Tuesday, May 31, 2011

May 31, 2011

Here is the rule to remember in the future, when anything tempts you to be bitter: not, "This is a misfortune" but "To bear this worthily is good fortune." Marcus Aurelius (121-180)

Study: Sitting In Traffic Can Be Deadly 
KFOX El Paso
"Carbon monoxide, hydro-carbons and NOx," said Moroni Estueinan, the owner, of Just Fix It in El Paso. Estueinan said those are just some of the emissions that come off vehicles. "They come off in small levels, but if you don't maintain your vehicle, ...

Ottawa Man, Firefighter Treated for Possible Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
580 CFRA Radio
Paramedics were called to a Buckland Road home around noon Monday after the 59-year-old resident and a 48-year-old firefighter reported feeling light-headed. Both had been in the basement of the building prior to onset of their symptoms. ... 

Teenage fire victim died of carbon monoxide 
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
A teenager who died in a fire Sunday morning in North Sewickley was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from smoke inhalation, the Beaver County coroner said. Joseph Valentino, 19, apparently was home alone when the fire broke out at 2:45 am Sunday at ...

Australia Car fumes cause as much pollution as bushfires 
TruthDive
While motorists pumped out 2.0 million tonnes of highly poisonous carbon monoxide into the atmosphere in 2010, it lagged behind – just – by the 2.1 million tonnes of carbon monoxide produced by wildfires and the fuel reduction burns used to minimize ...