Air Quality Alert Issued again due to Smoke from Wildfires
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
(Ukiah) - Smoke accumulation from multiple wildland fires throughout Mendocino County and Northern California will continue to remain fairly heavy today throughout the County. Overnight temperature inversions may cause heavier smoke concentrations in lower elevations and valleys. Smoke is likely to be densest in Anderson Valley and other parts of the Southern County, but all areas may be impacted. Because of the increased pollutant levels, the Mendocino County Air Quality Management District is issuing an Air Quality Alert for today,Tuesday, June 24, 2008, through 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2008.
Major cities can take climate change lead: study
(Reuters)
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Reuters - The world's major cities are also among
the planet's worst polluters but they have the solutions to
most of their problems at their fingertips, a leading
environmental consultancy said on Monday.
Exxon Valdez oil spill damages excessive: US court
(AFP)
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
AFP - The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a 2.5 billion dollar punitive damages award to victims of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster was excessive and should be slashed to 507 million dollars.
Pollution kills 10,000 a year in southern China: study
(AFP)
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
AFP - At least 10,000 deaths every year in Hong Kong, Macau and neighbouring southern China are caused by the area's worsening air pollution, according to a study released Wednesday.
Nev. rancher awarded $4.2M for 'taken' water right
(AP)
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
AP - A judge awarded more than $4.2 million to a late Nevada rancher's estate after finding that the U.S. Forest Service engaged in an unconstitutional "taking" of water rights out of hostility to the rancher, a property rights activist.
AFP - Scientists from Group of Eight countries and the five biggest emerging nations urged next month's G8 summit to ratchet up action against global warming, warning that climate change threatened food and water supplies.
Norway island stores wind power for still days
(AFP)
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
AFP - How to keep the lights on when all is still and the local windmill won't budge? A small Norwegian island testing a way to store wind-generated energy for calm days may have found the answer.
OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 13 (OneWorld) - What single silver bullet can simultaneously reduce air pollution and oil dependency, roll back urban congestion, and fight obesity?
7/2/08, National Guard to help fight Northern California wildfires.
The governor's order marks the first deployment of ground forces in three decades as weary firefighters continue to battle more than 1,400 blazes. Read more..
7/1/08, Spirits bolstered in fight on fires.
Efforts to harness 123 fires still burning in Mendocino County have been buoyed by an influx of firefighters, clearer skies and a break from lightning storms, but air quality throughout the region continued to suffer. Read more..
6/30/08, Scottish Energy Firms to Bring Hydro Power to the People
6/30/08, Slow progress fighting smoky N. Calif fires.
Firefighters made slow progress Sunday against more than a thousand wildfires burning throughout N. California, where the most extreme fire danger warnings are still in effect. Read more..
