Friday, July 1, 2011

July 1, 2011

“You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.”
 Ken Kesey (1935-2001)

Making the case for emissions testing
Calgary Herald
I drive a 1998 Chevy pickup that failed the emission test, with high carbon monoxide levels. I've changed some of the ignition components, but there was no change to the carbon monoxide output. Any idea as to what could be wrong? A high carbon monoxide ...

Carbon monoxide blamed for parking lot incident
NBC2 News
Deputies say accidental carbon monoxide poisoning is what caused a woman and two children to lose consciousness in a vehicle in a Charlotte County parking lot Wednesday. Experts we spoke to say it can happen to anyone. "The first thing they teach you ...

Monitoring shows Rockford's air quality has improved
Rockford Register Star
A review of local air quality monitors by the Rockford Metropolitan Agency for Planning show a decline in the levels of carbon monoxide and particulate matter, such as dust, dirt, soot and smoke. The planning agency's report released in May concludes ...

On Friday, several changes in state law
Martinez News-Gazette
One of the new laws is supported by state fire officials as a way to save lives and protect residents from succumbing to carbon monoxide. Acting State Fire Marshal Tonya Hoover and other CALFIRE officials praised the multi-phase program that will ...

Gentoo Group fined over carbon monoxide death
BBC News
A housing association has been fined over the death from carbon monoxide poisoning of an 80-year-old man at his Wearside home. Gentoo Group Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after George Rutherford was found dead at a house in ...