In the last post we discussed the relationship between Beijing's air quality and the impact on athletes competing in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. China is one of the leading contributors to greenhouse house gas emissions. It ranks number 2, right behind the U.S....
One of the issues of concern to many people is the impact of the air quality in Beijing on the athletes competing in outdoor activities, especially those involving 5K, 10K and all of the long distance running events, as well as many swimming events. Beijing' air...
This has been a year so far where the concept of "green" is moving into the mainstream, and is no longer relegated to "environmental activists." However, we need to remind ourselves that it was the activists and the "gentle subversive" (Rachel Carson) who worked for...
This week is the EPA's Air Quality Awareness Week. And it was a good choice of weeks to select as the ground-level ozone season has begun in Atlanta, and other cities, I am sure. I live in the Atlanta area, and yesterday and today, the pollution was very evident....
Last week, astronomers in Europe announced the discovery of an Earth-like planet outside of our Solar System. It was discovered this month, and it orbits the star Gliese 581, which is a red dwarf star located a little more than 20 light years from Earth. As a star...
For nearly 20 years, I was involved with a project that started in the 1980's with people to people exchanges between educators and psychologists in North America with colleagues in the Soviet Union. We made annual visits and conducted seminar-type sessions with...
