The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from April 2006:
This month in Odyssey.(about the problem of air pollution)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Our cover image may seem to exaggerate the problem of air pollution. But turn to page 6. There are cities in the world where people don gas masks to protect themselves from dangerous air. And unfortunately, air quality is no longer a local issue. That's because air pollution doesn't ...
Air pollution: it's to die for!(increase in suicide rate in Haywood County )(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Here's a depressing thought. But first, you'd better take a deep breath. No ... wait! If you live in Haywood County, NC, hold that breath. Did you know that the suicide rate in Haywood County jumped from 11.8 per 100,000 residents between 1990-1996 to 21.1 per 100,000 from 1997 ...
Mold busters?(study of English ivy plant can rid the air of mold )(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2006; ... A California teenager wants to clear the air with this scoop. Ryan Kim, son of Long Beach allergy researcher Kenneth Kim, has conducted a study that demonstrates how an English ivy plant can rid the air of mold and other nasty pollutants. Kim presented his findings at ...
Lichen it!(research of Lichens)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Lichen, that grayish organism whose presence on tree bark is a great indicator of clean air, can survive in the harsh vacuum of outer space! That's the recent finding from a European Space Agency (ESA) experiment (called the Foton project) that flew aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft last ...
A pollution solution?(pollution control)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Shenandoah National Park in northern Virginia draws about 1.3 million visitors a year. And what a wonder it is to explore its roughly 200,000 acres of land. In the summer months, especially, visitors are left, well, let's say, breathless ... but not because of the views. In ...
Our nation's new smog capital!(Los Angeles )(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Stop the presses! This just in! What's the most polluted city in the United States? Drum roll, please ... Based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) smog standard on 84 days during the 2005 smog season (May through September), the greater Los Angeles ...
That stinks!(Mexico city)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Come with me to two of the world's most polluted cities. On second thought ... you'd better stay home. I'll tell you about them. Gathering Gloom My first visit to Mexico City literally stole my breath away. First, when viewed from the air, it seems that Mexico City ...
Field report: whichever way the wind blows.(air borne pollutants)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Transboundary pollution happens when airborne pollutants travel from one country to another. Can you help solve this international challenge? Your briefing: The Problem * Acid rain is eating away at the statues in Italy--and the pollution that's causing ...
Engineering cleaner air.
Apr 01, 2006; ... CLEANING UP your room can be a huge job. Cleaning up the air is a LOT harder. Read on to see how TECHNOLOGY is engineering cleaner air for everyone. "We've been able to reduce the levels of pollution by millions of tons each year, while still having a strong economy," says Rob ...
America's most unwanted: a Rogues' Gallery of air pollutants.
Apr 01, 2006; ... Nitrogen Oxides Also Known as (a.k.a.): N[O.sub.x] Last seen: Other than nitrogen dioxide, most oxides of nitrogen are invisible. Known whereabouts: Emitted from electric utilities, motor vehicles, and other fuel-burning sources. Health hazards: ...
Air alert.(air quality index from Environmental Protection Agency )
Apr 01, 2006 ... Local air quality affects how you live and breathe. Like the weather, it can change from day to day or even hour to hour. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and others are working to make information about outdoor air quality as easy to understand as the weather forecast. A key ...
Magic and the missing symbols.(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Sarah is walking down the street on a gloomy, smog-filled day when she comes upon a mysterious weatherman dressed in black. He is wearing a tall wizard's hat. "Do not fear," he tells Sarah, who is obviously ready to turn around and run. "I have a puzzle for you to solve. If you ...
Quit to live! (And let others live!).(secondhand smoke )
Apr 01, 2006; ... You're out with your friends when Jenna lights up a cigarette. You've already decided that you're never going to smoke, and no one is pressuring you to join in. But you find yourself wondering if your friend's smoke now circling your head could be bad for you. Why do you feel ...
Weeds in the atmosphere: getting rid of pollution in the atmosphere is like pulling weeds. Sometimes a plant that's a pesky weed in one place can be very useful in another.
