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Jill U. Adams, Special to LA Times: Posted on Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:11 PM
The Obama administration recently pulled the plug on lowering EPA limits. Itseems clear, though, that the lower the level, the fewer effects on health.
To understand the latest brouhaha about safe levels of ozone, it helps to understand the difference between science and policy.
First the back story. In 2008, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stephen Johnson, reduced the allowable level of ozone in the air from 84 parts per billion to 75 ppb. Johnson said the change would lead to cleaner air and improve public health. |
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Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:50 PM
For many people, ignorance is bliss when it comes to vexing issues like climate change, according to a new study.
Published last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the report shows that people who know very little about an issue -- say the economic downturn, changes in the climate or dwindling fossil fuel reserves -- tend to avoid learning more about it. This insulates them in their ignorance -- a pattern described by researchers as "motivated avoidance."
Faced with complicated or troubling situations, these people often defer to |
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Posted on Friday, December 16, 2011 11:51 AM
Interactive Online Map Shows Potential Long-Term Climate Impact in Every State; Prompts Calls for Action
In 2011, there were at least 2,941 monthly
weather records broken in communities throughout the US., as detailed in
a new interactive extreme weather mapping tool and year-end review
released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The powerful
web-based tool allows Americans to draw the connections between climate
change ( http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/climatebasics.asp) and extreme weather in the cities and towns in which they live. |
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Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 9:24 PM
Greater
reproductive choice and measures to reduce resource consumption and
waste are critical to reducing humanity's environmental impactAs
the global population surpasses 7 billion people sometime around the
end of October, addressing the challenges associated with a
still-growing world population will require a two-pronged response,
according to experts with the Worldwatch Institute. The combined
measures of empowering women to make their own decisions about
childbearing and significantly reducing global consumption of energy and
natural resources would move humanity toward rather than further away
from environmentally sustainable societies that meet human needs. |
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Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 1:56 PM
World
AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1 each year around the world. It has
become one of the most recognized international health days and is a
key opportunity to raise awareness, to commemorate those who have passed
on, and to celebrate victories such as increased access to treatment
and prevention services.
This
year the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) will commemorate World AIDS
Day by staying open for 24 hours (from 12:00am to 11:59pm on December
1).
During that time period, visitors to the museum will have the opportunity to take in two AIDS-related exhibitions, |
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Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 12:22 PM
Inaugurated on October 26, 2011 with a reception bringing together 450 people,
in the presence of the Ambassador of France to the United States, the Mayor of
Atlanta, the President of Georgia Tech, several elected officials of the Paris
region and numerous local figures, the series of events, « France-Atlanta:
Together Towards Innovation » animated the Georgia capital for more than two
weeks.
In
total, the Consulate General of France in Atlanta and Georgia Tech presented 15
French-American scientific, business, cultural, and humanitarian events, |
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Marc Gunther: Posted on Monday, October 31, 2011 1:26 PM
One of the cool things about being Bill Gates is that if you are curious about something, you can find smart people who will teach you whatever it is that you want to know. About five years ago Gates decided that he wanted to learn about climate change, so he arranged for two of the world's leading climate scientists, David Keith of the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, and Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution, to organize a series of seminars. Since then, Keith and Caldeira have recruited |
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Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:44 AM
In
recent years, humanitarian emergencies, particularly those following natural
disasters, have raised a major issue:During this roundtable discussion, representatives from French and American NGOs
and government agencies such as,,will reflect on the tools that could be developed in order to improve management
of humanitarian crises. The e Various
proposals have already been advanced in order to improve humanitarian response,
notably the idea of a
certification system for NGOs |
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Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 9:57 PM
On Oct. 19 Atlanta Mayor
Kasim Reed hosted a press conference to launch “France-Atlanta
2011.”
Joining him were French Consul General Pascal Le Deunff, and Dr. Peterson.
The following are Pascal
Le Deunff’s comments at the press conference: Thank you
very much Mayor Reed for your ongoing support regarding
« France-Atlanta ». From day 1 you were supportive and enthusiastic
about this initiative and we are very grateful of it. We are also very grateful
for the support of the many departments and offices at City Hall. |
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Posted on Sunday, October 23, 2011 5:54 PM
During this holy season, when commercialism sometimes can obscure the
true meaning of Christmas, consider giving a gift from the heart that
friends and loved ones will cherish.  The creative gift ideas in Food For The Poor’s Gift Catalog will
continue to change lives long after Christmas has passed. Delight your
loved ones with a thoughtful gift given in his or her honor to the poor.
For $36, you can give the gift of life by feeding a malnourished child
for a year. Or you can choose to give farm animals such as chickens,
pigs, goats, donkeys and cows to provide an income and source of
nutrition for destitute families. |
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