China’s emissions of nitrous oxide – a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting chemical – will more than triple by 2020 if China’s chemical industry does nothing to control them, according to a new study. Under current scenarios, China’s nitrous oxide emissions will reach five times that of the United States, which is the second biggest […]
An Earth Day Proclamation from President Barack Obama today contains a “dire” warning of the potent consequences of climate change and a pledge to protect Americans and all humankind from this looming problem “that threatens us all.” “The first Earth Day was a call to action for every citizen, every family, and every public official. […]
Dhaka ranks highly amongst the world’s major cities in terms of poor urban air quality. A project of World Bank titled “Better Air Quality and Safe Mobility for the People of Dhaka City” made the revelation, said a press release of Washington-based global lender on Tuesday. Bangladesh has been implementing the Clean Air and Sustainable Environment […]
The men of Bangladesh risk their lives to tear apart cargo carriers and tankers. Collected: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/
California environmental officials released new data last week ranking neighborhoods based on their vulnerability to pollution, accounting for both demographic factors and environmental risks. The information, produced on what’s called a Cal EnviroScreen map, was broken down by census tract, giving residents a more precise view of their neighborhood’s vulnerability than ZIP code information that was previously […]
Climate change and pollution are hand in hand, but we often forget the increasing warnings we have about how our emissions are acidifying the waters around us. In theory, acidity has no obvious effect on fish. The effects however seem to be on behaviour, which is hard to evaluate. Using some natural “seeps” of carbon […]
In state capitals across the country, legislators are debating proposals to roll back environmental rules, prodded by industry and advocacy groups eager to curtail regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gases. The measures, which have been introduced in about 18 states, lie at the heart of an effort to expand to the state level the battle […]
Legislation on banning dental amalgam on children and pregnant women by the year 2020 is on the anvil. Bangladesh along with 140 countries has signed last January a legal binding treaty to eliminate anthropogenic emissions of mercury. The production, import and export of a range of other devices containing mercury, including mercury thermometers, will be […]
The world can be a toxic place sometimes, can’t it? While technological innovations have in many cases made our lives better (see: Vitamix), “progress” can often bring unwanted toxins into our homes and lives. That’s why it’s important to arm yourself with information about what sort of chemicals may be making their way into your […]
Bangladesh in concurrence of a global resolution is contemplating to ban paints containing lead by the end of this year. The Ministry of Environment (MoE) is now studying the global agenda towards banning continued production, import and export, sale and use of enamel decorative paints containing lead. The household enamel paints are widely blamed for […]
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