Aside from the lungs, a recent study showed that air pollution affects heart health as well. Researchers from the University of Buffalo, University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health found that exposure to ground-level ozone may damage the arteries and increase the risk of atherosclerosis. The research and its findings are published in Environmental Health … Continue reading It’s in the air: Air pollution can increase the risk of atherosclerosis, study says
More green for green power: Investors are migrating from the fossil fuel industry toward alternative energy
Times are truly changing especially for green power. Renewable energy, once limited to off-the-grid energy sources which pale in comparison to traditional energy, is steadily gaining ground. In November last year, Norway, one of Europe’s largest oil producers, had announced that it is looking to divest its funding of international petroleum companies. The country’s own oil giant, Statoil, … Continue reading More green for green power: Investors are migrating from the fossil fuel industry toward alternative energy
China caught committing ’emissions fraud’ by lying about its industrial pollution
If you thought the Volkswagen emissions scandal was bad, wait until you read this. ... China has just disclosed that it burns far more coal each year than it previously reported. China already leads the world in CO2 emissions, but it turns out that they have been burning as much as 17 percent more coal (an … Continue reading China caught committing ’emissions fraud’ by lying about its industrial pollution
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 