SKCEA.ORG » Health http://skcea.org Environmental Education And News Wed, 23 May 2012 19:08:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Here’s how to never get cancer http://skcea.org/here%e2%80%99s-how-to-never-get-cancer/ http://skcea.org/here%e2%80%99s-how-to-never-get-cancer/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:36:15 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/here%e2%80%99s-how-to-never-get-cancer/ By Jess

]]> http://skcea.org/here%e2%80%99s-how-to-never-get-cancer/feed/ 0 Gasoline Versus Diesel Oil for Organic Aerosols http://skcea.org/gasoline-versus-diesel-oil-for-organic-aerosols/ http://skcea.org/gasoline-versus-diesel-oil-for-organic-aerosols/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:48:14 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/gasoline-versus-diesel-oil-for-organic-aerosols/ The exhaust fumes from gasoline vehicles contribute more to the production of a specific type of air pollution-secondary organic aerosols (SOA)-than those from diesel vehicles, according to a new study by scientists from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES). Secondary organic aerosols, tiny “tar balls” resulting from combustion products of internal combustion engines that can encapsulate gaseous pollutants, have been identified as a danger to health. Diesel fuel oil seems to be more responsible for these aerosols than gasoline which is counter to normal thinking on the subject.

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]]> http://skcea.org/gasoline-versus-diesel-oil-for-organic-aerosols/feed/ 0 Diesel Exhaust linked to cancer http://skcea.org/diesel-exhaust-linked-to-cancer/ http://skcea.org/diesel-exhaust-linked-to-cancer/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:24:40 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/diesel-exhaust-linked-to-cancer/ Heavy diesel exhaust (DE) exposure in humans may increase the risk of dying from lung cancer, according to two new studies released this week. Starting in the 1980s, studies have investigated a possible causal relationship between exposure to diesel exhaust and lung cancer. In 1989, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified diesel exhaust as a probable carcinogen. To determine the association between diesel exhaust exposure and the risk of dying from lung cancer, Michael D. Attfield, Ph.D., formerly of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, in Morgantown, West Virginia, Debra T. Silverman, Sc.D., of the National Cancer Institute, and colleagues, conducted a cohort study of 12,315 workers in eight underground nonmetal mining facilities, called the Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study.

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]]> http://skcea.org/diesel-exhaust-linked-to-cancer/feed/ 0 Put your hack into it: Anonymous targets Monsanto http://skcea.org/put-your-hack-into-it-anonymous-targets-monsanto/ http://skcea.org/put-your-hack-into-it-anonymous-targets-monsanto/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:53:10 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/put-your-hack-into-it-anonymous-targets-monsanto/ By Twilight

]]> http://skcea.org/put-your-hack-into-it-anonymous-targets-monsanto/feed/ 0 Snowe job: The Senate needs reform, not a bipartisan chorus of kumbayah http://skcea.org/snowe-job-the-senate-needs-reform-not-a-bipartisan-chorus-of-kumbayah/ http://skcea.org/snowe-job-the-senate-needs-reform-not-a-bipartisan-chorus-of-kumbayah/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:29:10 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/snowe-job-the-senate-needs-reform-not-a-bipartisan-chorus-of-kumbayah/ By David

]]> http://skcea.org/snowe-job-the-senate-needs-reform-not-a-bipartisan-chorus-of-kumbayah/feed/ 0 Walmart is no savior: More small businesses = healthier people http://skcea.org/walmart-is-no-savior-more-small-businesses-healthier-people/ http://skcea.org/walmart-is-no-savior-more-small-businesses-healthier-people/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:06:14 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/walmart-is-no-savior-more-small-businesses-healthier-people/ By Tom

]]> http://skcea.org/walmart-is-no-savior-more-small-businesses-healthier-people/feed/ 0 Get Ready for E-Bikes! http://skcea.org/get-ready-for-e-bikes/ http://skcea.org/get-ready-for-e-bikes/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:31:30 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/get-ready-for-e-bikes/ Greener than cars and healthier than the tube, the ‘e-bike’ looks set to become one of 2012’s top travel trends As concerns about congestion, carbon and cost continue to grow, more and more people in the UK are ditching their cars and turning to cycling as an efficient, cheap and enjoyable way to get about. According to the Department of Transport, one in six of us are regular bike users, and with the Times’ popular CycleSafe campaign currently in the headlines (in the UK), awareness of two-wheeled transport is at an all-time high.

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]]> http://skcea.org/get-ready-for-e-bikes/feed/ 0 Get Ready for E-Bikes! http://skcea.org/get-ready-for-e-bikes/ http://skcea.org/get-ready-for-e-bikes/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:31:30 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/get-ready-for-e-bikes/ Greener than cars and healthier than the tube, the ‘e-bike’ looks set to become one of 2012’s top travel trends As concerns about congestion, carbon and cost continue to grow, more and more people in the UK are ditching their cars and turning to cycling as an efficient, cheap and enjoyable way to get about. According to the Department of Transport, one in six of us are regular bike users, and with the Times’ popular CycleSafe campaign currently in the headlines (in the UK), awareness of two-wheeled transport is at an all-time high.

