic may raise the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Pesticides and metallurgy use large amounts of arsenic and their use often contributes ...
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Saturday, August 16th, 2008
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West Virginia Coal Mine
In September, oil industry executives gathered in Ireland to discuss future challenges the industry faced. The powwow kicked off with a keynote address from former U.S. Energy Secretary Dr. James Schlesinger.
"We can't continue to make supply meet demand much longer," Schlesinger said. "It's no ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
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1. Ixtoc, Mexico (IXTOC I)
IXTOC I was an exploratory oil well built two miles under the ocean's surface, exploded in the Bahia de Campeche, 600 miles south of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico on June 3, 1979. The oil and gas blowing out of the well ignited, causing the ...
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