February 1, 2011

“Think simple as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.”
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)

A simple measure can avert a tragedy
Regina Leader-Post By John Gignac,
The Leader-Post February 1, 2011 3:02 AM
What more evidence do we need to sound the alarm on carbon monoxide -the silent killer? ...

Detector alerts residents to dangerous carbon monoxide levels
Calgary Herald
Evacuation - A carbon monoxide detector alerted residents to dangerous levels of the potentially deadly gas inside a northwest duplex Monday morning. ...

Carbon monoxide incidents increase
Yale Daily News By Preetam Dutta
Known as the silent killer, carbon monoxide has made its mark on the winter season in New Haven. Fire Marshal Joseph Cappucci said that New ...

Fire chiefs preach winter weather safety
Alton Telegraph
"Carbon monoxide in the body will slowly prevent oxygen from binding to the blood cells, causing headaches, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision and other ...

Winter power outages can lead to generator concerns
Bolivar Herald Free Press
Carbon monoxide (CO) can kill people in minutes. Don't use portable generators in the garage or in areas that are partially enclosed, even if the doors and ...

Builders donate carbon-monoxide detectors for Three Rivers-area families
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com By Mickey Ciokajlo
THREE RIVERS — One hundred carbon monoxide detectors donated by local contractors will be distributed to families in ...

EPA Proposes Closer Monitoring of Carbon Monoxide Emissions
Solar Home & Business Journal
One is carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas that in high concentrations can kill. The effects of reduced concentrations on human health are still…

January 31, 2011

“Death is one moment, and life is so many of them.”
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983)

Café worker killed by carbon monoxide
Towerlight
Mikeia Lucas, 30, who worked in the Arts Café at the Center for the Arts, was found dead at her apartment in late December due to carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Man dead in faulty furnace incident
Toronto Star
A faulty furnace spewing carbon monoxide has killed a 40-year-old man and sent two police officers and a paramedic to hospital. Police responded to a call ...

Woman, baby, 3 others sickened by fumes in NYC
Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK — A woman, her 1-year-old niece and three other people had to be rushed to the hospital after they were sickened by carbon monoxide fumes at a ...

Father pays tribute to daughter 'killed from carbon monoxide poisoning'
Metro
A multi-millionaire magazine tycoon has paid tribute to his 'dazzling' daughter who died aged 24 from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Carbon monoxide alarm credited for saving Calgary families
Calgary Herald
CALGARY - The Calgary Fire Department credits a carbon monoxide detector for saving the lives of two Calgary families Monday morning. Shortly before 9 am, ...

Possible carbon monoxide death in Vestaburg
Big Rapids Pioneer
Deputies believe the man succumbed to carbon monoxide fumes emitted from a running generator next to the motor home. His body was transported to Sparrow ...

Carbon monoxide closes The Rinks at Exeter
Seacoastonline.com By Casey Sullivan
EXETER — Three people were treated for exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide after attending a Winnacunnet versus Merrimack High ...

Is it carbon monoxide again? Maybe, maybe not
The Durango Herald
It is the old tip-of-the-iceberg thing: For the 1000 or more annual deaths in the US from carbon monoxide poisoning, it is estimated that there are 40000 ...

Howard Couple Supports New Carbon Monoxide Law
WBAY by Molly Hendrickson
It requires all single and two-family homes in the state to have carbon monoxide detectors on every level of the home except attics or ...

January 30, 2011

“Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.”
Confucius (551 BC-479 BC)

Students Create 'Warning Signs' Clothing That Detects Pollution
MyFox Philadelphia Follow up story
If a sensor on the fabric detects high levels of carbon monoxide in the air, blue veins appear in the organs. "Air pollution is kind of those things that's ...

Flagstaff lodge carbon monoxide sends 28 to hospital
AZ Central.com Jan. 29, 2011 11:52 AM
Carbon monoxide poisoning at a Flagstaff lodge caused 28 people to go to the hospital Saturday morning, officials said. ...

Hunter Business School Evacuated for High Levels of Carbon Monoxide
Patch
The building was evacuated as fire fighters found extremely high levels of carbon monoxide inside. All adjoining stores were also checked for carbon ...

PG&E urges customers to protect themselves from dangerous carbon monoxide
Lake County News
(PG&E) urges customers to be mindful of the dangers associated with carbon monoxide. Several tragic cases of carbon monoxide poisoning take place each year ...

NH group warns of carbon monoxide poisoning
Boston Globe
CONCORD, NH—New Hampshire officials are warning residents to be aware of carbon monoxide levels in their homes this winter. The New Hampshire Carbon ...

January 29, 2011

“A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.” 
Tecumseh (1768-1813)

Thanks for the life saving efforts, everyday!
EMTs say little girls rescued from carbon monoxide-filled car were not breathing
New York Daily News BY Michael Daly and Rich Schapiro
Two Bronx sisters poisoned by carbon monoxide after snow clogged a car tailpipe stopped breathing after inhaling the..

Family Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Running Car
WLKY Louisville
A Shelby County woman is fighting for her life after she and her entire family suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at their home. Jennifer Lewis, her live-in ...

Deputies believe man died from carbon monoxide fumes
WWMT MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) –
Sheriff's Deputies in Montcalm County are investigating the death of a man found in a motor home in Vestaburg. ...

High levels of carbon monoxide close River Street, Broadway in downtown Troy
Troy Record By Staff TROY –
Sections of River Street and Broadway have been closed due to a carbon monoxide leak in downtown Troy. City fire officials indicated that ...

New Statewide Law Aims To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisonings
WISC Madison
Carbon monoxide can't be seen or smelled, but the gas can kill in minutes. Carbon monoxide poisoning claims an average of 170 lives each year in the United ...

