The Green Grok Blogs on Health

The Nano Race

erica — 2009-11-03T13:27:58Z

Statistically Speaking: Mercury Rising? Why?

erica — 2009-10-21T14:25:12Z

A recent report [pdf] shows American power plants could slash their mercury emissions by more than half. That’s a lot of toxicity to let slip out of the smokestack.

Urban Air Pollution: Stay on the Windy Side of the Street

erica — 2009-10-14T19:28:14Z

Thinking of an urban stroll to clear the head, move those bones, and take in a breath of fresh air? Be careful that noxious car exhaust doesn’t put a dent in your healthy walk. A new study helps point the way.

Living on the Edge

erica — 2009-09-28T19:39:43Z

Are there limits to how much we can grow as a society and survive?

GDP: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be?

erica — 2009-09-23T17:19:31Z

Air Pollution + Parental Stress = Asthma?

erica — 2009-07-29T20:02:36Z

We all know that air pollution is not good. But what does that have to do with IQ and stressed-out parents?

Grok Image: The Aral Sea – Geo-Engineering Gone Awry

erica — 2009-07-23T22:38:20Z

Pop Quiz: How do you turn the world’s fourth largest lake into three salty lakes and a desert?

GM Declares Bankruptcy

erica — 2009-06-01T19:27:51Z

The end of an era, to be sure. But how did this happen? The result of meddling by “pointy-headed busybodies” or the inevitable march of time?

Is a Free-Range Pig a Good Pig?

erica — 2009-04-23T20:13:44Z

A free-range pig is happier than a confined pig. Perhaps. But is a free-range pig safe to eat?

Finally Standards for Coal Ash … Just in Time?

erica — 2009-07-06T15:30:47Z

Environmental Roundup

erica — 2009-03-31T18:25:57Z

From coastal wetlands and "green" tissue paper to getting the lead out, here are four environmental news items theGreenGrok thought you might want to know about.

The Old Ice Age Myth Put to Rest

erica — 2009-03-16T16:00:28Z

Global warming skeptics often point to an "imminent ice age” touted by the popular press in the 1970s to dissuade the public from believing today’s very real threat of global warming. The argument was always a red herring, and now a new paper resolves the scientific issues raised by the supposed warnings.

Clean Coal’s Dirty Secret - When 'Clean' Isn't Clean

erica — 2009-07-06T15:27:46Z

Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel. Burning it produces a myriad of noxious air pollutants. That's a problem. Clean coal technology supposedly scrubs those pollutants before they get into the atmosphere. Problem gone, right? Not quite. Guess where those pollutants end up.

Memo to CNN.com: You Got It Wrong

erica — 2009-08-31T18:55:03Z

Tennessee Coal Ash Contaminated With Radioactivity and Arsenic

erica — 2009-09-03T14:21:38Z

Remember that huge spill of coal ash at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston coal-fired power plant on December 22nd? New measurements by Duke University scientists confirm not only the presence of toxic metals like arsenic but also dangerous levels of radioactivity.