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Sunday, November 22, 2009 12:58 AM

Pollution Control

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Name: Pollution Control
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Noise rules as firecrackers are allowed until midnight
Mumbai Anti-noise pollution activists are shocked that a proposed amendment to noise rules by the Ministry of Environment will allow the use of firecrackers up to midnight for 15 days a year.Pamela Raghunath, CorrespondentMumbai residents were quite disturbed ... [Gulf News - 11/20/2009]
Entities: Abdul Ali, Pollution, Mumbai
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
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Fitch Rates Oglethorpe Power's (Georgia) $115MM Pollution Control Revs 'A'; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has assigned an unenhanced 'A' rating to the following Georgia Development Authority pollution control revenue bonds to be issued on behalf of Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC): Development Authority of Heard ... [Street Insider - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Israeli experts to study environmental problem in Punjab
Chandigarh, Nov 18 : Leading players in the fields of cutting edge solar energy technology, agriculture, water management environmental and water pollution are likely to visit Punjab in the coming days as a follow up to the joint developmental thrust ... [NewKerala.com - 15 hours ago]
First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Greed for comforts causing environmental degradation
GULBARGA: Environmentalist and actor Suresh Heblikar on Saturday said that the Copenhagen meet on global warming was unlikely to take a significant decision as developed nations, including the U.S. and the U.K, were unlikely to give in to the demand for ... [The Hindu - 6 hours ago]
First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)
$2 Million Available for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Projects
Kentucky Ag News HeadlinesKentucky Ag Connection - 11/18/2009The Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) is accepting grant proposals for projects that will help improve water quality by reducing or eliminating nonpoint source pollution (NPS). The deadline to ... [USAgNet - 5 hours ago]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 6 Documents (in Environment)
Revised air quality norms notified
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has notified the Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), 2009, which provide a legal framework for control of air pollution and protection of public health. The revised norms have come 15 ... [Business Standard India - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Chemistry)
Food packages release chemicals
Bengaluru, Nov. 18: Many chemical additives that give plastic products their texture and durability enter our food chain, by migrating from the plastic packaging to the food they contain with serious health implications, says Dr Seemanthini Desai.“For ... [Deccan Chronicle - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Craft villages heavily polluted, says report
46 percent of craft villages nationwide are heavily polluted, said a report on the subject by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.The report is based on a survey of the Component of Pollution Control in Poor Densely Populated Areas (PCDA) ... [Individual.com - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
TN chokes with rise in pollution
Tags: environment, pollution levels, WHOChennaiNov.19: Air pollution and Tamil Nadu have become synonymous. The threat of vehicular pollution, one of the major reasons for worsening air quality world over, looms large over this state too.Environmentalists ... [Deccan Chronicle - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Higher Dollar, Economic Woes Ding Stocks
5:15 p.m. Update: A stronger dollar and economic worries beat up stocks Thursday. But the major indexes again closed off session lows.Hurt by a downgrade in chip issues, the Nasdaq dropped 1.7%. But the tech-heavy index was off as much as 2.4%. The Philadelphia ... [Investors Business Daily - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
MSUs Botany dept holds seminar on climate change
The M S Universitys Department of Botany on Saturday organised a national seminar on changing environment and resulting shift in ecological balance.The seminar was attended by the members of Indian Science Congress (Baroda chapter), Vigyan Parishad (Baroda ... [Indian Express - 11/15/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
After DDA rejection, Delhi govt goes to pollution ...
After the DDA rejected the request to set up a brew pub - where freshly brewed beer is served, the Delhi government has now sought permission of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to pave the way for setting up such units in the Capital. Excise ... [Indian Express - 11/16/2009]

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...reflect the lagging effect on both net sales and earnings from the slowdown in global economic activity that began last year," stated De Hont. "Reflecting some improvement in our markets, new orders in the third quarter were $25.5 million, our best quarterly bookings since the third quarter of last year and up 31% sequentially from our second quarter. The recovery in new orders is being led by an improvement in large project bookings within our Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies segment, which totaled $5.5 million in the third quarter, the highest quarterly large project bookings since the quarter ended January 31, 2007. With end markets improving, we believe our wide breadth of high-quality comprehensive solutions that meet the increasing demand for a cleaner, more energy efficient environment will enable us to continue to increase our share of this growing global market."
Met-Pro Corporation Announces Third Quarter Financial Results [Street Insider - 11/20/2009]
"The review of the NAAQS and inclusion of new parameters were carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in collaboration with IIT-Kanpur Ramesh said."
Uniform norms to check air pollution [India Today - 11/19/2009]
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh said the new limits will push air quality standards in India to European levels. "But the big question is enforcement of standards. This is going to be a serious issue" he said. A senior environment ministry official said more cities and areas within cities are likely to find themselves exceeding the new limits...
Overnight, air is more poisonous [Calcutta Telegraph - 11/18/2009]
...Forests (MoEF) Monday have been prepared by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in consultation with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. "The most important part of the revised standards is that distinction between industrial and residential ares have been removed. Now, industries have to conform to the same standards as residential areas and will be compelled to take necessary measures to check air pollution" said Ramesh.(IANS)
India revises air quality standards after 15 years [Topnews.in - 11/18/2009]

