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Amazon Pollution
By: AGelbert Date: January 13, 2014, 2:59 pm
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Re: Pollution
By: AGelbert Date: January 18, 2014, 2:40 pm
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Letter from Beijing: Pollution turns out to be great leveler in
China’s capital
January 17
By Stuart Leavenworth
McClatchy Foreign Staff
BEIJING — Even before the sun started to rise Thursday over this
megalopolis of 21 million people, I could sense it would be a
miserable lung day. The apartment where my wife and I were
staying seemed smoky – even though we don’t smoke. Out the
window, the lights from nearby skyscrapers were enveloped in a
gray cloud.
When the sun rose, it was obvious – Beijing’s “airpocalypse” had
returned. I could barely see the 4th Ring Road, the freeway that
hums with cars and trucks just 100 yards from our building.
Checking an app, I saw that particulate levels in Beijing had
soared above 670 micrograms per cubic meter, or about 26 times
higher than the World Health Organization considers safe.
China has many challenges, but air pollution is one that, if
left unaddressed, will surely trip up its economic growth, kill
its people and derail the Communist Party’s policy of “opening
up” to the world. Tourism in Beijing has dropped from a year
ago, at least partly because of worldwide publicity about smog.
A recent study estimated that the average life expectancy in
North China had dropped by 5.5 years because of air pollution
generated by coal power production.
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Last year, Beijing-like bouts of smog spread across the eastern
and northern parts of the country, smothering cities such as
Shanghai, whose residents thought they were immune. Wealthy
Chinese now regularly schedule “lung-cleaning trips,” with
Thailand’s Phuket Island and Indonesia’s Bali as top
destinations, according to Chinese tourism authorities.
It is not as if China doesn’t recognize the threat. The
government says it has pledged to spend $1.7 billion yuan ($281
million) by 2017 to tackle air pollution. Local governments have
closed factories, fined polluters and even closed freeways on
days when the smog is dangerous or “beyond index.”
The official position is that the problem is caused primarily by
weather inversions, auto emissions and coal burning (industrial
and residential), and all that is true. Yet as a country where
there is little rule of law, China has no comprehensive system
of monitoring, permitting and regulating sources of air
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On Thursday, I noticed the recommendation by the U.S. Embassy in
China that people stay indoors and avoid any strenuous activity.
But I didn’t have that option, and neither did millions of other
working people here. I had interviews lined up on stories, and
properties to inspect in our search for a permanent apartment.
And so I set forth to the subway, wearing my N-95 face mask for
the first time during our first week in Beijing.
By the time I reached the central business district and started
exiting the subway, I felt dizzy. I grabbed the handrail to
steady myself. I drank some water, felt better and then walked a
few blocks to where I was meeting my assistant, Tiantian. By
then, my mask was already speckled with soot.
As the day went on, the pollution decreased, but I could feel
the effects of the cumulative exposure. My chest felt heavy, my
throat was raspy and my nose was runny all afternoon. I walked
through Ritan Park, where elegant older women were dancing, some
wearing face masks.
I have little doubt that China will eventually clean up its air,
and little doubt the government could accelerate the cleanup
with a sustained commitment.
Yet China and elements of its state-controlled media still
suffer from denial when it comes to air pollution. Last month,
during a major smog bout outside of Beijing, a story on the
website of China Central Television listed five benefits of the
air pollution problem:
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2. It makes China more equal.
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3. It raises citizen awareness of the cost of China’s economic
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4. It makes people funnier.
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5. It makes people more knowledgeable (of things like
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Leavenworth became McClatchy’s Beijing bureau chief earlier this
month. Email: sleavenworth@mcclatchydc.com; Twitter:
@sleavenworth
Read more here:
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Agelbert NOTE: The fossil fuelers in China have the same problem
they have all over the world; they CANNOT envision a world where
GDP growth DOESN'T track fossil fuel burning growth. With that
attitude, the only GROWTH industries they are going to get are
CANCER treatment and pollution filtering devices.
China's leaders are willfully blinding themselves simply because
they BELIEVE in the "glory" of predatory capitalism and KNOW GOD
DAMNED GOOD AND WELL that the smog will kill the poor and middle
class who can't afford protection FIRST. This is EXTERNALIZING
costs on STEROIDS. It is DIVIDING the people, not "unifying"
them. [/COLOR]
[color=brown]They will learn, as we will, the HARD way. Reality
is a **** for these ORWELLIAN circular logic bull**** artists.
