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      Exporting Pollution

      Posted by Billbar from Seed Magazine

      Once thought to be a local problem, recent research indicates air pollution is going global. Dust and industrial emissions hitchhike on high-speed, high-altitude winds, crossing oceans and affecting countries and continents far from their point of origin. A Harvard study recently submitted to the journal Atmospheric Environment found that in 2001, 41% of the days with the worst dust visibility in the US were due to Asian sources.

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    • Minorities suffer most from industrial pollution

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      Republicans like to think that minorities just aren't as responsible or skilled as them, and hence less affluent. But pollution is just one more factor that minorities are exposed to in greater numbers. Crime, poor public education, et al. are others...

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