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COLUMN-China, India may seek better quality coal: Clyde Russell
Reuters--Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.-- By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 22 (Reuters) - Asian giants China and India may be planning to improve the quality of coal they are burning, but it's unlikely...Tags: Environmental Issues, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, India, Imports, Coal
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Water bill whirlpool
There is an old adage, often heard in the local marinas, that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water into which you pour money. Turns out the same could be said about Baltimore's water and sewer system — it is a money-soaking hole that puts...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Finance, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Edgar Allan Poe, Economy, Business and Finance
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Study: Car emissions can turn good cholesterol bad
Autoblog.comFiled under: Etc., Safety, Diesel Before you head to the pharmacy to refill your Lipitor prescription, check this out. The American Heart Association's journal on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology has concluded that high levels of... -
Moniz, sworn in as energy secretary, delays action on LNG exports while he studies data
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will delay final decisions on about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on...Tags: Natural Gas, Petroleum Industry, Alternative Energy, Trade Dispute, Global Change
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Casino site contamination prompts new lawsuit
A pair of Baltimore residents filed suit Monday accusing the city of breaking the law by allowing toxic chemicals to leach into the Patapsco River from the South Baltimore site where a casino is now under construction. The lawsuit is the second to raise...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Lawyers, Patapsco, Crime, Law and Justice, Federal Hill
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Scientists find new tools for tracing fracking impacts
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Second of two parts Sherlock Holmes used a magnifying glass to trace a fingerprint to its source. Andrew Barron favors miniscule rust particles, millions of gallons of water and a magnet. Researchers in the Rice University chemistry professor's...Tags: Halliburton Company, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Salt, Science
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Tampa, Switfmud change Rogers' gofl course runoff
The Tampa TribuneCity and state officials have taken the first steps toward a renovation of Rogers Park Golf Club that would reduce pollution washing into the Hillsborough River. The Tampa City Council agreed to put $100,000 toward changing the course's drainage layout....Tags: Chemical Industry, Golf, Fertilizer, Rivers, Sports
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Report: 87 shipwrecks, most from WWII, could leak oil near US, but no 'ticking time bombs'
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says. While 87 of the ships — most sunk during World War II by German...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Coast Guard, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Politics
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Clearing the air about asthma
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Dr. Greg Bensch would like to see people change their thinking about asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease, but most people don't look at it that way. A chronic disease is a long-lasting health condition that can be controlled but not cured, such as...Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Arthritis, Flu, Albuterol (drug)
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Agencies aim to restore bay's depleted oysters, a creek at a time
It's planting time in the Chesapeake Bay, just as it is on land for farmers and gardeners across Maryland. Instead of seeds, though, hundreds of millions of speck-sized baby oysters — known as spat — are being planted this spring in Harris...
Tags: Seafood, Oysters, Foods and Beverages, Environmental Issues, Renovation
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Letters to the editor
Inland Valley Daily BulletinSugary drinks tax is an investment in health This is in response to the May 8 editorial "Popping the bubbles of latest soda tax. " Your opinion on a state tax on sugary drinks is misinformed. Sugary drinks are different from other snack food because...Tags: Air Pollution, Obesity, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Heart Disease
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Critic questions AQMD board member's doctorates
A critic of the region's air-quality agency is questioning the academic credentials of a board member empowered to vote on the fate of the fire rings in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach. Clark E. Parker, who sits on the South Coast Air Quality...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Philosophy, Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities, Science
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