Our Planet Weekly
From E, the environmental magazine:
Tuesday, May 18th, 2004
THIS WEEK
British Shoreline Clogged with Microscopic Plastic Litter
Plastic-based litter from human beings is inundating the world's oceans and polluting shorelines down to the microscopic level, according to British scientists who recently completed a multi-year study on the problem in and around Great Britain.
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Is "Global Dimming" Under Way?
Scientists call it "global dimming," a little-known trend that may be making the world darker than it used to be.
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Researchers Dismayed by Unhealthy Levels of Pesticides in Americans
According to a newly released report by the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), many U.S. residents carry unhealthy levels of pesticides in their bodies, with children, women and Mexican-Americans disproportionately exposed to the toxic chemicals.
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Consumers Choose Smaller SUVs as Gas Prices Skyrocket
Sales of full-size sport-utility vehicles tumbled last month, and sales of some smaller, more fuel-efficient SUVs boomed in what could be a sign that higher fuel prices are hurting automakers' high-profit models. One of the largest sales drops was experienced by GM's Hummer, which is now sold with rebates.
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Reporting by Roddy Scheer
COMMENTARY
The Big Cooldown
My town celebrated Earth Day about a month late, because the committee was waiting for a good date to use one of the local schools. Better late than never, I say. There were displays from solar groups, feel-good literature from the utility companies, and a surprisingly strong showing from the fuel-cell people, including a display from Avalence (launched by one of the founders of E), makers of a user-friendly hydrogen filler. There were also things for kids to do, and a pack of eco-conscious costumed figures. By Jim Motavalli
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GREEN LIVING
Green, But Clean
Breaking the Lawn-Care Pesticide Cycle
Elise Craig lives in a garden apartment in Portland, Oregon, where children roll in the grass and run barefoot across lawns in the summer light. A year ago, she realized that whenever the landlord spread lawn-care chemicals on the grass, her six-year-old son, Michael, lost bowel and bladder control for weeks afterward. By Jane M. Bradley
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EARTH TALK
Week of 5/16/2004
Chemicals in Drugs
Transit Control in Singapore
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CURRENTS
Through the Smoke
China Embraces Sustainability-One City at a Time
When China announced last November that it would impose strict new fuel-economy standards for small cars and minivans, it was only one sign that the world’s most populated country is headed down a more sustainable path-while the U.S. moves in the other direction. By Linda Baker
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A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
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