Tuesday, June 28, 2011

June 28, 2011

“Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old.” Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)

UC Merced: Urban rail reduces carbon monoxide pollution
Central Valley Business Times
It's possible for large-scale urban rail systems to have a positive impact on at least one part of air pollution – carbon monoxide, says a new study by two University of California, Merced, scientists. Researchers have disagreed about whether ...

Catching a Silent Killer
NBC San Diego
Carbon monoxide. In order to prevent the odorless, colorless gas from poisoning people, a law passed in California last year mandated that homes have a carbon monoxide detector installed by July 1. The law requires owners of all existing single-family ...