McClatchy Newspapers reports here at Yahoo News: “WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain’s choice of a running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, favors drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, questioned the science behind predictions of sea ice loss linked to global warming and opposed a state initiative that would have banned metal [...]
CNN News reports here: Few states have laws preventing towns from building schools on or near toxic waste. Even in states with laws, many are weak or poorly enforced, group says. Love Canal is a Niagara Falls neighborhood built atop tons of chemical waste.
CNN reports here: London - The head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has described as “tragic” the lack of action on climate change by developed countries.
Spiegel Online reports here: Wind power is great. But what about all that energy you expend on the dance floor on Saturday night? A next-generation nightclub wants to use that energy to keep the strobes lit and the bass bumping.
HealthDay reports here at Yahoo News: Air pollution has short-term and long-term toxic effects on the heart and blood vessels, causing increased hospitalization for cardiac illness, and even cause death, a new report says.
CNN reports here: WASHINGTON - A U.S. Navy submarine leaked trace amounts of radioactive water for two years as it made port calls in Japan and other Asian nations, the Navy said Thursday.
CNN reports here: LONDON, England - Almost 50 percent of the world’s primates are in danger of extinction, according to a report from an international conservation group that cites habitat destruction and hunting as the two greatest threats.
CNN repports here: With just over a week to go until the start of the Beijing Olympic Games, Chinese officials announce emergency measures including factory closures and further limits on car use in a bid to curb the city’s persistent pollution. Doctors warn that athletes’ performances could be affected by poor air quality.
Beijing cuts cars by half as Olympics near, AP reports here at CNN: BEIJING, China - Beijing started its drastic traffic control plan Sunday in a last-minute push to clear the capital’s pollution-choked skies in time for the August Olympics.