Wednesday, November 23, 2011

November 23, 2011

“Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.” Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986)

Carbon monoxide nearly kills two LV residents found unconscious in their home
Pocono Record By MCT Information Services
A malfunctioning oil burner filled an Allentown row house with carbon monoxide, overcoming two of the residents who were found unconscious by a third resident around 10:40 pm Tuesday, a city fire official said. ...

Close call prompts reminder for CO detectors
Bemidji Pioneer
Five people, including three children, were found to have carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday morning when Bemidji firefighters responded to a call northeast of Bemidji. Five people, including three children, were found to have carbon monoxide poisoning ...

1st Annual Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Awareness Run This Thursday
The Beverly Hills Courier
One Beverly Hills resident and former Courier staff member transformed their tragic experience into a fun, exciting way to educate others about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. University of California, Santa Barbara sophomore Nikki Sedaghat ...

Follow up
Carbon monoxide poisons resident
The Barrie Advance CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP Firefighters, paramedics and police were called to a Clearview Township home on Nov.15 after a person was found unconscious due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The person was subsequently transported to Collingwood General and Marine Hospital. The Clearview Fire Department is reminding people they should have a working carbon monoxide ...

Manila
DENR proposes common areas for fireworks to cut emissions
Sun.Star
These pollutants lead to the formation of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen dioxide. They also get trapped in smog that blankets the air afterwards, aggravated by the cold weather and the above-average rainfall ...