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Pollution more deadly than malaria or ebola


February 26, 2015
 
Say the word “ebola” and people freak out, even though more people have been married to TV talk show host Larry King than have died of ebola in the US. But what most of us don’t realize is that pollution around the world kills almost 9 million people every year and has significant impact on the health of 200 million more, including brain damage from exposure to lead, mercury, and pesticides.
 
According to a new report, most of the burden of pollution falls on people living in poor countries. The report is a collaboration between the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution. the Blacksmith Institute for a Pure Earth and the Green Cross of Switzerland.
 
“Most of the countries that are struggling with this have very limited resources to ta
 

Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill

February 24, 2015
By Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday swiftly delivered on his vow to veto a Republican bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, leaving the long-debated project in limbo for another indefinite period.

The Senate received Obama's veto message and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell immediately countered by announcing the Republican-led chamber would attempt to overturn the veto by March 3.
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CSX train hauling North Dakota oil derails, cars ablaze in West Virginia


February 17, 2015

(Reuters) - A CSX Corp train hauling North Dakota crude derailed in West Virginia on Monday, setting a number of cars ablaze, destroying a house and forcing the evacuation of two towns in the second significant oil-train incident in three days.
 
One or two of the cars plunged into the Kanawha River, and “a couple are burning," said Robert Jelacic, night shift manager of the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. There were no injuries or deaths, he said.
 
CSX said the train was hauling 109 cars from North Dakota to the coastal town of Yorktown, Virginia, where midstream firm Plains All American Pipelines runs an oil depot. It said one person was being treated for potential fume inhalation.
 

Train derails, explodes in West Virginia; crude oil spills into river

February 17, 2015

(CNN) A train hauling crude oil derailed and exploded in West Virginia, displacing up to 1,000 residents and contaminating the local water supply.
 
At least 27 of the train's more than 100 cars veered off the tracks, the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety said. And at least 15 of the derailed cars caught fire.
 
One home was destroyed, and one person was injured, agency spokesman Lawrence Messina said.
 
Complicating matters: Oil from the train spilled into the Kanawha River -- a source of drinking water in Kanawha and Fayette counties. Even parts of the river caught fire amid the explosions, Messina said.

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Plastic Ocean: Study Names Worst Polluters

Friday, 13 February 2015
Anna Salleh

While China is listed as the top polluter, Australian litterbugs are responsible for 13,888 tonnes of plastic getting into the ocean a year. (Reuters: China Daily China Daily Information Corp)

A new study has ranked the top 20 plastic polluters and found that most of the plastic entering into the ocean comes from China.

Up to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic waste is washed into the ocean each year, according to the research published today in the journal Science.

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