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]]> http://skcea.org/get-ready-for-e-bikes/feed/ 0 Every last bite: Why wasting animal protein is unethical http://skcea.org/every-last-bite-why-wasting-animal-protein-is-unethical/ http://skcea.org/every-last-bite-why-wasting-animal-protein-is-unethical/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:08:57 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/every-last-bite-why-wasting-animal-protein-is-unethical/ By Jonathan

]]> http://skcea.org/every-last-bite-why-wasting-animal-protein-is-unethical/feed/ 0 Every last bite: Why wasting animal protein is unethical http://skcea.org/every-last-bite-why-wasting-animal-protein-is-unethical-2/ http://skcea.org/every-last-bite-why-wasting-animal-protein-is-unethical-2/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:08:57 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/every-last-bite-why-wasting-animal-protein-is-unethical-2/ By Jonathan

]]> http://skcea.org/every-last-bite-why-wasting-animal-protein-is-unethical-2/feed/ 0 Mean right hook: Conservative judge deals blow to polluters in climate trial http://skcea.org/mean-right-hook-conservative-judge-deals-blow-to-polluters-in-climate-trial/ http://skcea.org/mean-right-hook-conservative-judge-deals-blow-to-polluters-in-climate-trial/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:59:35 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/mean-right-hook-conservative-judge-deals-blow-to-polluters-in-climate-trial/ By Josh

]]> http://skcea.org/mean-right-hook-conservative-judge-deals-blow-to-polluters-in-climate-trial/feed/ 0 Chicago goes coal-free http://skcea.org/chicago-goes-coal-free/ http://skcea.org/chicago-goes-coal-free/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:11:25 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/chicago-goes-coal-free/ By Jess

]]> http://skcea.org/chicago-goes-coal-free/feed/ 0 Why your iThings don’t have to be weCruel http://skcea.org/why-your-ithings-don%e2%80%99t-have-to-be-wecruel/ http://skcea.org/why-your-ithings-don%e2%80%99t-have-to-be-wecruel/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:17:33 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/why-your-ithings-don%e2%80%99t-have-to-be-wecruel/ By Gar

]]> http://skcea.org/why-your-ithings-don%e2%80%99t-have-to-be-wecruel/feed/ 0 Soup & bread: Inspiring a community of giving [Recipes] http://skcea.org/soup-bread-inspiring-a-community-of-giving-recipes/ http://skcea.org/soup-bread-inspiring-a-community-of-giving-recipes/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:10:59 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/soup-bread-inspiring-a-community-of-giving-recipes/ By Martha

]]> http://skcea.org/soup-bread-inspiring-a-community-of-giving-recipes/feed/ 0 Out of reach: How sprawl jacks up the cost of ‘affordable’ housing http://skcea.org/out-of-reach-how-sprawl-jacks-up-the-cost-of-%e2%80%98affordable%e2%80%99-housing/ http://skcea.org/out-of-reach-how-sprawl-jacks-up-the-cost-of-%e2%80%98affordable%e2%80%99-housing/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:50:28 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/out-of-reach-how-sprawl-jacks-up-the-cost-of-%e2%80%98affordable%e2%80%99-housing/ By Darby Minow

]]> http://skcea.org/out-of-reach-how-sprawl-jacks-up-the-cost-of-%e2%80%98affordable%e2%80%99-housing/feed/ 0 Out of reach: How sprawl jacks up the cost of ‘affordable’ housing http://skcea.org/out-of-reach-how-sprawl-jacks-up-the-cost-of-%e2%80%98affordable%e2%80%99-housing-2/ http://skcea.org/out-of-reach-how-sprawl-jacks-up-the-cost-of-%e2%80%98affordable%e2%80%99-housing-2/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:50:28 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/out-of-reach-how-sprawl-jacks-up-the-cost-of-%e2%80%98affordable%e2%80%99-housing-2/ By Darby Minow

]]> http://skcea.org/out-of-reach-how-sprawl-jacks-up-the-cost-of-%e2%80%98affordable%e2%80%99-housing-2/feed/ 0 Critical List: TransCanada reboots KeystoneXL; the most energy-dense battery ever http://skcea.org/critical-list-transcanada-reboots-keystonexl-the-most-energy-dense-battery-ever/ http://skcea.org/critical-list-transcanada-reboots-keystonexl-the-most-energy-dense-battery-ever/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:54:29 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/critical-list-transcanada-reboots-keystonexl-the-most-energy-dense-battery-ever/ By Sarah

]]> http://skcea.org/critical-list-transcanada-reboots-keystonexl-the-most-energy-dense-battery-ever/feed/ 0 Climate change is screwing up bird migration http://skcea.org/climate-change-is-screwing-up-bird-migration/ http://skcea.org/climate-change-is-screwing-up-bird-migration/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:47:48 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/climate-change-is-screwing-up-bird-migration/ By Jess

]]> http://skcea.org/climate-change-is-screwing-up-bird-migration/feed/ 0 As fracking boom hits Ohio, industry deceives landowners http://skcea.org/as-fracking-boom-hits-ohio-industry-deceives-landowners/ http://skcea.org/as-fracking-boom-hits-ohio-industry-deceives-landowners/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:38:49 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/as-fracking-boom-hits-ohio-industry-deceives-landowners/ By Erika

]]> http://skcea.org/as-fracking-boom-hits-ohio-industry-deceives-landowners/feed/ 0 Low Levels of Fallout from Fukushima Release http://skcea.org/low-levels-of-fallout-from-fukushima-release/ http://skcea.org/low-levels-of-fallout-from-fukushima-release/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:41:53 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/low-levels-of-fallout-from-fukushima-release/ There is always concern when something radioactive is released as to what its downwind effects might be. Certainly there are effects at the actual site but thousands of miles away? Fallout from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power facility in Japan was measured in minimal amounts in precipitation in the United States in about 20 percent of 167 sites sampled in a nationwide study released today. The U.S. Geological Survey led the study as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP). Levels measured were similar to measurements made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the immediate days and weeks following the March 2011 incident, which were determined to be well below any level of public health concern at the time by EPA.

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