http://www.bigpollution.com Help keep our planet clean Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:38:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MONROE — The application for a new gas station and convenience store on the South Brunswick border brought attention to a possible oversight in Monroe’s Master Plan. http://www.bigpollution.com/general/south-brunswick-board-approves-store-gas-station-near-old-landfill-4 The Walter J. Breckenridge Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) is soliciting scholarship applications from high school seniors and current undergraduate college students who have a strong interest in, and commitment to, the environment. http://www.bigpollution.com/general/walter-j-breckenridge-chapter-to-offer-scholarship-12 It's a matter of perspective. From aboard a 12-deck cruise liner, the sight of St. Mark's Square, the Doge's Palace and Bridge of Sighs gliding past from a cabin balcony is a breathtaking thrill. http://www.bigpollution.com/general/venice-rebels-against-cruise-ship-intrusions TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan have agreed to tweak a six-year-old agreement on Marines based on the southern island of Okinawa, allowing Washington to deploy forces to the Pacific island of Guam regardless of the debate over moving a disputed airbase. The Guam deployment had been held ... http://www.bigpollution.com/general/us-japan-agree-to-partial-marine-transfer-from-okinawa-media diane.wetzel@nptelegraph.com http://www.bigpollution.com/general/tobacco-compliance-checks-reduce-underage-use-85 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — The government should disclose details of the temporary operating license (TOL) issued to Lynas Corp to the public, MCA minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said today. http://www.bigpollution.com/general/liow-wants-lynas-tol-details-made-public DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - Dusty roads and makeshift offices are the only hints of the ambitious $50 billion project slated for the thick jungles near Myanmar's southern city of Dawei, billed by its developers as the "new global gateway of Indo-China". Big questions surround the far-reaching plans by Thailand's largest ... http://www.bigpollution.com/general/myanmars-ambitious-dawei-project-faces-uncertainty Exhaust fumes and ground-level ozone increase the risk for premature birth, according to a study by a team of researchers at Umeå University in northern Sweden. http://www.bigpollution.com/general/air-pollution-worse-than-smoking-mother-study A U.S. House committee voted to stop letting gasoline-tax revenue be used for mass-transit projects, over opposition from groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. http://www.bigpollution.com/general/transit-tax-switch-to-roads-passed-by-us-house-panel-2 Atlantic waters off the coast of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia have been cleared for development of wind energy by the federal government, to the delight of environmentalists, as well as Republican and Democrat officials. http://www.bigpollution.com/general/wind-blows-away-best-of-the-rest