Apr 01, 2006; ... A velvety, green carpet of grass is just right for a soccer field. But the very same grass is a weed under the rosebushes in Grandma's flowerbed. Grandma's prizewinning rosebushes, on the other hand, would be prickly weeds if they were lined up on the center stripe of a soccer field. ...
As seen on TV! How can you help to clean up the air? The answer is as close as your television!(television attracts dust due to electrostatic force)
Apr 01, 2006; ... (WARNING: A television set is a high-voltage appliance. NEVER put anthing inside a TV set, and NEVEr try to open the Tv case.) What does watching TV have to do with cleaning up the air? Well, take a look at your TV screen. I'll bet that it's all dirty. That's because your TV ...
Smog city.(Vancouver)
Apr 01, 2006; ... I'm standing at the junction of Denman and Davie, watching as a car turns and speeds away. The exhaust coughs out a cloud of thick, dark smoke that billows and curls in the air. It's another visitor. They come here in their cars and foul up the air some more. I lean forward and breathe in ...
What's up.(All-Sky Chart)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2006; ... The monthly All-Sky Chart depicts the sky (minus the Moon) as it appears at 8:30 p.m. (your local daylight-savings time) on April 15. Useful all month, the chart (except for planet positions) is also accurate for 8:30 p.m. (standard time) on April 1 (honest!) and 7:30 p.m ....
Mercury and meteors.(change in sky in spring)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2006 ... April marks a turning point in the year. though spring actually arrived on March 21, it's the month of April that shows many changes on Earth and in the sky. If you live in high latitudes in the northern hemisphere, you've noticed snowfall disappearing and the ground softening ...
Planet watch.(morning and evening planets)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Evening Planets: Mars (in Taurus, moving into Gemini) is in the southwest near sunset and sets after midnight. Jupiter (in Libra) rises before 9 p.m. and is visible all night long. By the end of the month, it rises an hour earlier. Saturn (in Cancer) is in the ...
Observing artificial satellites!
Apr 01, 2006 ... Go outside on the next clear night and you'll find certain stars, perhaps a planet, and most likely the Moon. But what is that over there? A star moving across the sky? It's not an airplane, but it might be a satellite! With all the natural celestial wonders to look at, it's ...
Update on our most beloved star pattern: the big dipper.(Cartoon)
Apr 01, 2006; ... GREETINGS, GREETINGS, FELLOW STARGAZERS. THINGS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING IN THE FIELD OF ASTRONOMY. THAT'S BECAUSE AS WE DEVELOP MORE SOPHISTICATED ASTRONOMICAL TOOLS, WE CAN MORE ACCURATELY MEASURE THINGS IN THE COSMOS. THANK, BOY ... GOOD DOG! SOME OF THE ...
A big to-doo about air poo-lution.(animal wastes)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Did you know that there are more pigs than people in North Carolina? If you've ever caught a whiff of a hog, you'll know what all those little piggies do best. A pig produces six times more poop than a human. If you were to gather up all the manure produced in a year by hogs, ...
Yucca sends yuck smells packing.
Apr 01, 2006; ... What is tall and spiky, lives in the Mojave Desert, and cleans up the air? (a) A giant porcupine with a filter in its nose (b) The Lone Ranger, with lots of gel in his hair, and a can of deodorant (c) An air conditioner with a Space Age design ...
A pollution treasure hunt: go on a hunt for cleaner air!(pollution indicators to be listed)
Apr 01, 2006; ... CHARACTERS: Narrator, Nat, Esteban, Wendy, Mary Catherine, Jimmy, Mr. Bluni Narrator: Well, this certainly is a strange science class. No Mr. Bluni--just a note on his desk that reads: "This is a treasure hunt. Go out to the schoolyard and follow these riddle clues. Be back in ...
A "corny" solution to air pollution.
