In recent years the beaches of Florida haven’t been as they once were. Increasingly the beaches have been forced to close periodically as a result of unsafe levels of bacteria in the water. Red tides, huge patches of potentially toxic algae, have appeared threatening both swimmers and marine life.
The main culprit for the deterioration of [...]

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In the waning months of his term in office President George W. Bush attempted to make a mark on Global environmental politics this week.
In the Rose Garden facing the White House south lawn President Bush announced last Wednesday that the United States should stop the growth of greenhouse gases by 2025. He also challenged other [...]

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A plastic used in baby bottles, water bottles and as a liner in tin cans could be leaching cancer causing agents into the food supply, the United States government has announced.
The chemical known as BPA (Bisphenol A) has caused concern for neural and behavioural effects in fetuses, infants and children at certain levels of exposures.

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Doctors in both Canada and the United States have both, coincidently, issued warnings that Global climate change could have serious health effects.
“When we think about climate change, we typically think about how it will affect our environment, but we need to start thinking about how it affects our health too,” Ontario College of Family Physicians [...]

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The price of some basic foods has doubled in the last twelve months. The United Nations predicts in a recent report that food prices are likely to remain high for a decade.
The high cost of food has sparked food riots in Egypt, Senegal, Cameroon and Morocco. In Thailand some farmers have taken to sleeping in [...]

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