Time to Clear the Air http://timetocleartheair.com Breathe Well Live Well Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:54:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Timetocleartheaircomhttp://feedburner.google.com EPA Celebrates New England ENERGY STAR Leaders and Labeled Buildings http://timetocleartheair.com/epa-celebrates-new-england-energy-star-leaders-and-labeled-buildings.htm http://timetocleartheair.com/epa-celebrates-new-england-energy-star-leaders-and-labeled-buildings.htm#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:54:03 +0000 http://timetocleartheair.com/epa-celebrates-new-england-energy-star-leaders-and-labeled-buildings.htm

(Boston, Mass. – Feb. 22, 2012) – EPA is pleased to recognize the nine companies in New England that have been named as ENERGY STAR Leaders over the past seven years, as well as the 207 buildings in New England that have received the prestigious ENERGY STAR label in 2011. ENERGY STAR Leaders must meet one of two energy efficiency improvement milestones View full post on U.S. EPA Air News

]]> http://timetocleartheair.com/epa-celebrates-new-england-energy-star-leaders-and-labeled-buildings.htm/feed 0 Study links air pollution to stroke, memory loss – Victoria Times Colonist http://timetocleartheair.com/study-links-air-pollution-to-stroke-memory-loss-victoria-times-colonist.htm http://timetocleartheair.com/study-links-air-pollution-to-stroke-memory-loss-victoria-times-colonist.htm#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:35:48 +0000 http://timetocleartheair.com/study-links-air-pollution-to-stroke-memory-loss-victoria-times-colonist.htm

Study links air pollution to stroke, memory loss
Victoria Times Colonist
Living in a crowded city or near a busy highway where the air quality is poor might lead to a higher chance of stroke or memory loss, according to two US studies. Both reports appeared in the Archives of Internal Medicine, with one finding a higher …

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]]> http://timetocleartheair.com/study-links-air-pollution-to-stroke-memory-loss-victoria-times-colonist.htm/feed 0 Groups challenge EPA air quality permits to halt Arctic oil drilling – Summit County Citizens Voice http://timetocleartheair.com/groups-challenge-epa-air-quality-permits-to-halt-arctic-oil-drilling-summit-county-citizens-voice.htm http://timetocleartheair.com/groups-challenge-epa-air-quality-permits-to-halt-arctic-oil-drilling-summit-county-citizens-voice.htm#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:02:50 +0000 http://timetocleartheair.com/groups-challenge-epa-air-quality-permits-to-halt-arctic-oil-drilling-summit-county-citizens-voice.htm


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Groups challenge EPA air quality permits to halt Arctic oil drilling
Summit County Citizens Voice
By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Conservation groups are challenging proposed exploratory oil drilling the Arctic Sea at every step of the way, most recently with a lawsuit challenging an EPA air pollution permit for Shell's proposed operations in the …
Environmental, Native groups challenge Shell Arctic air permitAnchorage Daily News
Lawsuit Challenges Air Pollution Permit for Arctic Oil DrillingCenter for Biological Diversity (press release)
Arctic Oil Drilling Will Pump Pollution into Pristine SkieseNews Park Forest
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]]> http://timetocleartheair.com/groups-challenge-epa-air-quality-permits-to-halt-arctic-oil-drilling-summit-county-citizens-voice.htm/feed 0 Drilling-Related Air Pollution Alarms Erie Residents – KMGH Denver http://timetocleartheair.com/drilling-related-air-pollution-alarms-erie-residents-kmgh-denver.htm http://timetocleartheair.com/drilling-related-air-pollution-alarms-erie-residents-kmgh-denver.htm#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:31:38 +0000 http://timetocleartheair.com/drilling-related-air-pollution-alarms-erie-residents-kmgh-denver.htm

Drilling-Related Air Pollution Alarms Erie Residents
KMGH Denver
A federal study that shows that levels of propane, ethane and butane in the air around Erie exceed those of Los Angeles is alarming many residents in that Weld County community. “It's a huge concern,” said resident Angie Nordstrum.