Fossil fuels are POISON, not prosperity. But the death
worshippers at Wall Street are probably salivating at all the
profits to be had from the face mask and anti-pollution
filtration equipment on the cars and houses of the wealthy!
After, all, THEY are the ony ones that COUNT because THE RICH,
being such HARD WORKING (i.e. money grabbing) folks, can afford
the COMFORT (i.e. survival of the "fittest" -> meanest,
cruelest, conscience free bastards) that fossil fuel caused GDP
GROWTH (i.e. pollution poisons) REQUIRES.
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Re: Pollution
By: AGelbert Date: January 20, 2014, 7:59 pm
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[quote][color=green][size=18pt]What You Can Do Right Now
Our “disposable culture” has left a trail of destruction, in
terms of both environmental and human impact. >:( There is no
one single solution to the waste problem. But you can do your
part by taking steps to reduce your waste, recycle, and
repurpose what you can. The average American produces 4.5 pounds
of garbage each and every day. Surely, most people can find ways
to cut that down considerably, without going through too much
trouble. Here are some suggestions to get you started:
•Compost your food scraps and yard waste: A simple bin in your
backyard can greatly cut down on your landfill contributions
while rewarding you with a natural fertilizer for your soil. See
“Composting Made Easy—Even for City Dwellers” to learn more.
•Reduce plastic use: Purchase products that are not made from or
packaged in plastic. Use reusable shopping bags for groceries.
Bring your own mug when indulging in a coffee drink — and skip
the lid and the straw. Bring drinking water from home in glass
water bottles, instead of buying bottled water. Store foods in
the freezer in glass mason jars as opposed to plastic bags. Take
your own leftover container to restaurants. Request no plastic
wrap on your newspaper and dry cleaning.
These are just a few ideas — I’m sure you can think of more.
•Recycle and repurpose what you can:Take care to recycle and
repurpose products whenever possible. This includes separating
paper, glass, and plastic for recycling. Give clothes or gently
used household items to charities, and frequent second-hand
stores instead of buying new. Make use of online sites like
Freecycle.org that allow you to give products you no longer need
away to others instead of throwing them away.
Here are some ideas for what to do with more hard-to-recycle
items:
◦Appliances: Salvation Army or the Steel Recycling
Institute can help you out with these (see recycle-steel.org).
◦Compact fluorescent light bulbs: Your local Ace Hardware,
Home Depot and IKEA store will recycle them. The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) also lists recycling facilities across
the US.7
◦Eyeglasses: Your local Lion’s Club or eye care chain may
collect these for redistribution to people in need. Many
eyeglass stores offer drop-off boxes as well.
◦Tennis shoes: Nike’s Reuse-a-Shoe program8 turns old
shoes into playground and athletic flooring.
•Choose reusable over single-use: This includes non-disposable
razors, washable feminine hygiene products for women, cloth
diapers, glass bottles for your milk, cloth grocery bags,
handkerchiefs instead of paper tissues, an old t-shirt or rags
in lieu of paper towels, and so on.
•Assist Recovery: Return deposits on bottles and other plastic
products, and participate in “plastic drives” for local schools,
where cash is paid by the pound.
•Support local “greening” efforts: Support legislative efforts
to manage waste in your community; take a leadership role with
your company, school, and neighborhood.
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Re: Pollution
By: AGelbert Date: January 23, 2014, 5:15 pm
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Mushrooms Used for Bioremediation to Clean Pesticides From
Oregon Waterways
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Beyond Pesticides | January 23, 2014 3:15 pm
Putting ideas into action, an Oregon-based restoration nonprofit
group, Ocean Blue Project, is harnessing the power of mushrooms
to clean up pesticides and other pollutants that plague Oregon
and national waterways. Yes, mushrooms.
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Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom is edible. ;D
These oyster mushroom have the filtering potential to break down
oil, pesticides and harmful bacteria.
