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BBC World Service Presents - The Noisy Ape!
A look into today's noisy culture and its consequences to human life in the planet.
Air and water quality as well as aesthetic appeal are automatically considered in most urban designs. Why don't we take noise pollution just as seriously?BBC World Service Presents - The Noisy Ape!
A look into today's noisy culture and... more
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BBC World Service Presents - The Noisy Ape!
A look into today's noisy culture and its consequences to human life in the planet.BBC World Service Presents - The Noisy Ape!
A look into today's noisy culture and... more
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BBC World Service Presents - The Noisy Ape!
A look into today's noisy culture and its consequences to human life in the planet.
In the town of Richmond, Virginia, a long-drawn battle is going on. On one side are lovers of boom cars and loud exhausts, on the other people who defend their right to quiet in their own homes.BBC World Service Presents - The Noisy Ape!
A look into today's noisy culture and... more
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The survey showed that hearing loss is a top medical concern among parents, higher than concerns about asthma, food allergies, or exposure to tobacco smoke. More than 90 percent of parents are very concerned about hearing loss in their children.The survey showed that hearing loss is a top medical concern among parents, higher... more
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Target: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor
Sponsored by: Save The Bay
Plastic bags and other marine debris cause serious problems for the health of our coast and bay shorelines. Each year an estimated million plastic bags make their way into San Francisco Bay, where they pollute the water and endanger the 500 species of animals that live in the Bay.
Plastic litter never biodegrades. It is an eyesore for our communities and costs local governments millions to clean up. The Governor's Ocean Protection Council will vote soon on whether or not to support local efforts to reduce plastic bag litter. Please ask Governor Schwarzenegger to be a leader in the effort to eliminate plastic bags in our communities. Hurry! The vote is set for April 23. Choose the Bay over the bag!
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deadline: 4-23-2009
goal: 5,000
Plastic bags and other marine debris cause serious problems for the health of our coast and bay shorelines. Each year an estimated one million plastic bags make their way into San Francisco Bay, where they pollute the water and endanger the 500 species of animals that live in the Bay.
Plastic litter never biodegrades. It is an eyesore for our communities and costs local governments millions to clean up. The Governor's Ocean Protection Council will vote soon on whether or not to support local efforts to reduce plastic bag litter.
Please ask Governor Schwarzenegger to be a leader in the effort to eliminate plastic bags in our communities. Hurry! The vote is set for April 23. Choose the Bay over the bag!
Thank you for making a difference to California's fragile ecosystems and wildlife habitat today.
Robyn E.
Care2 Petition Site TeamTarget: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor
Sponsored by: Save The Bay
Plastic bags and... more
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Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D.
Chair of the New York City Council on the Environment.
Noises impinge on the child’s language, cognitive and learning abilities.
"We can do something about noise and when we do, children profit!"
Great Scientific Article on Noise and Children Development. Why it is so important for children to learn about hearing, acoustic pollution and noise.Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D.
Chair of the New York City Council on the Environment.... more
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A majority of Americans support a cap on carbon pollution -- but you wouldn't know it from what you read in the papers or see on the news.
Across the country, those who want to keep America addicted to fossil fuel are making gross misstatements about clean energy -- and the media has been playing right along.
In one case, opponents of clean energy misquoted an MIT study so badly that the author wrote to them in protest, saying their claims were "just wrong. It's wrong in so many ways it's hard to begin."
Of course, they didn't stop, and their misleading statements were repeated on TV and in newspapers across the country.
You know the truth, and right now your voice is the most powerful tool we have to set the record straight on the carbon pollution loophole.
Will you send a message to your local paper using our simple tool?
Your "Letter to the Editor" will make a powerful impact when it is published: These letters are read by millions of people each day. Your letter will show that Americans across the country support a clean energy future and will help news outlets shape their coverage of this issue.
These letters are also a good way to reach your members of Congress since many read the newspaper opinion pages every day.
Our opponents want to scare Americans out of supporting change. Your letter will show that it won't work. That we're not afraid and that the most costly mistake we can make is doing nothing at all.
By using our simple online tool, you can write and send your letter very easily. And we've provided all the talking points you need to make it effective.
We can't let opportunities for a better future be derailed by fear and misinformation.
Stand up for clean energy in your community. Get started now:
http://www.RepowerAmerica.org/page/speakout/carboncap?js=true&zip=94105
Thanks,
Steve Bouchard
Campaign ManagerA majority of Americans support a cap on carbon pollution -- but you wouldn't know it... more
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A documentary was aired on French television - a documentary that Americans wont ever see. The gigantic bio-tech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for thousands of years.A documentary was aired on French television - a documentary that Americans wont ever... more
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Target: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar
Sponsored by: The Wilderness Society
At the tail end of the Bush administration, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) worked overtime to rush through "midnight" regulations - making huge tracts of public lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming available for commercial oil shale development with sweetheart terms and few environmental protections.
