asthma

A study of nearly 6,000 children in Munich has found that children are much more likely to develop asthma, allergies and skin rashes if they live near major roads.

Mow Down Pollution is the Clean Air Foundation's annual campaign that encourages Canadians to turn in their old and busted lawn mowers. Over the past seven years, they've retired 18,000 gas lawnmowers and trimmers, resulting in the reduction of 406 tonnes of greenhouse gas and smog-forming emissions.

A video showing that SDG&E's true purpose in proposing the Sunrise Powerlink, a 150-mile transmission line through Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and San Diego's rural communities, is to bring fossil-fuel power north from Mexico. Rather than bringing renewable power from Imperial Valley, the line will mainly be used as a link to get the fossil-fuel power to Los Angeles.

Despite all the talk about solar energy, it only generates a measly .1% of electricity i n the US. Meanwhile, national demand for electricity is growing by 2% annually. Considering that solar technology has been in use for decades, why is it not more w idespread?

The committee hears about the serious health threats to children and families from air pollution that pours into port communities from large ships. Thisis a legislative hearing to review a bill that would substantially cut air pollution from these ships. Large ocean going vessels - container ships, tankers, and cruise ships - are among the largest contributors to deadly diesel air pollution in our port communities. And with international trade projected togrow significantly, the problem will only get worse.

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Time is not on the side of activists, however. There is much work to be done over the next few months if they are going to bring about change.

The first step is getting word out that the issue is on the table"

Please make this known!!!

Discover how coffee consumption can make your asthma worse

The first "real-life" study showed lung function was worse in patients who spent two hours on London's Oxford Street compared with nearby Hyde Park.

The results are published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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A computer-controlled system of multicolored lights shines down on a satellite photo of the L.A. basin; each color represents a different airborne pollutant. If regional air pollution levels are low, the lights get brighter; if levels increase, they grow dim. Every 15 minutes, the computer receives data from a website that records local air quality and the structure fills with fog, diffusing the lights in a cloud of haze

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"Breast-feeding does not protect children against developing asthma or allergies, a study suggests. A large trial involving more than 13,000 women and children found no evidence of a protective effect." That's contrary to the previous reseach...