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Talcum Powder Can Provoke Deadly Ovarian Cancer |
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 15, 2008 (ENS)What could be more benign than body powder, right? Some of Chicago's most highly placed doctors would say, wrong. They are part of a coaltion of public health experts, medical doctors and consumers organizations that is petitioning the federal goverment for warning labels on cosmetic talcum powder products used by many women as part of their personal care regime - a warning that frequent use is linked to ovarian cancer. >>more
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Brazil's Activist Environment Secretary Resigns |
BRASILIA, Brazil, May 15, 2008 (ENS)She rose from a rubber tapper's family to become Brazil's Secretary of the Environment for the past five years, but Amazon rainforest defender Marina Silva resigned on Tuesday, citing "the difficulties I have been facing to pursue the federal environmental agenda." Silva said she would go back to her seat in the Brazilian Senate to strengthen political support for environmental causes. >>more
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U.S. Lists Polar Bear as Threatened But Balks at New Protection |
By J.R. Pegg
WASHINGTON, DC, May 14, 2008 (ENS)The Bush administration reluctantly declared the polar bear a threatened species today, concluding that the loss of Arctic sea ice has put the future of the iconic species in peril. But the administration also took steps to ensure the decision will not require new efforts to tackle global warming or put new restrictions on oil and gas development in polar bear habitat. >>more
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30 Years of Global Warming Has Altered the Planet |
NEW YORK, New York, May 14, 2008 (ENS)It may have been cold and wet where you lived this winter, but on a global scale, the warming climate is changing life on Earth, finds a new analysis of decades of scientific information not previously assembled. The data show that physical and biological systems across the Earth are being affected by higher temperatures resulting from human activities. >>more
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