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EPA Weighs Going After Big Carbon Polluters
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John G.
... others using the pollution frame-argue that is appropriate for the EPA to use this law for the agency's challenging task of tackling climate change."Like soot, smog and mercury, we should be working to limit the amount of global warming pollution released into our air," said Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope a last week's hearing ...
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Mercury Rising
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Neal ..
by Richard T. Stuebi Unlike some other environmental issues, there is virtually no controversy or skepticism about the perils of mercury in the environment. Not only has mercury been known for centuries to be highly poisonous, it’s also increasingly linked to other physiological ills, including so ...
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Triple Pundit
... oduction. Some folks want to roll their eyes at that one. So come talk to me after the last bit of remaining fresh water we have has been polluted by tar sands operations and mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants.Listen: We can sit here all day and debate energy costs. But when the air’s toxic and the water is no longer safe to drink ...
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Triple Pundit
... ime ago to be a primary participant in a voluntary resource recovery program known as End-of-Life Vehicle Solutions (ELVS). One of the primary purposes of ELVS is to recover Mercury from automotive switches when vehicles are scrapped. A massive 39,000 pounds of the substance remains to be collected according to activist group Mercury Policy Projec ...
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Media Round-Up: Personal Genome Services 23andMe, deCODEme, Navigenics
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Lisa E. L.
... Google gives new gene mapping service a bit of spit and polishStraight news coverage:The Washington Post/Reuters News: Google-funded 23andMe offers $999 DNA testThe San Jose Mercury News, mentions GeneTree as an established, ancestry-only social networking competitor: Start-up enables users to examine their own DNAThe Times of India: Now, check ou ...
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Buying Greener Gold
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Sierra Club ..
... ampaign, the production of a single gold ring creates 20 tons of waste (other sources claim 3 tons of waste per ring). Cyanide used in the mining process and byproducts like mercury can pollute water, posing a danger to wildlife and people. Globally, mining operations often contribute to human rights abuses: To learn more about gold mining's envir ...
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Top 10: worst and unhealthy foods to avoid.
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rajesh moganti
... hicken and fried sea foods: any food which is fried is bad for you. Where as for the sea foods is that most of them (like: shrimps, lobsters and prawns) are loaded with toxic mercury, may be contaminated with camphylobacter and salmonella types of bacteria. Note: in fishes, salmon is the best and where as for chicken try grilling or boiling it rath ...
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