Using current technologies, commercial oil shale development would result in one of the dirtiest fossil fuels the world has ever seen. It would require an extraordinary amount of water and energy in order to turn the waxy kerogen embedded deep within the rock into a synthetic oil substitute. This highly polluting process literally bakes the rock at 500 to 1,000 degrees for more than a year just to liquefy and extract the synthetic crude.
Luckily, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is making efforts to overturn Bush administration policies, but he needs to know that his actions have full public support! Tell Secretary Salazar that you oppose reckless oil shale development.Target: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar
Sponsored by: The Wilderness Society
At the... more
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THE lives of millions of Britons are being blighted by noisy neighbours, a survey has found.
By Laura Clout
Daily Express, UKTHE lives of millions of Britons are being blighted by noisy neighbours, a survey has... more
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Be prepared to pay-up if you turn your volume up on your car stereo
AKRON, Ohio -- When the weather turns warm, drivers start rolling down the windows and turning up the music on the radio. Akron Police are reminding drivers that if their music is too loud they could be fined.
The City of Akron has a noise ordinance that specifically targets the noise from car stereos.
Danielle Frizzi
Fox 8 ReporterBe prepared to pay-up if you turn your volume up on your car stereo
AKRON, Ohio --... more
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Please, do meet one of the the most unfriendly anti-green and anti-social institutions in the US. Harley Davidson and SEMA.
Here it is how acoustic aftermarket crime are politically lobbied by SEMA
This is lobbying against our Constitutional rights and against social peace. I am requesting everyone that has a responsibility to defend our Constitutionals rights, our neighborhoods and communities around the United States to boycott "Specialty Equipment Market Association" Known as (SEMA) that corrupts the Congress and our Civic Laws.
Have any of you herd about these institutions? The name is "SEMA" please do not confuse it with FEMA. The acronym of SEMA means "Specialty Equipment Market Association." These people were suppose to only supply their out laws products to a supposed off road car shows. Instead their tentacles reach far beyond the law and beyond human health and environmental issues. They have corrupted Congress and the law and spoofed law enforcement so badly that will take some serious money to re-train officers to recognize the crime of modifying cars and motorcycle mufflers to sound louder. Next time you wake up in the middle of the night or you get blasted with noise and carbon monoxide by a vehicle without the noise suppressants that we all call "mufflers," you can remember these words, "Harley Davidson" and "SEMA."
The hand and hand partners of health and environmental crime in the US at your service.Please, do meet one of the the most unfriendly anti-green and anti-social institutions... more
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Ah, yes spring is in the air and the birds are chirping. The bees are buzzing, the flies are flying and you hear the BOOM BOOM BOOM of a beat box stereo instead.
I was a young man once myself but, there comes a point when loud music and others deserving more respect collide.
Written by
J Lee Kenser
For more information on the traffic hazards and other human health disturbances from boom stereo vehicles conflicting with respectable social norms.
http://www.noisefree.org/boomcars.phpAh, yes spring is in the air and the birds are chirping. The bees are buzzing, the... more
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Noise. The bump-a-thump from cars with pumped up sound systems rolling down neighborhood streets or even main thoroughfares of Selma have city residents and officials tearing out their hair.
By Leesha Faulkner (Contact) | Selma Times-JournalNoise. The bump-a-thump from cars with pumped up sound systems rolling down... more
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There may be music playing, but not everyone in Brooklyn feels like dancing in the streets.
Only 32% of Brooklynites feel the city is doing a good job of controlling street noise, according to Mayor Bloomberg's Citywide Customer Survey.
Brownsville was the borough's noisiest neighborhood with a mere 18% of residents believing the city does an adequate job of preventing roadside racket.
"Sometimes I don't get enough sleep because of all the noise," said Alba Martinez, 22, a student who lives on Chester St.
BY Jeff Wilkins
DAILY NEWS WRITERThere may be music playing, but not everyone in Brooklyn feels like dancing in the... more
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The U.S. Supreme Court says the Navy can use active sonar in despite evidence that it and other noise pollution can deafen, and even kill denizens of the sea and skies
By Brendan BorrellThe U.S. Supreme Court says the Navy can use active sonar in despite evidence that it... more
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THE council has seized a woman’s TV, stereo and speakers in response to persistent complaints by neighbors of noise nuisance.THE council has seized a woman’s TV, stereo and speakers in response to persistent... more
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Gordon Brown predicted yesterday that two decades of growth would follow the global recession and called on America to lead the world to recovery.Gordon Brown predicted yesterday that two decades of growth would follow the global... more
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It was a beginning of flattered initiatives and applauded by US as England propose its renew of "friendship" towards US. In the end it had its positive message towards abatement of global pollution as he suggested a development of clean and green technology with the words; The World cannot wait, "We need to build tomorrow, Today!"It was a beginning of flattered initiatives and applauded by US as England propose its... more
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Right now, the Environmental Protection Agency is considering reversing a Bush administration decision that has prevented California and other states from taking action to reduce global warming pollution from cars.Right now, the Environmental Protection Agency is considering reversing a Bush... more
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