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- Global Team Profile: Valeriia Kovach Talks Biofuels and Other Innovative Approaches in Ukraine December 10, 2018
- A Clean, Lead-Free Mattress For His Birthday November 15, 2018
- HSBC Volunteers Take Action Against River Pollution in the Philippines October 11, 2018
- From Mexico To Brazil – Sharing Solutions To A Shared Pollution Problem September 27, 2018
- In Tajikistan, Coalition of Local Groups Unite Against Abandoned Pesticide Problem September 20, 2018
- Keeping Two-Year-Old Dexter and His Friends Safe From Lead Poisoning in Pampanga, Philippines August 13, 2018
- Pure Earth’s Toxic Site Investigators Blanket 350 Villages In The Philippines To Identify and Map Pollution Problems August 9, 2018
- Walking The Earth To Find Pollution. Meet Our Toxic Site Investigators, Watch Them In Action In Brazil (VIDEO) August 9, 2018
- Helping Children Break Free From Lead Poisoning in Malambo, Colombia June 7, 2018
- Pure Earth President Receives Honor from Australian Government for Service to the Environment June 6, 2018
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Crowd To Its Feet With Passionate Pollution Plea April 26, 2018 - A Friendship Based On Giving Back – Colombian Star Taliana Vargas and Designer Pili Restrepo April 16, 2018
- Restoring Rainforest Stripped By Gold Mining in the Amazon March 27, 2018
- Lead Exposure Linked to 412,000 Deaths in US; On Par With Tobacco March 14, 2018
- Cleanup Of Infamous Pesticide Site Brings Toxic Legacy To An End March 12, 2018
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Protecting Children in Schools
As we’ve been harshly reminded, schools can sometimes be exposed to great danger. The tragedy last month got me thinking about what we are doing in schools in Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan. Although the threat is different, the response is the same – we … Continue reading
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Tagged blacksmith institute, Mailuu-Suu, Pollution Stories, Radiation, world's worst polluted places
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Video: Chernobyl Elementary School, Central Square
It’s been 25 years since the meltown at Chernobyl and the abandoned town of Pripyat still echoes with tragedy. Those of you who saw our virtual tour via our blog posts of April 4 and April 6 would already have … Continue reading
Radiation 101: What is it, how much is dangerous, and how does Fukushima compare to Chernobyl?
Our last blog post about Chernobyl generated a lot of interest among our friends, but seemed to raise more questions than it answered. Many people asked for more basic information about radiation and more comparisons between Chernobyl and Japan, and safe levels versus dangerous levels. In light of that, we have compiled this follow-up post. Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, chernobyl, Fukushima, Geiger, Pripyat, Radiation, Sieverts
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Virtual Tour of Chernobyl
Take a virtual tour of Chernobyl and the ghost city of Pripyat at the Blacksmith Institute blog. Continue reading