usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Invaluable points of entry AN expansive new trade impact study for the first time shows how completely intertwined the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have become with the economies of every state in the nation. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Invaluable points of entry AN expansive new trade impact study for the first time shows how completely intertwined the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have become with the economies of every...

by Dale Neal published March 30, 2007 2:56 pm e-mail this Print this RALEIGH - State environmental officials have awarded $798,398 in grants for projects to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles, such as retrofitting school buses with controls to curb diesel emissions, expanding biodiesel storage and distribution equipment and re-powering construction equipment. by Dale Neal published March 30, 2007 2:56 pm e-mail this Print this RALEIGH - State environmental officials have awarded...

The Water Pollution Rules brought such joy to our Minister of or is it for the Environment, when, at long, long last, they were passed a few short months ago that I didnt like to spoil her pleasure by asking who would enforce those rules, and how but I did, in brief, and am about to do so again, this time in greater detail. Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday. Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday. The Water Pollution Rules brought such joy to our Minister of or is it for the...

MANAMA: More than 500 engineers and environment specialists from around the world are to attend a key conference in Bahrain later this month. The topics include wastewater, air, dust and sand control, environmental management and environmental impact assessments. Forum to discuss petchem impact on environment. Four poster sessions and six workshops will also be held as part of the conference. The conference website www.enviroarabia.org provides full information about the event. The fifth...

An eco-friendly inventor in Norwich said his year-long study found speed humps increased the CO2 emissions from his car. Green experts agree that the rise in the number of sleeping policemen was likely to have contributed to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions. Speed humps wreck the environment. Emissions of the principal greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, from power stations, motor vehicles and homes, amounted to 560. pc means that Britain's emissions are now at the highest level since Labour...

Knocks back suggestions from RPDC expert consultants to use different technologies to tackle air pollution problems on the grounds they add cost to the project and create new pollution issues. As a result, the modelling sometimes predicts air pollution will be lower with a pulp mill than without. Fails to meet RPDC and Department of Tourism, Arts and Environment guidelines for sulphur compounds (TRS) at ground level at the mill site and nearby surrounds, which contribute to odour and can...

She urged water authorities to ensure that all water users have adequate supplies especially in the context of land reform that saw an increased demand of water for farming purposes. Cde Mujuru said the situation in Harare and Marondera presented a serious challenge, which needed an integrated approach to avert imminent water scarcity. Use our pull-down menus to find more stories. Zimbabwe: Mujuru Slams Water Pollution. Vice President Joice Mujuru has warned that if no major measures are...

Stepping on the gas to tailgate, speed or pass, only to have to brake hard at the next stop, represents wasted energy and needless pollution. Slowing down saves lives, environment. We should observe speed limits and keep engine RPMs as low as practical to get maximum mileage from a tank of gas. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. The faster a vehicle is propelled the more gas is consumed. Subscriber Exclusives Headlines marked with a are exclusive...

The $2-billion per year federal program pays owners not to cultivate land that is prone to erosion, marginal for farming or significant for wildlife habitat. Now the Conservation Reserve Program is about to shrink by millions of acres as part of the Bush administration's plans for stimulating corn production for ethanol and reducing dependence on foreign oil. They also have been considering releasing farmers and ranchers from existing contracts that protect land already in the program,...