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Florida jury orders Philip Morris to pay $300 million to ex-smoker.
Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker who says she needs a lung transplant. New York Times. 21 November 2009.
Obscured by war, water crisis looms in Yemen.
Lately, the news from Yemen has been dominated by an escalating rebellion along the border with Saudi Arabia. But for water experts, Yemen has been making news for decades because of its severe overuse of a rapidly disappearing water supply. All Things Considered, NPR. 21 November 2009.
Slow City.
With no fast food restaurants or big box stores, the bicycle and pedestrian friendly Cowichan Bay has become North America's first Slow City. Living On Earth. 21 November 2009.
Obesity in adolescence may increase girls' MS risk.
A woman's risk of developing multiple sclerosis during her lifetime is doubled if she was obese at age 18, but not at ages 5, 10, or in adulthood, new research shows. Reuters Health. 21 November 2009.
The myth of the mammogram.
Many American women are resolutely rejecting the new mammogram recommendations, despite mixed reaction in the medical community. Newsweek. 21 November 2009.
Where's the clean energy?
Feed-in tariffs transform the economic function of the electrical grid: no longer is it a centralized technological embodiment of corporate power and hierarchy. Perhaps that's what's keeping feed-in tariff legislation from spreading in the United States. Nation. 21 November 2009.
Climate goal needs more than technology: Shell.
Action to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius is beyond simply inventing new, low-carbon technologies and depends on wider changes to behavior and the way communities are built, said a Royal Dutch Shell executive. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
Middle East coastline faces devastation if climate warms by a single degree.
Lebanon may see parts of its coastline vanish if climate change continues unabated, according to a landmark report on the evolving environment of the Arab world. Beirut Daily Star, Lebanon. 21 November 2009.
As electric cars arrive, where will they plug in?
Already, utilities, retailers, hamburger joints and others are scrambling to prepare for the swarm of electric and hybrid vehicles, and several are market-testing on-site charging stations. Time Magazine. 21 November 2009.
Hornblower going hybrid for fleet with electric power.
The signature roar and smoke of a harbor boat pulling away from the dock were missing as the Hornblower Hybrid’s big diesel engines remained silent. Instead, electric motors driven by battery power pushed the boat through the water. San Diego Union-Tribune, California. 21 November 2009.
Atlantic Canada braces for climate change.
Next month's global climate change talks in Copenhagen could help avert environmental catastrophe. Or, the sessions could bring on financial Armageddon for business and industry. Saint John Telegraph-Journal, New Brunswick. 21 November 2009.
Dolgeville continues to try to solve problem of organics in drinking water.
The village of Dolgeville is continuing in its battle against elevated levels of haloacetic acids in its drinking water. Little Falls Evening Times, New York. 21 November 2009.
EPA ruling unlikely to affect AVX.
Efforts to strengthen cleanup standards for trichloroethylene pollution probably will not impact Myrtle Beach-based AVX Corp. because any new regulations would not be retroactive, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. Myrtle Beach Sun News, South Carolina. 21 November 2009.
City to consider off-site PCE comparison study.
The Bozeman City Commission will consider authorizing a second, off-site study in conjunction with its investigation into whether dry-cleaning fluid vapors migrated from a Superfund site into nearby homes. Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Montana. 21 November 2009.
Great American Smokeout 2009: Which states have most smokers?
Those promoting Thursday's Great American Smokeout 2009 have their work cut out for them. That's because cigarette use among Americans, after declining for decades, has remained virtually unchanged for five straight years, according to the CDC. Christian Science Monitor. 21 November 2009.
Ban on smoking in apartments gets a boost.
If Rent Control Board member Robert Kronovet has his way tenants who smoke will no longer be able to do so in the comfort of their own homes. Santa Monica Daily Press, California. 21 November 2009.
Cigarette butts toxic to fish, say researchers.
Cigarette butts are toxic to fish and should be labeled as toxic hazardous waste, U.S. researchers say. CBC Canada. 21 November 2009.
NIEHS Director: "We kind of jump from the proverbial fry pan into the fire" when replacing chemicals.
As head of the federal institute examining environmental health, Linda Birnbaum and her staff are taking on many controversial topics, including Bisphenol A and new flame retardants. She is concerned about what role chemicals play in cancer and other diseases. Environmental Health News. 20 November 2009.
Owners sue Quadrant Homes over 'sick' houses.
Homeowners contend that mold growing in houses built by Quadrant Corp -- flowering, they claim, because rushed construction schedules didn't leave time to dry wet building materials -- is circulated through poorly designed and badly built heating systems, poisoning occupants. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington. 20 November 2009.
Average UK woman wears 515 chemicals a day.
The average British woman "hosts" 515 chemicals on her body every day, according to a new study. Reuters. 20 November 2009.
Ontario considers energy-hog flat screen TV crackdown.
Ontario is looking at tougher energy efficiency rules for flat-screen TVs that suck electricity like SUVs guzzle gas, saving consumers money on their hydro bills but possibly forcing television prices higher. Toronto Star, Ontario. 20 November 2009.
Revealed... the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day.
According to a new report, most of our favourite cosmetics are cocktails of industrially produced and potentially dangerous chemicals that could damage our health and, in some cases, rather than delivering on their potent 'anti-ageing' promise, are causing us to age faster. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 20 November 2009.
My 669 chemical romance.
They turn us into natural beauties while zapping zits and waging war on wrinkles. What could be bad about that? Well, quite a lot, it seems. Everyday cosmetics and toiletries are full of chemicals - some potentially harmful. London Daily Mirror, United Kingdom. 20 November 2009.
State issues alert on seven children's products.
Oregon authorities alerted the public on Thursday that seven products for children sold in Target, Wal-Mart and other big retailers contain excessive amounts of lead. Portland Oregonian, Oregon. 20 November 2009.
Lifting Kenyans out of poverty - one dam at a time.
Simon Maddrell quit a career in big business to found Excellent Development - a charity that helps provide clean water to thousands of Kenyan farmers. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 20 November 2009.
The science behind moving smoking bans outside.
As indoor smoking bans gain traction worldwide and efforts to spread the bans to more U.S. states continue, researchers and public health officials are increasingly setting their sights on the next frontier in the battle against second hand smoke: the outdoors. Time Magazine. 20 November 2009.
Africa heading for 'smoking epidemic.'
According to some researchers, Africa is on the brink of a smoking epidemic. BBC. 20 November 2009.
Soon, no smoking in public housing?
Property owners can be subject to legal action from tenants who are not being protected from secondhand smoke, according to a local group. North Platte Telegraph, Nebraska. 20 November 2009.
UK goes smoke-free.
Kentucky's flagship public university gave the official heave-ho to tobacco on Thursday, touting the health benefits of a smoke-free policy covering all of its sprawling campus in the heart of burley tobacco country. Associated Press. 20 November 2009.
Coffin nails: State smoking worst.
Sadly, West Virginia has America's worst rate of deadly cigarette smoking and exposure to dangerous second-hand smoke inside homes. We urge the state's excessive number of smokers to be brave and break free. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
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