China serious about renewable energy
| Conference speakers address climate, renewable energy. The Pacific Northwest is not yet suffering greatly from climate change, and it’s a leader in producing renewable energy; speakers reached those conclusions Monday at the 10th Annual Northwest Harvesting Clean Energy Conference. |
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| Ocean Acidification: A Hidden Risk of Global Warming I love swimming in the ocean, but I also know plenty of people who wouldnt dream of it. There are too many unseen perils: the ominous tug of a current, razor-sharp oyster shells, sting rays buried in the sand and shadowy, slimy things brushing past. Even my fishermen friends, who depend on the ocean for [.] |
| U.N. treaty key tool in conserving ecosystems. In a bid to pressure policymakers to take urgent action to implement a major United Nations treaty on the preservation of plant and animal species, the world body has launched a global campaign to raise awareness about the importance of biodiversity. |
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| China serious about renewable energy China plans to build a national renewable energy center to enhance the country’s clean energy development, the China Daily reported, citing a government official. The center, still at a preliminary planning stage, would be responsible for policymaking, key projects, program management, market operations and international coordination, said Han Wenke, director general of the Energy Research Institute under the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top economic planning agency, the newspaper reported on Wednesday. |
| Environmental Consequences: Asbestos and Human Health When microscopic asbestos fibers are inhaled, they lodge themselves in the lining of lungs. This lays the groundwork for the deadly asbestos cancer, mesothelioma. Perhaps it should come as no coincidence then that rates of pleural cancer (mesothelioma) in oil refinery workers are among the highest of any occupation.  |