Britain and other European governments have been accused of underestimating the health risks from shipping pollution following research which shows that one giant container ship … Shipping pollutionRead more
Pollution
Posted inOil / Pollution
Cleaning oil spills also harmful
A new Queen’s University study shows that detergents used to clean up spills of diesel oil actually increase its toxicity to fish, making it more … Cleaning oil spills also harmfulRead more
Posted inHealth / Pollution
Feminization of fish
Around the world, increasing numbers of male fish are developing female traits — growing new sexual organs and sometimes even producing eggs. The phenomenon has … Feminization of fishRead more
Posted inPollution / Ship / Transportation
Polluting Maritime Shipping industry
Globally, commercial ships emit almost half as much particulate matter pollutants into the air as the total amount released by the world’s cars, according to … Polluting Maritime Shipping industryRead more
Posted inHealth / Movie / Pollution
Documentary on toxic threat to the male reproductive system
“The Disappearing Male,” a Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) documentary, by Patricia Mayville-Cox. “The Disappearing Male” focuses on the toxic threat in our environment to the … Documentary on toxic threat to the male reproductive systemRead more
Posted inOil / Pollution / Spill
For ExxonMobil money come first
For a company that supposedly prides itself on being more than just your “regular” oil firm (is it just me or was every other ad … For ExxonMobil money come firstRead more
Posted inPollution / Water
Contaminated water around Caetité uranium mine
research by Greenpeace found that drinking water around the Caetité uranium mine in Brazil showed uranium contamination levels as much as seven times higher than … Contaminated water around Caetité uranium mineRead more
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20 workers had been exposed to excessive levels of radiation
NEW DELHI (AFP) — India’s atomic safety body said that radioactive scrap metal which found its way into buttons installed into lifts in France had … 20 workers had been exposed to excessive levels of radiationRead more
Posted inNoise / Pollution / Whale
Acoustic smog killing whales
Underwater cacophony caused by commercial and military ships has become so intense that it is killing whales, scientists at the World Conservation Congress here say. … Acoustic smog killing whalesRead more
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National Nuclear Security Administration
Reporting from Sunnyvale — The four-man government disposal team arrived Monday from Los Alamos, N.M., to take away the small canister of plutonium. Weighing just … National Nuclear Security AdministrationRead more