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Is electro smog causing your headache?
Swindon will become Britain's first Wi-Fi town, and no doubt many other towns will follow. But these new grids will add immeasurably to the amount of electromagnetic radiation in the air - with potentially disastrous consequences for the nation's health. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. Opinion, 20 November 2009.
Green technology lights the way.
A new, government-sponsored, awards scheme is helping to showcase the UK's innovation in science and green technology. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 19 November 2009.
Boulder Valley eases stance on cell towers.
The Boulder Valley School District has received numerous requests over the years from cell phone companies interested in erecting towers on school property, and district officials have rejected every one -- until now. Boulder Colorado Daily, Colorado. 19 November 2009.
Mixed message on mobile use.
An international study set up to answer the long-running question of whether mobile phones increase cancer rates is unlikely to give the all-clear for people who have been using phones for longer than 10 years. Sydney Australian, Australia. 18 November 2009.
Cell phone app to make maps of noise pollution.
Using Google Earth, cell phones could soon be used to fight noise pollution--an irony that won't be lost on those driven to distraction by mobile phones' ringtones. New Scientist. 18 November 2009.
Mobile phones are very safe, says expert.
Mobile phones appear to be "very safe" and public concerns over the location of mobile phone base stations should dissipate over time, said Professor Rodney Croft, executive director of The Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research. Australian Associated Press. 16 November 2009.
Parents fear mobile towers' exposure is a health risk.
Telecommunications giants are covertly installing mobile phone towers around kindergartens, schools and childcare centres. Sydney Daily Telegraph, Australia. 16 November 2009.
'E-waste capital of the world' tries to clean up image.
The southern Chinese city of Guiyu is where pc's, cellphones and Playstations go to die. The workers who recycle them are exposed to dangerous chemicals. Rotterdam NRC Handelsblad, Netherlands. 13 November 2009.
Evidence mounting but still fuzzy on cell phones, cancer.
In the year since a U.S. cancer researcher's warning drew wide attention, more evidence is emerging that long-term cell phone use is associated with cancer, but there's still not a definitive explanation or proof of cause and effect. CNN. 11 November 2009.
Power failure blacks out much of Brazil, Paraguay.
A massive power failure hit Brazil's two biggest cities, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and large parts of neighboring Paraguay, leaving millions of people in the dark Tuesday night after a hydroelectric plant went offline. Wall Street Journal. 11 November 2009.
Fears over e-waste glut.
Australia's largest electronic waste recycler warns of insufficient capacity to handle an expected avalanche of obsolete equipment as industry-run computer and TV recycling programs start to come onstream. Sydney Australian, Australia. 9 November 2009.
The constant crusader.
Al Gore, climate change campaigner and former US vice-president, wants leaders and their communities to do what the communities in the Middle Ages did when they worked for generations to erect the great cathedrals of Europe. Melbourne Age, Australia. 6 November 2009.
That phone is safe.
Electromagnetic emissions from telephone masts and mobile phones pose no health risks, experts have said. Kampala Daily Monitor, Uganda. 6 November 2009.
Climate change belief given same legal status as religion.
An executive has won the right to sue his employer on the basis that he was unfairly dismissed for his green views after a judge ruled that environmentalism had the same weight in law as religious and philosophical beliefs. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 4 November 2009.
Slow Food founder pushes fair fare.
Carlo Petrini, a 60-year-old Italian, is on a mission: He wants cheap, mass produced foods laced with chemical fertilizers and artificial flavors to be replaced by safer, high-quality, and higher-priced, fare. Japan Times, Japan. 4 November 2009.
As new evidence links mobile phones to a greater risk of tumours, could using one cost your child their life?
Mobile phones, just how did we live without them? But since the Nineties, when their use became more widespread, there have been nagging doubts about their safety. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 3 November 2009.
What do you know about towers plan?
A proposal to install a pair of telecommunications towers at two schools in Nashua have raised questions about the health effects of radiation. Nashua Telegraph, New Hampshire. 2 November 2009.
Markets, climate change, and food security in West Africa.
Local, small-scale agriculture projects and appropriate technology that are sustainable without significant outside investments will be critical for the world’s poorest citizens, which is in all of our best interests. Chemical & Engineering News. Opinion, 2 November 2009.
TV price hike in recycling plan.
Aimed at saving large amounts of hazardous material from going to landfill each year, the scheme will be based on existing voluntary programs in which suppliers agree to take back old equipment. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 1 November 2009.
Selling offsets by mobile phone in Ethiopia.
One of the most daunting hurdles for the trade in carbon offsets is the logistical challenge of connecting customers - carbon dioxide emitting companies with offset producers - however an innovative new program is using text messages to simplify this process. New York Times. 29 October 2009.
Powermeter: Google's household energy monitor arrives in UK.
Google may be best known for helping you find things on the web, but the online search company's latest move is a bid to make futuristic low-energy eco-homes a reality. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 29 October 2009.
Awareness regarding e-waste recycling is low in UAE.
A majority of the people in the UAE are unaware that used and thrown electronic gadgets and components can be recycled; more than 75 per cent of them are being dumped in landfills or burnt, creating an environmental hazard. Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates. 29 October 2009.
It may be a 'cold day in hell' when the Yellow river runs clear, but China hopes.
The cradle of Chinese civilisation, the Yellow river, does not so much flow as ooze, making its muddy way across the north of this vast country, regularly flooding to disastrous effect, earning it the blighted monicker, China’s Sorrow. Dublin Irish Times, Ireland. 28 October 2009.
India swamped by 420,000 tonnes of e-waste: lobby group.
India faces a mounting challenge to dispose of an estimated 420,000 tonnes of electronic waste a year that it generates domestically and imports from abroad, a green lobby group said Tuesday. Agence France-Presse. 28 October 2009.
Is it time to remove meat from our diet?
The mathematics is plain. The planet cannot afford to go on feeding the carnivores any more. Yet going low-carbon at the table to save the planet need not be so very painful. London Times, United Kingdom. Opinion, 28 October 2009.
Lights down as heat sensitive lampposts come to the streets of Toulouse.
Installed on a 500-metre section of pavement last weekend, the lampposts double the strength of the light they cast when they detect human body heat. Ten seconds later they revert to normal. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 27 October 2009.
Powering the future.
Only 10 years ago, the lithium ion battery was limited to the lab experiments of pioneering scientists. Today, the innovative cell is fast becoming the driving force to power the next generation of technology. Beijing Review, China. 26 October 2009.
Thousands gather worldwide on day of climate protests.
Kicking off with thousands gathering on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House, global warming protests took place around the world Saturday to mark 50 days before the UN climate summit. Agence France-Presse. 26 October 2009.
Mobile phone cancer study inconclusive.
A leading researcher says a study examining the link between mobile phone use and cancer has not found anything conclusive. ABC News, Australia. 26 October 2009.
Mobile phone users face new cancer alert.
The long-term use of mobile phones may be linked to some forms of cancer, according to a landmark international study. Edinburgh Scotsman, United Kingdom. 25 October 2009.
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