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India's Highest Court
Orders Coke, Pepsi to Print Pesticide Residue Levels
NEW DELHI
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Coca Cola and Pepsi sold in
India must carry a consumer warning after the nation's Supreme Court said
tests of the soft drinks bottled locally turned up high levels of
pesticides, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
December
7,
2004
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Carbon to Blame for Pollution Heart Damage - Study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
Air
pollution clearly causes immediate damage to the heart, including heart attacks, but its
short-term effects on asthma and other respiratory symptoms are harder to document, U.S.
researchers said on Wednesday. December
1, 2004
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Air Pollution
Stunts Lung Development in Teens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Long-term exposure to air
pollution adversely affects lung function in teenagers, results of The Children's Health Study
indicate.
September 8, 2004
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Deforestation
Threatens Amazon River, Scientists Warn
Deforestation has provoked drastic changes along many Amazon
tributaries and scientists warned it was only a matter of time before it affects the main
trunk of the river. July 30, 2004
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Sea Otter Scourge
Found
Southern sea otters are dying from
diseases carried by opossums as well as cats. The discovery, part of an ongoing study of sea
otter mortality, may help scientists figure out how to stem the marine mammal's alarming
decline. July 01, 2004
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First International
Diesel Retrofit Project Awarded to Mexico City
In Mexico City, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Administrator Mike Leavitt today joined colleagues from the World Resources Institute, Mexico
City government, the Mexican Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources, and the Mexico
City Center for Sustainable Transport to announce the launch of the Mexico City Diesel
Retrofit Project.
June
21, 2004 Read full
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New Five-Step
ENERGY STAR Campaign Can Save Energy, Money, Environment
What few people realize is that the average home can cause more
greenhouse gas emissions than the average car. EPA is calling on Americans to protect
our environment by taking five steps in their own homes to improve energy efficiency.
This new ENERGY STAR public awareness campaign is part of EPA's ongoing commitment to educate
the public about the benefits of energy efficiency and preventing air pollution.
June 16, 2004.
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A new ice age? Not
soon, a 2-mile deep snow shows
Despite the recent trend toward global warming, scientists have
long wondered whether the Earth is nearing another ice age, an end to the 12,000-year
temperate spell in which modern civilizations arose. Some have said such a transition is
overdue, given that each of the three temperate intervals that immediately preceded the
current one lasted only about 10,000 years. June 14, 2004
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