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Our children's burden
2013-03-09 14:36:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
San Francisco Chronicle: On a personal level, most of us would go to extraordinary lengths to steer our children and grandchildren away from physical or economic peril. Yet look at the mess we're leaving them with public policies that can only be described as selfish and shortsighted: Global warming will accelerate to a catastrophic degree, scientists agree, unless we break our reliance on fossil fuels. The national deficit now exceeds $15 trillion, or more than $50,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States....
Environmental Burden of Disease Assessment(MacDonald Gibson et al.)
2013-02-19 07:24:31| Springer Environmental Sciences titles
series:Environmental Science and Technology LibraryThis publication characterizes the environmental burden of disease in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), measured by the excess number of deaths and illnesses in the population due to exposure to environmental hazards. The robust methods used in this risk analysis can be applied to any country or region. This publication documents the systematic, multi-step process used to identify environmental ...
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UK: Cidermakers eye growing exports but warn over tax burden
2013-01-29 16:22:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
UK cidermakers have called for government "restraint" on regulation and tax to help boost the industry's burgeoning exports.