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1. what???
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... that you make no mention of the fact that the cops let certain nitrous oxide crews sell there balloons for hours and hours right on the boardwalk before coming in to break it up... it was pretty obvious ...

2. Phish concert provides a heavy assortment of drugs
(Entertainment/Movies)

... tanks of nitrous oxide, over 550 grams of marijuana, about 135 grams of mushrooms and more than 100 pills of various prescription narcotics, along with brownies, cookies and Rice Krispies treats laced ...

3. Port of Camden gets federal funding designed to reduce pollution
(N.J./State)

... air of particulates and nitrogen oxides. In a statement, the EPA acknowledged diesel engines are durable, but said reconfiguring them with newer power systems is a relatively simple and very cost-effective ...

4. N.J. AFL-CIO to rally in bid to save Hudson commuter rail tunnel project
(N.J./State)

... our state's property values by $18 billion and cut air pollution by 66,000 pounds of carbon monoxide a year? Or should we give back $3 billion in federal aid and be left with a $600 million hole in the ...

5. Join 350.org’s fight against climate change
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... number. What's the significance? 350 parts per million is what many scientists and climate experts believe is the highest safe concentration for carbon dioxide (CO2) in our atmosphere. The bad news, ...

6. Trial begins in New Jersey's clean-air suit against Western Pa. power company
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... pollution-control equipment, as required by the federal Clean Air Act and Pennsylvania law, to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide at three power plants. Prevailing wind carries pollutants ...

7. More troubles at Indian Point nuclear power plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... rise and signaled a carbon dioxide release to put out the fire that didn't really exist." Though the plant's automated fire detection system thought there was a fire and acted, workers on site knew otherwise ...

8. Brian Warner of Toms River gets prison for child luring
(N.J./State)

... carbon dioxide cartridges, BBs, hobby fuse and smokeless gunpowder. Also in the locked bedroom were a stun gun and loaded crossbow with an optical scope. This was the second time Warner stood trial for ...

9. N.J. DEP toughens sulfur rules to improve air quality
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... and improve public health and welfare, which are priorities of the DEP,'' Commissioner Bob Martin. "This will markedly reduce sulfur dioxide, particulate and nitrogen oxide emissions, making New Jersey ...

10. Not everybody happy with Edgeboro Landfill agreement
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... design a new, horizontal gas collection system to capture methane and carbon dioxide, which contribute to global warming, and non-methane organic compounds, which contribute to smog. The compounds in ...

11. Going green at N.J. state parks saves money and helps environment
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... each year from reduced annual consumption of electricity (661,000 kilowatt hours less) and fuel oil (83,000 gallons). As an added bonus, annual carbon dioxide emissions would be cut by 367 metric tons. ...

12. N.J. geese killing: Reward offered for information that leads to arrest
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... perform round-ups at this time. The birds are placed in small chambers, which are filled with carbon dioxide to suffocate them. Township officials noted the USDA describes the procedure as humane, although ...

13. U.S. agriculture could be disrupted by climate change
(U.S./Nation)

BY PERRY BEEMAN IPS NEWS AGENCY DES MOINES, IOWA — Climate change is expected to disrupt agriculture in the U.S. Midwest, with high carbon dioxide promoting crop growth but stronger storms, drought, ...

14. U.S. EPA delays improvements to Pa. power plant polluting Warren County
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... modeling analysis of sulfur dioxide emissions from the plant indicates they exceed levels allowed by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for protection of public health and welfare. Martin said ...

15. We’re having a heat wave
(Life/Style)

... forested areas. Trees are very effective reservoirs of solar radiation. They literally absorb it, along with atmospheric carbon dioxide and in the process known as photosynthesis they grow, producing ...

16. Critics cry fowl as Bergen County gasses gaggles of geese
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... on the results, he said. He added does not know how many geese were present and how many were killed, but "it wasn't all the geese." Although not publicized in itself, the use of carbon dioxide should ...

17. Cash-strapped states like N.J. use cap-and-trade revenue to fund budgets
(U.S./Nation)

... utilities, who purchased the credits either to allow themselves to send carbon dioxide out the smokestacks of their own power plants, or to re-sell those credits to other utilities. The auction, a quarterly ...

18. Green energy research projects in Princeton and Newark get federal aid
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... well as 39 percent of carbon dioxide, 18 percent of nitrogen oxides, and 55 percent of sulfur dioxide emissions. The federally-funded projects will attempt to help lower the energy demands and emissions ...

19. Now is not the time to weaken the Clean Air Act and bail out Big Oil
(Opinion/Commentary)

... by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act. If adopted, the measure would effectively increase ...

20. Geothermal heating and cooling: Clean, reliable, sustainable, cost effective
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... clean and sustainable energy source. There are no hazardous byproducts, nor are there dangerous residual gases such as carbon monoxide. The safety concerns associated with combustion-based furnaces are ...