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Climate, Air Quality, and Weather Stories June 11, 2001 Panel Tells Bush Global Warming Is Getting Worse The New York Times reports that a panel of top American scientists declared today that global warming was a real problem and was getting worse, a conclusion that may lead President Bush to change his stand on the issue as he heads next week to Europe, where the United States is seen as a major source of the air pollution held responsible for climate change. Study: Heart attack risk rises with air pollution A new study published by the American Heart Association, reports that heart attack risk rises on days of increased pollution from motor vehicles, power plants, and other sources of fine airborne particles. The Boston Globe reports that researchers established this after studying hundreds of heart attack patients in the greater Boston area. The article appears in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association. Report shows progress at local level on climate change A New Hampshire-based nonprofit group concerned with climate change has released a study that finds a number of New England businesses, municipalities and universities have developed successful strategies to combat global warming. The study, commissioned by Clean Air-Cool Planet, is a state-by-state look at efforts in the Northeast to conserve energy and cut back on greenhouse gas emissions. You can view a news release describing the study or download the entire 76-page report "Cool Solutions to Global Warming." The dark side of catalytic converters? A recent study has found that catalytic converters - pollution-controlling devices installed on cars since the 1960s - may be contributing to heavy metal pollution in remote regions of Greenland as well as the rest of the Northern Hemisphere. The Earth Times has a summary of the report, which was published in a recent issue of Environmental Science and Technology, published by the American Chemical Society. The online magazine includes a useful archive of scientific studies on which its stories are based. Bush Seeks Middle Ground on Global Warming Before heading to Europe this week, President Bush sought to further define his position on global warming. He called for more research on greenhouse gas emissions but stood by the United States' rejection of the Kyoto Protocol, an international climate treaty. A New York Times article quotes the president: "We will act, learn and act again, adjusting our approach as the science advances." The Times Web site is free, but requires registration. |
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