http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:13:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/06/metro-atlanta-smog-alert-todays-color-is-orange/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/06/metro-atlanta-smog-alert-todays-color-is-orange/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 15:17:57 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/06/metro-atlanta-smog-alert-todays-color-is-orange/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/06/metro-atlanta-smog-alert-todays-color-is-orange/feed/ 3 Gather round, all Atlantans, and breathe through a handkerchief for the rest of the day. The Clean Air Campaign has issued a Code Orange Smog Alert — meaning that the air quality in the region today is unhealthy for such sensitive segments of the population as asthmatics, the elderly and people with heart or lung [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/05/air-pollution-jams-bees-radar/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/05/air-pollution-jams-bees-radar/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 14:48:58 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/05/air-pollution-jams-bees-radar/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/05/air-pollution-jams-bees-radar/feed/ 2 Air pollution doesn’t just add to our region’s reputation as a smog-laden Mecca. It might even play a role in why honeybees — vital vectors in how we get our food — are dying off at a dizzying rate. The Washington Post reports on a study that found the scents flowers emit — which are broken [...]