Apr 01, 2006; ... EDITOR'S NOTE: This month "Fantastic Journeys" takes us to Takoma Park, MD, where 16-year-old Nick Wolf explains how his family found a warm and cozy solution to air pollution. My home is a somewhat normal house in a quiet suburb of Washington, DC, called Takoma Park. It is ...
Singing sentinels.(canaries protect miners by detecting the change in atmosphere first)
Apr 01, 2006; ... It's no wonder that an early warning sign of danger is sometimes called a "canary in the--coal mine." Canaries have saved who-knows-how-many hundreds of lives, often at the cost of their own. Odorless, colorless, and toxic carbon monoxide gas plagues those who mine coal. After ...
WEMBLEY: IS IT ALL SINKING? Tories want answers as [pounds sterling]750m project is hit by new rumours.
Apr 03, 2006
Claiming NHS is better is deceitful, say doctors.
Apr 03, 2006
Iraq PM 'must unite country'.
Apr 03, 2006
[pounds sterling]50,000 bonus to stay in the SAS.
Apr 03, 2006
Trains police plan swoop on girls made to carry knives for boyfriends.
Apr 03, 2006
Chavtastic! Coleen's birthday night out with the Liver birds.
Apr 03, 2006
Nurses in isolation ward after catching measles from patients.
Apr 03, 2006
New calls for inquiry.
Apr 03, 2006
Mother's Tube ride to 7/7 site; Vicar who quit tells of emotional journey in memory of daughter in Edgware Road blast.
Apr 03, 2006
Bomb fears see US school trip banned.
Apr 03, 2006
Hutchence's life story to be filmed by Hollywood.
Apr 03, 2006
Arrest after mechanic, 29, is found shot dead on common.
Apr 03, 2006
Asda tests ban on cheques in bid to cut queuing time.
Apr 03, 2006
Man in court charged with murdering 4-week-old boy.
Apr 03, 2006
Two killed in road accident near ambulance centre.
Apr 03, 2006
Prisoner awaiting porn trial dies by hanging in his cell.
Apr 03, 2006
Rift with Brown? That's an April fool, claims Blair.
Apr 03, 2006
Yard to include [pounds sterling]10m union fund in Labour loans probe.
Apr 03, 2006
[pounds sterling]17,000 Archers auction.
Apr 03, 2006
Mission to rescue PM and save party from Demolition Derby; COMMENTARY.
Apr 03, 2006
Olympic drive to put London schools at top.
Apr 03, 2006
Robberies the police 'will just turn their backs on'; GILLIGAN ON MONDAY: Traders accuse the authorities of ignoring the fastest-growing crime in London.
Apr 03, 2006
Stopped 39 times: Met's race adviser.
Apr 03, 2006
Huge increase in young drivers killed on roads.
Apr 03, 2006
'City firm fired me because I had an arranged marriage'.
Apr 03, 2006
Hose ban 'is a publicity stunt'.
Apr 03, 2006
Guide hails curry house that tikkas all the boxes (But Standard's critic has fiery words for Brick Lane).
Apr 03, 2006
Boss of 'British FBI' hits out over budget.
Apr 03, 2006
A double act in Baghdad.
Apr 03, 2006
Searching question.
Apr 03, 2006
AND INCIDENTALLY.(Column)
Apr 03, 2006
Relaunch of feisty Tessa.(Column)
Apr 03, 2006
Still scoring after all these years.(Column)
Apr 03, 2006
Gutless Brown has to make his move.(Column)
Apr 03, 2006
Don't Hedge your bets.(Column)
Apr 03, 2006
Cash can't cure the NHS; Today a group of 900 doctors calls for radical reform of the health service. Why, despite huge extra spending, is there now a major funding crisis?
Apr 03, 2006
Could your MP be replaced by a webcam?(Column)
Apr 03, 2006
A Thomson heir, but not all is rosy in the garden ... LONDONER'S DIARY.
Apr 03, 2006
All Saints and some attitude; Londoner's Diary.
Apr 03, 2006