Nevertheless, it s hardly surprising that Americans are pessimistic about air pollution, since much of the information they receive is at odds with reality. Although the number of days exceeding the eight-hour ozone standard declined more than 70 percent between 1973 and 2003, The Washington Post nevertheless lamented early in 2004 that ozone pollution has declined slightly over the past 30 years (emphasis added) Despite the nation s spectacular progress, polls show that most Americans...

Some games are better than others at immersing you in the game world, and Kevin Carter has a piece up at Gamasutra detailing those little things game designers can do to make everything feel more real. And it adds up to the little things: "begin the level design process with your Non Player Characters (NPCs) in mind" (creatures shape and are shaped by their environments), "congregate creatures in groups around resources" (environments must be able to sustain their creatures) and "arrange...

N China chemical plant blast casualties in stable condition. SHIJIAZHUANG, May 14 (Xinhua) -- All of the 80 injured, including 14 seriously-wounded, from Friday's chemical plant blast in north China's Hebei Province, are in stable condition and evacuated villagers have returned home, according to a statement by the local government. SHIJIAZHUANG, May 14 (Xinhua) -- All of the 80 injured, including 14 seriously-wounded, from Friday's chemical plant blast in north China's Hebei Province, are...

Plus you can make your forests/wildlife habitat into superb investments. On the upland site, he marked sweet gum and pine that were very old or were crooked and taking up space (sunlight and nutrients) for straighter trees. Both high-quality (straight) and low-quality (crooked) trees are good for wildlife, but the high quality tree is the best income producer. So, by taking care of your big dollar trees, you'll protect the environment better than anyone, create forests that will regularly...

By Fred Jennings Daily News of Newburyport This is the time of year, as the ocean warms and schooling herring move into their natal streams, that striped bass leave their mid-Atlantic wintering habitat and return to summer feeding grounds in the coastal waters of Massachusetts. By Fred Jennings Daily News of Newburyport This is the time of year, as the ocean warms and schooling herring move into their natal streams, that striped bass leave their mid-Atlantic wintering habitat and return to...

Advertisement Buy a link here The rules, which went into effect April 8 for 150 days, aim to avoid the accidental spread of the disease by prohibiting people from moving live fish and fish eggs from one water body to another, by limiting where they can use dead bait, and requiring that all water be drained from boats and boating equipment after being used on potentially infected waters. Advertisement Buy a link here The rules, which went into effect April 8 for 150 days, aim to avoid the...

TAMBARAM : While welcoming the Environment Department's proposal to rejuvenate and improve the Madipakkam lake, residents and activists of this southern suburb near Pallavaram have appealed for immediate intervention of the State Government to prevent contamination of the water body. TAMBARAM : While welcoming the Environment Department's proposal to rejuvenate and improve the Madipakkam lake, residents and activists of this southern suburb near Pallavaram have appealed for immediate...

In addition, the warden academy is seven months long, and trainees learn both police codes and wildlife law enforcement. In addition to catching illegal hunters, game wardens deal with oil spills, water contamination, wildlife smuggling and animal attacks. These compounding factors mean the marine protected area positions will stay empty until at least December 2008, said Foley, leaving the division scrambling to police the areas from this summer onward. Besides the nine marine protected...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Print Email Smog increases fire threat Pollution stunts tree roots, alters soil Andrew Silva, Staff Writer Article Launched:05/14/2007 12:00:00 AM PDT Mountain residents are all too familiar with the multiple-whammy that turned the San Bernardino National Forest into a tinder box earlier this decade. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Print Email Smog increases fire threat Pollution stunts tree roots, alters soil Andrew Silva, Staff Writer...