Global News April 2009

*Developing countries toxic waste dumping grounds, April 29 Naturegnome, April 29, 2009 topic
*60 percent of Americans live in areas where air is dirty enough to endanger lives, April 29 New American Lung Association, April 29, 2009 
*South Asia: Coping with the heat and the rolling blackouts, April 26 Global Voices online, April 26, 2009 "The Eastern parts of India is choking as mercury rises above 45 degree Celsius."
*Earth Day 2009 celebrated around the globe, April 22 Wikinews, April 22, 2009 
*Albania: Trees in Tirana, I speak for the trees, April 21 A Nevada Yankee in King Zog's Court, April 21, 209 
*Greenhouse gases continue to climb despite economic slump. Carbon dioxide, methane increased in 2008, April 21 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, April 21, 2009 Total global concentrations topped 386 ppm, compared to 280 ppm before the industrial revolution began in the 1800s. topic
*Maria Gunnoe, a tireless voice in the movement against mountaintop-removal coal mining, awarded Goldman Environmental Prize 2009, April 20 Worldwatch Institute, April 20, 2009 place
*USA Environmental Protection Agency finds greenhouse gases pose threat to public health or welfare, April 17 Environmental Protection Agency , April 17, 2009 Additional impacts of climate change include, but are not limited to:
:* increased drought;
:* more heavy downpours and flooding;
:* more frequent and intense heat waves and wildfires;
:* greater sea level rise;
:* more intense storms; and
:* harm to water resources, agriculture, wildlife and ecosystems. / topic
*President Obama sets out a vision for high-speed rail in America, April 16 The White House, April 16, 2009 topic, topic, place
*USA overall emissions during 2007 increased by 1.4 percent from the previous year, April 15 Environmental Protection Agency, April 15, 2009 Overall emissions have grown by 17.2 percent from 1990 to 2007. topic
*Mostafa Ahmed and more than 4,500 enthusiasts kicked off Egypt's first Cleanliness Day on April 10. April 14 Global Voices Online, April 14, 2009 On April 10, the campaign was put to action in El Sharkia, El Mansoura, Agouza & Dokki , Al Arish, Heliopolis & Nasr City, Suez, Al-Haram (Pyramids Area), 6th of October, Al Zawya Al Hamra, Ain Shams University, Maadi, Helwan, New Cairo, Matareya, Shobra El Kheima, Meet Ghamr, Mohandeseen, and many more areas. The campaign was endorsed by the media and the Ministry of Environmental Affairs.
*Rich-Poor divide still stalls climate accord, April 10 NYTimes, April 10, 2009 topic
*What will global warming look like? Scientists point to Australia, April 9 Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2009 topic
*Water cut off in Mexico City, April 10 BBC news, April 10, 2009 topic
*Collapse of ice bridge puts Antarctic ice shelf in peril, April 7 United Nations Environment Programme, April 7, 2009 topic
*World's largest urban farm planned for the city of Detroit, April 2 Hantz Farms, April 2, 2009 topic
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