Word: toxicants
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...shadow of the Korean War. He had diplomatic postings in New Delhi and Washington, at the U.N. and in Vienna before becoming South Korea's Foreign Minister in 2004. The years abroad gave him global contacts and helped protect his reputation from the taint of South Korea's toxic political environment. "He doesn't make enemies," says Yan Sun Mook, the chairman of the opposition Democratic Party's international-relations committee. "He makes friends." But Ban can also be tough. In the face of opposition from his own diplomats, Ban reformed Seoul's foreign ministry, replacing a promotion system based...
...Western Europe is playing the function of the canary in the cage in the mineshaft,” he said. “Are we all surrounded by air of a particularly toxic source...
...society’s website, the plan involves the restoration of the campus’s Alumnae Valley—for the last several years a parking lot—to its former natural landscape and function as part of a natural hydrological system. The firm removed tons of toxic soil and raised the entire level of the valley six feet. Van Valkenburgh Associates has completed four projects at Wellesley to date, and six projects are currently underway. The award judges, comprised of the society’s members, praised Van Valkenburgh’s design...
...pollution standards. Environmental controls on electric plants have cut emissions of six principal air pollutants by half since 1970, despite a 42% increase in energy consumption. But even with mandated controls, old-fashioned pulverized- coal plants still spew nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide (think acid rain) as well as toxic mercury. Carbon dioxide emissions, blamed for global warming, would soar. Shareholder activists are increasingly aggressive about demanding an accounting when companies like TXU, which had 2005 earnings of $1.7 billion, stick to old coal methods. "TXU," says Leslie Lowe, program director of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, "is looking...
...cardiovascular disease, this study is the first to investigate the long-term effect of negative emotions on the lungs. Lead researcher Laura D. Kubzansky, an assistant professor of society, human development, and health at HSPH, said in a phone interview, “while we suspected that the toxic effect of mental stress was not limited to the cardiovascular system, we were surprised by how robust and definitive the data was.” According to Kubzansky, decline in lung function is an early marker for many other prognoses, such as heart disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder. Harvard Professor...