January 28, 2011

“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.”
Will Rogers (1879-1935)

Activity in Aspen, Colorado
AVFD on Call: Car accidents and carbon monoxide alarms keep AVFD busy
Aspen Daily News
At 1:35 pm, AVFD responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at a residence. Alarm was chirping because of a dead battery. • Jan. 14 — At 11:51 am, ...

Continuing stories from Saskatchewan
Third death investigated after carbon monoxide leak at Saskatchewan seniors home
Winnipeg Free Press
SASKATOON - A third person who was exposed to carbon monoxide at a Saskatchewan seniors home has died. The Saskatoon Health Region says a 98-year-old woman ...

Coroner probes CO link
StarPhoenix
The carbon monoxide may have been a contributing factor in the declining health of the 98-year-old woman, said Shan Landry, vice-president of community ...

Norwich MP Chloe Smith's Carbon Monoxide warning
Norwich Evening News
Norwich North MP Chloe Smith is urging homeowners to protect themselves against the threat of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. To send a link to this page to a ...

Five taken to hospital after CO alarm goes off in house
My Fox Boston ROSLINDALE (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) –
Five people, including three children, were taken to the hospital Wednesday night to be treated for carbon monoxide ...

2 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning after mother blocks car's exhaust with snow
New York Post
The victims, ages 4 and 7, suffered carbon monoxide poisoning during the 3:47 pm mishap near the corner of West Tremont Avenue and Kingsland Plaza in Morris ...

Elderly couple survives carbon monoxide poisoning
KLTV By Jena Johnson - TYLER, TX (KLTV) –
An East Texas woman is credited with saving her parent's lives after carbon monoxide seeped into their home ...

Fire prompts landfill monitoring
Bizjournals.com
4 included high levels of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and low levels of methane and oxygen. The fire is believed to be located deep within the south ...

Fairmount Heights couple sickened by CO
Washington Post (blog) By Matt Zapotosky
Two Fairmount Heights residents had to be hospitalized Thursday after they were poisoned by carbon monoxide produced by a generator they ...

FD Sees Rise In Carbon Monoxide Issues
WFSB Hartford
The Branford Fire Department said it has seen a high number of carbon monoxide emergencies as a result of the snow. Officials said snow is blocking furnace ...

Norwich MP Chloe Smith's Carbon Monoxide warning
Norwich Evening News
Norwich North MP Chloe Smith is urging homeowners to protect themselves against the threat of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. To send a link to this page to a ...

January 27, 2011

“A friend who dies, it's something of you who dies.”
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)

Couple hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Palestine Herald Press
Carbon monoxide seeped into the house overnight, leaving Mrs. Fritz unconscious and Mr. Fritz semi-conscious and weak. Fortunately, the car ran out of gas ...

Man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
Fond du Lac Reporter
The death comes about one week before Wisconsin residents who live in one- or two-family homes will be required to have carbon monoxide detectors. ...

Roslindale occupants taken to hospital after high carbon monoxide readings
Boston Globe
... and two children were taken to a Boston hospital tonight after a two-family home in Roslindale showed high carbon monoxide readings, authorities said. ...

Fire department reports increase in carbon monoxide calls
Airdrie City View
“We were recently called to a condo for a carbon monoxide problem and almost all of the exhaust vents on the outside were covered with snow drifts. ...

High carbon monoxide levels poison two Ottawa men
CTV.ca
Two men suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at this home on Bell Street in Centretown, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Fire officials are warning homeowners to make ...

Inmates, guard suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at jail
Eastern Arizona Courier By Jon Johnson
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that, in high quantities, is toxic to humans and animals and can be lethal. ...

Alliant Energy: Reminds customers about threat from carbon monoxide
Wisbusiness.com MADISON, WI – January 26, 2011 –
The threat of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is typically highest in the winter. Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), ...

Editorial: Law not only reason to install carbon monoxide detector
Green Bay Press Gazette
Carbon monoxide detectors will be mandated in Wisconsin homes as of Tuesday, but that's not why we're encouraging readers to ensure they have the devices. ...

President Obama Highlights Caltech Energy Research
socalTech.com
... which uses the metal cerium oxide to convert carbon dioxide and water into hydrogen and carbon monoxide -- both of which can be used as fuel. ...

Researchers observe carbon monoxide binding for first time
Cordis News
EU-funded researchers have for the first time succeeded in directly observing carbon monoxide binding to metal-porphyrines, a process that the research team ...

January 26, 2011

“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” James A. Baldwin (1924-1987)

Carbon monoxide sends Rochester mom, boy to hospital
RocNow
A Rochester woman and her young son were taken to a hospital today after firefighters found a small amount of carbon monoxide in their residence. ...

Two men sent to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning
Ottawa Citizen By Claire Brownell, Ottawa Citizen
Two men were taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after a furnace at their Bell ...

WisconsinI law getting tougher on carbon monoxide detectors
Fox11online.com
Starting next month, carbon monoxide detectors will be required in every home that has a fuel burning appliance. "It's the lethality of it, ...

Carbon Monoxide Detectors Donated
WLKM Radio
Local builder Bruce Muehlberger (MUUL-burger) and nine of his professional counterparts made a donation of 100 carbon monoxide detectors Tuesday to the ...

Carbon Monoxide Kills Man In Litchfield Garage
thejournal-news.net
"Once warm, Gauch may have unintentionally fallen asleep with the car still running, and carbon monoxide quickly overtook him," Litchfield Police Chief BJ ...

Exploding Comet Could Have Blown Up With Carbon Monoxide
Wired News (blog) By Lisa Grossman
The mysterious, spectacular flare of Comet 17P/Holmes may be warning of an imminent explosion fueled by carbon monoxide gas, ...