Posts Tagged ‘asthma’

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VIDEO: New EPA Mercury Rules And Air Toxics Standards Are A Big Deal

by Madam Toussaint on December 23rd, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN

This is a major victory for the Environmental Protection Agency, environmentalists, President Obama, and all people who enjoy breathing clean air. According to grist.org, “Finally controlling mercury and toxics will be an advance on par with getting lead out of gasoline.” Considering this political climate and the amount of heavy opposition the EPA has been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Obama Oks Smog And Thousands Of Asthma And Heart Attacks Per Year

by Madam Toussaint on September 7th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, POLITRICKS

Photo Credit: Smog over Skyline from São Paulo city in Brazil by Gaf.arq Ever so quietly this Labor Day Weekend President Obama announced he is directing the EPA to withdraw smog standards that would have cut smog pollution from power plants, refineries and even cars. The smog limits would have prevented 2,200 heart attacks and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Pharoahe Monch On How Asthma Affected His Rap Delivery And Asthma Facts

by Madam Toussaint on June 27th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, HEALTH

“The asthma forced me to really go against the issue and push the envelope in terms of breath control and doing runs that I wouldn’t probably try if I didn’t have asthma. If I didn’t have asthma, I’d probably rhyme like the Hip Hop rock-the-spot [style]. But the fact that that shit is an element […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Ground Zero Workers Reach A Settlement

by Madam Toussaint on March 11th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Posted In: GREEN, HEALTH

Photo Credit: AP Photo A settlement of up to $657.5 million has been reached for the workers who helped in the rescue and cleanup after September 11th. That’s a lot of cheddar but you can’t buy good health. The workers eventually sued the city over the numerous health problems, “most commonly asthma and other respiratory […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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BHM QUOTE: Lisa Jackson, Head Of The EPA, On Black People Going Green

by Madam Toussaint on February 10th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Posted In: QUOTES

EPA Administrator Lisa P.Jackson addresses the Brownfields2009 Conference in New Orleans, LA. USEPA Photo Eric Vance Below are the words of New Orleans native Lisa Jackson, the first African-American Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Sometimes I think we spend a lot of time being concerned with what President Obama does, but he has […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SWINE FLU

by Madam Toussaint on October 26th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Posted In: GREEN, HEALTH

Why is it called “the swine flu”? “Novel H1N1 (referred to as “swine flu” ) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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