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National Research Council Estimates Impact of Human-Caused Global Warming

Image via Wikipedia The NRC issued a report on July 16, 2010, entitled, “Near-Term Emissions Choices Could Lock in Climate Changes for Centuries to Millenia: Report Estimates Impacts from Various Levels of Warming.” These data will inform policy decision-makers. Here are some of the main points, quoted directly: Increased Confidence About Future Impacts Although some …

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11th Annual Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants

Image via Wikipedia Dr. Arlene Blum (Executive Director, Green Science Policy Institute) provided this report from the 11th Annual Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants. This is a topic that that deserves more of our attention than it currently gets. Dear All, I am just back from an informative and fun Brominated Flame Retardant meeting in …

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Olga Speranskaya, Goldman Prizewinner, for Excellence in Protecting the Environment

Image via Wikipedia Olga Speranskaya works to identify and eliminate chemical stockpiles in former USSR countries. “Russian scientist Olga Speranskaya successfully transformed the NGO community in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) into a potent, participatory force working to identify and eliminate the Soviet legacy of toxic chemicals in the environment.” Olga’s work …

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Substantial work ahead for water issues, say scientists at ACS’ Final Report briefing

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2009 — Scientists and engineers will face a host of obstacles over the next decade in providing clean water to millions of people caught up in a water shortage crisis, a panel of scientists and engineers said today at a briefing at the Broadcast Center of the National Press Building on the …

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