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$2 Million Available for Nonpoint Source Pollut... [USAgNet - 5 hours ago]
Greed for comforts causing environmental degrad... [The Hindu - 6 hours ago]
The EPA and Me [American Thinker - 7 hours ago]
Israeli experts to study environmental problem ... [NewKerala.com - 15 hours ago]
SMC to re-develop waste disposal site at Bhatar... [DNA India - 19 hours ago]
Fitch Rates Oglethorpe Power's (Georgia) $115MM... [Street Insider - 11/20/2009]
Landfills lacking in Cordillera [Philippine Daily Inquirer - 11/20/2009]
Marikina City shuts down 25 unsafe junk shops [Philippine Daily Inquirer - 11/20/2009]
Met-Pro Q3 Profit Plunges - Update [RTTNews.com - 11/20/2009]
Funeral parlors pump embalming fluid into Taipe... [MyEGov Taiwan - 11/20/2009]
Met-Pro Corporation Announces Third Quarter Fin... [Street Insider - 11/20/2009]
India’s pollution norms to be on a par with Eur... [InfoChange - 11/20/2009]
Report on the U.S. medical waste management market [News-Medical.Net - 11/20/2009]
Noise rules as firecrackers are allowed until m... [Gulf News - 11/20/2009]
Higher Dollar, Economic Woes Ding Stocks [Investors Business Daily - 11/19/2009]
TN chokes with rise in pollution [Deccan Chronicle - 11/19/2009]
Craft villages heavily polluted, says report [Individual.com - 11/19/2009]
Research and Markets: Medical Waste Management ... [Business Wire - 11/19/2009]
Uniform norms to check air pollution [India Today - 11/19/2009]
ARB reaches agreement with diesel parts manufac... [California Air Resources Board - 11/19/2009]
Food packages release chemicals [Deccan Chronicle - 11/19/2009]
Plastic: It’s all in the bag [Deccan Chronicle - 11/19/2009]
Revised air quality norms notified [Business Standard India - 11/19/2009]
India revises air quality norms; uniform standa... [Hindustan Times - 11/19/2009]
82 pc of lakes in bad shape [Deccan Herald - 11/19/2009]
Govt notifies tighter norms on air pollution fo... [Hindustan Times - 11/18/2009]
Overnight, air is more poisonous [Calcutta Telegraph - 11/18/2009]
Experts suggest ways to save Kopili plant [Calcutta Telegraph - 11/18/2009]
Govt tightens pollution norms for industry [Livemint.com - 11/18/2009]
Govt notifies stricter air quality norms [Times of India - 11/18/2009]
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India Struggling with Nearly Half a Million Ton... [Treehugger - 11/03/2009]
Photo via Nickjohnson India is drowning under 420,000 tons of e-waste a year. And while it isn't clear which percentage is generated within India and which percentage ...
India Struggling with Nearly Half a Million Ton... [Treehugger - 11/03/2009]
Photo via Nickjohnson India is drowning under 420,000 tons of e-waste a year. And while it isn't clear which percentage is generated within India and which ...
Brazil to Increase Mandatory Biodiesel Blend to... [Green Car Congress - 10/28/2009]
Effective January 2010, Brazilian diesel fuel vehicles will be required to run on a 5% biodiesel blend, up from 4% at present. The announcement was made last Friday ...
Henry Henderson: Chicago River: From open sewer... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 07/03/2009]
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham’s iconic Plan of Chicago.  The Plan re-imagined the American industrial city, identifying and ...
July 1 2009: Renewable power? Not in your lifetime [The Automatic Earth - 07/02/2009]
Alfred Palmer American Dream February 1942Firestone Rubber, Akron, Ohio. Conversion of beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. After shatterproof oxygen ...
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