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2012 Feb. 9: Valentine’s Day Celebration with American Lung Association

2012 Feb. 9: Valentine’s Day Celebration with American Lung Association American Lung Association 2012 Feb. 9: Valentine’s Day Celebration with American Lung Association » View in a web browser» OUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS CHANGED, BE SURE TO UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS … Continue reading

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2011: The Year We Fought Back

2011: The Year We Fought Back 2011: The Year We Fought Back – YouTube ► 2:04► 2:04 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiNE1orRCO4 You +1’d this publicly. Undo New3 days ago – 2 min – Uploaded by energyaction http://energyactioncoalition.org/2011 2011 is the Year We Fought … Continue reading

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2011 Dec. 3: American Lung Assoc.: A Gift for You, A Gift for Them

2011 Dec. 3: American Lung Assoc.: A Gift for You, A Gift for Them American Lung Association

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2011 Nov. 28: American Lung Association Calls for Tougher Soot Limits

2011 Nov. 28: American Lung Association Calls for Tougher Soot Limits Occupational Health and Safety … agricultural burning, wood stoves, and industrial combustion. … standards for fine particulate matter—also known as soot—according to a new report, … American Lung Association … Continue reading

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2011 Nov. 11: USA Today: More homes heat with wood, raising pollution risks

2011 Nov. 11: USA Today: More homes heat with wood, raising pollution risks USA Today But if they want to burn wood, Davis urges them to buy an EPA-certified stove and operate it properly so no smoke gets inside the … Continue reading

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2011 Oct. 13: A HIPPO Takes to the Skies to Taste Earth’s Atmosphere (Black Carbon)

2011 Oct. 13: A HIPPO Takes to the Skies to Taste Earth’s Atmosphere (Black Carbon) LiveScience.com Researchers know that concentrations of aerosols like black carbon and gases like carbon dioxide, water vapor, ozone, and nitrous oxide vary across the globe … Continue reading

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2011 Oct. 3: OH Cleveland: Midwest Power Shift: it’s going to be EPIC. Early registration deadline TONIGHT!

2011 Oct. 3: OH Cleveland: Midwest Power Shift: it’s going to be EPIC. Early registration deadline TONIGHT! In less than three weeks, hundreds of young people are converging in Cleveland for Midwest Power Shift. Early registration for Midwest Power Shifts … Continue reading

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2011 Sept. 24: Toxic Exposures from Wood Smoke | Green Living Q&A Blog

2011 Sept. 24: Toxic Exposures from Wood Smoke | Green Living Q&A Blog Last week a concerned reader sent some information to me about particulate toxicity from wood smoke, asking me to publish it. Below are her words unedited. … … Continue reading

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2011 Sept. 7: CA San Francisco: (Particulates & wood-burning stoves mentioned) 5 Air Pollution Facts and Myths

2011 Sept. 7: CA San Francisco: (Particulates & wood-burning stoves mentioned) 5 Air Pollution Facts and Myths San Francisco Chronicle Particulates can cause air pollution problems year round, especially since furnaces and wood-burning stoves can produce unhealthy levels in the … Continue reading

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2011 Sept. 3: (Ozone about-face) Environmentalists feeling stung by Obama policies

Environmentalists feeling stung by Obama policies NYT: The ozone about-face was the final slap that brought a troubled relationship to the brink for some. Full story Excerpt: John D. Walke, clean air director of the Natural Resources Defense Council, an … Continue reading

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