Wednesday, February 22, 2012

February 22, 2012

“It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.”
Thomas Huxley (1825-1895)

Family hospitalized, apartments evacuated after carbon monoxide leak
KENS 5 TV by Marvin Hurst
SAN ANTONIO -- Dangerous levels of carbon monoxide floated through a northeast-side apartment building on Monday night, prompting an evacuation and sending one family to the hospital, San Antonio firefighters said.

Series of mistakes blamed for carbon monoxide death
Daily Mail - Charleston
This photo, provided by the South Charleston Fire Department as part of its report on the deadly carbon monoxide leak at the Holiday Inn Express along Corridor G late last month, shows the disconnected ventilation pipe thought to be the source of the ...

Carbon monoxide detectors just as important as smoke detectors
NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Central Square -- If you don't have a carbon monoxide detector in your home already, you're supposed to. Wednesday marks the second anniversary of Amanda's Law, which mandates that carbon monoxide detectors be inside your house.

Climate Change: Good for Business?
Huffington Post (blog)
It also contains carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, ozone and particulate matter (like soot). Even as some remain skeptical about the impact of these on the environment at a macro-level, we can all agree that these are not healthy things ...