The test project launched Sunday, Jan. 19 on the banks of
Sequoia Creek, a tributary to the Willamette River. Using
recycled burlap bags filled with used coffee grounds, straw and
yellow oyster mushroom spawn, the purpose of the unusual
potpourri will be to harness the extremely effective filtering
capabilities of mycelium.
A kind of root system for fungi, mycelium demonstrate a wide
variety of biological powers, from breaking down oil, pesticides
and harmful bacteria to acting as natural pesticides against
some of the most problematic pests.
Paul Stamets,
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leading expert on the power of mushrooms and former speaker at
Beyond Pesticides’ National Pesticide Forum in 2006, has a word
for the natural properties of fungi to fight human-made
pollution: mycorestoration. As Mr. Stamets explained to Discover
Magazine in 2013, “Oyster mushrooms, for example, can digest the
complex hydrocarbons in wood, so they can also be used to break
down petroleum byproducts. Garden Giants use their mycelia to
trap and eat bacteria, so they can filter E. coli from
agricultural runoff.”
Richard Arterbury, president of the Ocean Blue Project, agrees.
Mr. Arterbury explained to reporters at Corvallis Gazette-Times,
that the technique could potentially be a low-cost way to use
biologic processes to reduce pollution in waterways. Mr.
Arterbury thinks the project has huge potential. “If you put
enough of these bags by the Willamette River it could
potentially change the river,” he said.
Pesticides in Water
And change is needed not just in Oregon. Waterways in the U.S.
are increasingly imperiled from various agents, including
agricultural and industrial discharges, nutrient loading
(nitrogen and phosphorus), and biological agents such as
pathogens. Pesticides discharged into our nation’s rivers, lakes
and streams can harm or kill fish and amphibians.
These toxicants have the potential to accumulate in the fish we
eat and the water we drink. As pesticide use escalates and
waterways and drinking water become increasingly polluted with
unregulated contaminants like pesticides and other toxicants,
low-cost and natural alternatives for restoring waterways are
desperately needed.
Discussing innovative new practices and alternatives to address
pesticide contamination will be just one of the many exciting
topics at this year’s 32nd National Pesticide Forum, Advancing
Sustainable Communities: People, Pollinators and Practices.
Please join Beyond Pesticides, Northwest Center for Alternatives
to Pesticides and Portland State University’s Institute for
Sustainable Solutions April 11-12, 2014 in Portland, OR, to help
communities everywhere make strides in reducing pesticides and
moving communities everywhere towards a more sustainable future.
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Re: Pollution
By: AGelbert Date: January 25, 2014, 9:15 pm
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Re: Pollution
By: AGelbert Date: January 26, 2014, 2:41 pm
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Drilling for oil may someday, due to global biosphere damage
caused by it, be the new and improved ROOT OF ALL EVIL
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Taters Ain't what they SHOULD BE...
By: AGelbert Date: January 27, 2014, 3:32 pm
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[quote]Little Elise wanted to see vines grow from a potato, but
after trying for three weeks, she figured something was wrong.
Then she experimented with an organic potato. Watch out!
This sweet yet profound video is perfect for sending around to
anyone who still thinks conventionally grown produce is REAL
food.
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This Video should be FRONT PAGE NEWS all over the internet and
the WORLD!
WHY? Because it has ALL the ingredients of TRUTH from someone
who is innocent and is merely looking out for human society with
science, not agenda based, methodology to satisfy her curiosity.
Her observations then confirm one more link in the predatory
capitalist, conscience free, Big Ag MO that makes the
agricultural profit generating COMMODITY (instead of what it's
supposed to be - a human health improving tuber) a scourge on
human health and a HIGH YIELD - LOW NUTRITION - CHEMICALLY LACED
- CROP (i.e. heavier because it forces the potato to put all its
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Re: Pollution
By: AGelbert Date: January 31, 2014, 10:49 pm
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Mega-watts and NEGA-watts
By: AGelbert Date: February 2, 2014, 10:30 pm
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Waste to Energy
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Roundup is Ruining our health
By: AGelbert Date: February 4, 2014, 6:47 pm
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New Research Fuels Roundup Weedkiller Toxicity Concerns :P
>:(
February 04, 2014
•Increases in reactive oxygen species
•Increases in nitrotyrosine formation
•Increases in superoxide dismutase activity
•Increases in glutathione levels
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