February 09, 2010

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The Candidates’ Positions

Hillary Clinton
U.S. Senator from New York.

Barack Obama

U.S. Senator from Illinois.

John Edwards
Former U.S. Senator from North Carolina.

Mike Gravel
Former U.S. Senator (AK)

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Fast Facts

Kids living within one-third of a mile from bus and train stations and exposed to excess engine exhaust were 12 times as likely to die of cancer as other kids, according to a 2005 British study of 22,458 children claimed by the disease.
More than 5 million Americans between the ages of 6 and 19 suffer from impaired hearing as a result of noise exposure, according to the National Center for Health Statistics' Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Singer and farm-activist Willie Nelson launched a fuel called BioWillie, a blend of diesel and vegetable oil. Nelson contends the fuel is more efficient and burns cleaner than conventional diesel. Any diesel engine can run on BioWillie, sold in 2006 at gas stations in four Midwestern states.
The American Lung Association estimates the annual health costs of exposure to the most serious air pollutants at $40 to $50 billion.

Pollution

Pollution—the presence of harmful substances in the environment—is largely a result of human activities. Pollution is caused by various industrial and agricultural processes, population growth and movement, and transportation. For thousands of years, people lived off the land without permanently harming it. However, since the beginning of the industrial age in the mid-1800s, the concentration of pollutants has increased greatly and has challenged the environment.

Pollution Overview

The book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson,first published in 1962, awakened a passionate minority of environmentalists to the extent of the pollution problem in the United States. Carson chronicled the toll that decades of indiscriminate pesticide use, in particular DDT,which has since been banned, had taken on land, water, and…>> (read more)

Pollution Points of View

4 Factory Farming Is Not Polluting the Water Supply
5 New Coal-Burning Technology Is Less Polluting
6 Coal-Fired Power Plants Create Harmful Emissions
7 Automobiles Cause Air Pollution
8 Air Quality Has Improved
9 Air Pollution from Automobiles Has Been Reduced
10 Corporations Are Reckless Polluters
11 Corporations Are Engaging in Phony Environmentalism
12 Oil Companies Are Harmful Polluters
13 Businesses Have Reduced Pollution
14 U.S. Factories in Mexico Are Reducing Pollution
15 Air Pollution Threatens Human Health
16 Factory Farming Is Polluting the Water Supply
17 Recycling Programs Are Unprofitable and Unnecessary
18 Recycling Does Not Reduce Waste
19 Superfund Hazardous Waste Program Is Effective
20 Mandatory Pollution Regulations Are Effective
21 Clean Water Regulations Should Be Strengthened
22 Clean Air Regulations Protect Public Health
23 Superfund Hazardous Waste Program Is Ineffective
24 Recycled Materials Produce Less Pollution
25 Efficient Recycling Programs Can Reduce Waste

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