CO2 Emissions from Transportation Projects

Image via Wikipedia Reducing Carbon Emissions from Transport Projects (107 page pdf, Asian Development Bank,  July 2010) By the careful use of energy intensity models, this report quantified the amount of CO2 reductions that may be achieved through various scenarios or options in transportation projects, such as congestion pricing and by reductions possible from various [...]

Waste – burn it or bury it?

Should the U.S. Burn or Bury Its Trash? (New York Times “Opinion”, Apr. 13, 2010) Also discussed here: Europe Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags (New York Times “Environment”, April 20, 2010) This article raises a crucial question on dealing with waste generated, as opposed to reducing it in the first place. On [...]

Childhood Asthma and Traffic-Related Air Pollution

Image via Wikipedia Childhood Incident Asthma and Traffic-Related Air Pollution at Home and School (34 page pdf, Environ Health Perspect, 06 April 2010) Key Quotes: “the mixture of pollutants in close proximity to roadways includes transition metals and organic aerosols, which are more plausible causes of asthma than NO2“ “Evidence of a school effect comparable [...]

Commuters on Urban Highways

Changes in Transportation Infrastructure and Commuting Patterns in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1960-2000 (12 page pdf, American Economic Association Meetings, Atlanta, GA, 2010) Also discussed here: Freeways Responsible For Emptying Out Cities (World Streets, Mar. 25, 2010) This article examines the impact of urban highways in the USA on commuting patterns and the population density in [...]

Exposure Science – a Bridge between Environmental Science and Environmental Health

Image via Wikipedia Exposure Science: A View of the Past and Milestones for the Future (41 page pdf, Environ Health Perspect, 22 March 2010) Key Quotes: “environmental science includes the understanding the sources of toxicants and the processes that release and transport them though air, water, soil, or food..Environmental health science describes the processes and [...]