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An increase in carbon monoxide poisonings as the snow piles up over exhaust vents. Don't just clear the drive -- clear the area around the house to keep you in the clear.

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Most Recently Shared on February 4, 2011 at 4:09 pm By:

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Is there a hidden danger in your home? Dr. Zich talked with @WGNeveningnews about the dangers of CO poisoning http://bit.ly/e7HUEg

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Cleaner Power Starts Today: EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants | David Doniger's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

switchboard.nrdc.org — “The Environmental Protection Agency is taking another important step forward today to protect Americans’ health and well-being from the carbon pollution that is driving dangerous climate change. Today EPA is expected to propose the first national limits on carbon dioxide...View full resource at switchboard.nrdc.org

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Most Recently Shared on March 28, 2012 at 2:55 am By:

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Cleaner Power Starts Today: EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants http://t.co/CrVmne4V

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How the low carbon economy can improve health | BMJ

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Spotlight on climate change: How the low carbon economy can improve health | BMJ http://t.co/j9KxEOP7

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The Further Adventures of Germ Girl - Charcoal fumes from London tandoors poison nearby apartments (J Public Health) - Charcoal fumes from London tandoors poison nearby apartments (J Public Health)

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cc @deborahblum RT @marynmck: Carbon monoxide from tandoor ovens leak into nearby apartments in London http://t.co/i5vYa53H

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Meat Treated with Poisonous Gas to Fake Freshness | Natural Society

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WORKING Alarms Save Lives – Really! | OnSafety

cpsc.gov — “Buy some new batteries and take a few minutes this weekend to install them in all of your smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.View full resource at cpsc.gov

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RT @onsafety: Did you change the batteries in your smoke and CO alarms this weekend? Do it today! http://t.co/lMaQfcb4 #springforward #DST

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What Would Happen if all the Lobbyists for Polluters were Replaced by Asthmatic Children? | Dan Lashof's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

switchboard.nrdc.org — “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to propose standards that limit carbon pollution from new power plants soon. Americans rely on EPA to protect our health from dangerous air pollution and that’s what these standards—along with related standards EPA needs...View full resource at switchboard.nrdc.org

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What Would Happen if all the Lobbyists for Polluters were Replaced by Asthmatic Children? http://t.co/Mb0UoqDY

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What Would Happen if all the Lobbyists for Polluters were Replaced by Asthmatic Children? | Dan Lashof's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

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MT @jwalkenrdc: What Would Happen if all the Lobbyists for Polluters were Replaced by Asthmatic Children? http://t.co/2xn9ir8u

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Wind turbines: the future of renewable energy or a blight on UK countryside? - Investigations - The Ecologist

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Wind turbines: the future of renewable energy or a blight on UK countryside?http://t.co/BI2qjQJA #greenenergy

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Medical News:Air Pollution Spikes Bump Up MI Risk - in Public Health & Policy, Environmental Health from MedPage Today

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Blog: Marylanders: Support Legislation Requiring Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Schools

safekids.org — “As Safe Kids' Director of Public Policy, I follow the legislative action going on around carbon monoxide poisoning. This is a very active issue, both on the federal and state level. On the state level, Safe Kids is supporting a Maryland law that would require carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings.View full resource at safekids.org

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You can help us by supporting a bill which would require Carbon Monoxide detectors in school buildings! http://t.co/Z8fLUafp

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Emergency management reminds folks of carbon monixide hazard - Columbia Basin Herald: News

columbiabasinherald.com — “MOSES LAKE - With winter arriving, Grant County Emergency Management reminds people about the hazards of fuel-powered appliances and the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.View full resource at columbiabasinherald.com

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With colder weather approaching EM's are reminding folks of carbon monixide hazards http://t.co/jisEWVKk

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Association of the transfer coefficient of the lung for carbon monoxide with emphysema progression in male smokers

erj.ersjournals.com — “Association of the transfer coefficient of the lung for carbon monoxide with emphysema progression in male smokersView full resource at erj.ersjournals.com

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Association of the transfer coefficient of the lung for carbon monoxide with emphysema progression in male smokers http://t.co/lWjks7Ia

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