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]]> http://timetocleartheair.com/drilling-related-air-pollution-alarms-erie-residents-kmgh-denver.htm/feed 0 Environmental, Native groups challenge Shell Arctic air permit – Anchorage Daily News http://timetocleartheair.com/environmental-native-groups-challenge-shell-arctic-air-permit-anchorage-daily-news.htm http://timetocleartheair.com/environmental-native-groups-challenge-shell-arctic-air-permit-anchorage-daily-news.htm#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:01:14 +0000 http://timetocleartheair.com/environmental-native-groups-challenge-shell-arctic-air-permit-anchorage-daily-news.htm


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Environmental, Native groups challenge Shell Arctic air permit
Anchorage Daily News
By DAN JOLING AP Environmental and Alaska Native groups will try to keep Shell Oil out of Arctic waters this summer by appealing an air quality permit that was granted by the Environmental Protection Agency. The nine groups have sued in the 9th Circuit …
Lawsuit Challenges Air Pollution Permit for Arctic Oil DrillingCenter for Biological Diversity (press release)
Arctic Oil Drilling Will Pump Pollution into Pristine SkieseNews Park Forest
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Environmental, Native groups challenge Shell Arctic air permit
TheNewsTribune.com
An air pollution permit granted by the Environmental Protection Agency to Shell Oil for a drilling ship in Alaska's Chukchi Sea is being challenged by nine environmental and Alaska Native groups in federal appeals court. By DAN JOLING; Associated Press …
Lawsuit Challenges Air Pollution Permit for Arctic Oil DrillingCenter for Biological Diversity (press release)
Arctic Oil Drilling Will Pump Pollution into Pristine SkieseNews Park Forest
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]]> http://timetocleartheair.com/environmental-native-groups-challenge-shell-arctic-air-permit-thenewstribune-com.htm/feed 0 Dhaka’s air pollution is killing – Financial Express Bangladesh http://timetocleartheair.com/dhakas-air-pollution-is-killing-financial-express-bangladesh.htm http://timetocleartheair.com/dhakas-air-pollution-is-killing-financial-express-bangladesh.htm#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:56 +0000 http://timetocleartheair.com/dhakas-air-pollution-is-killing-financial-express-bangladesh.htm

Dhaka's air pollution is killing
Financial Express Bangladesh
This includes pledges to clean up the air in the cities, particularly the capital, which is so laden with pollutants as to turn densely populated Dhaka into a virtual gas chamber. Dwellers here breathe at their peril as the toxic air, in the dry, …

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]]> http://timetocleartheair.com/dhakas-air-pollution-is-killing-financial-express-bangladesh.htm/feed 0 Warning up on Metro air pollution – Business Mirror http://timetocleartheair.com/warning-up-on-metro-air-pollution-business-mirror.htm http://timetocleartheair.com/warning-up-on-metro-air-pollution-business-mirror.htm#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:30:41 +0000 http://timetocleartheair.com/warning-up-on-metro-air-pollution-business-mirror.htm

Warning up on Metro air pollution
Business Mirror
Blame it on the poor quality of the air you breathe, according to experts. In Metro Manila, 15 million residents are exposed to polluted air every day, adversely affecting their resistance. Experts from the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) aired a …

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]]> http://timetocleartheair.com/warning-up-on-metro-air-pollution-business-mirror.htm/feed 0 Seeing no levels of concern, EPA curtails emergency air monitoring at BP refinery fire site near Bellingham, Washington http://timetocleartheair.com/seeing-no-levels-of-concern-epa-curtails-emergency-air-monitoring-at-bp-refinery-fire-site-near-bellingham-washington.htm http://timetocleartheair.com/seeing-no-levels-of-concern-epa-curtails-emergency-air-monitoring-at-bp-refinery-fire-site-near-bellingham-washington.htm#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:29:30 +0000 http://timetocleartheair.com/seeing-no-levels-of-concern-epa-curtails-emergency-air-monitoring-at-bp-refinery-fire-site-near-bellingham-washington.htm

SEATTLE – As cleanup begins in earnest at the BP refinery fire site, 20 miles northwest of Bellingham, Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s air monitoring team is standing down after seeing no measurable threats to public health from airborne pollutants related to the fire View full post on U.S. EPA Air News

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Study: Dirty air in Erie linked to gas drilling
Longmont Daily Times-Call
By John Aguilar Camera Staff Writer ERIE — A study showing that Erie exceeds Houston and Los Angeles in the levels of certain air pollutants commonly connected to oil and gas activity became a point of concern for several trustees Tuesday night during …

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