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Statistically Speaking: Mercury Rising? Why?: A recent <a class="external-link" href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d1047.pdf">report [pdf]</a> shows American power plants could slash their mercury ... by erica — last modified Oct 21, 2009 10:25 AM — filed under: mercury, toxins, pollination, Pennsylvania, fish, coal, health, China, Ohio, policy, Indiana, fossil fuels, seafood, Texas, power plants — Relevance: 1%
GDP: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be?: The headline reads “U.S. Climate Bill Could Cut GDP 3.5 Percent by 2050.” Should we care? by erica — last modified Sep 23, 2009 01:19 PM — filed under: climate change, water pollution, Nicolas Sarkozy, politics, overfishing, Peter Bartelmus, Green GDP, air quality, Joseph Stiglitz, China, policy, gross domestic product, economy, ecosystem services, global warming, global economy, ecosystems, Alan Mollohan, air pollution, economics, pollution — Relevance: 1%
The Pros and Cons of Modernization: Cancer in China: When it comes to getting cancer, is it better to live in a modern, developed economy or in an undeveloped one? Two studies from China suggest that the answer ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:38 PM — filed under: air quality, air pollution, health, China, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Start Counting the Votes for a Climate Bill: The signals from the Obama administration are that a cap-and-trade bill on climate is on the way, but is Congress ready? by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:54 AM — filed under: cap and trade, legislation, Massachusetts v. EPA, New York Times, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, China, Environmental Protection Agency, climate change, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Carol Browner — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: The 23-Billion Ton Gorilla at the Climate Talks: For the next two weeks, the global community will be meeting in Poznan, Poland, working to hash out an international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions. ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:32 PM — filed under: climate change, Pulse of the Planet, forests, global warming, coal, China, Kyoto Protocol, Barack Obama, carbon dioxide emissions, Russia — Relevance: 1%
Where Does Our E-waste Go?: So you <3 (i.e., love) your new iPhone, but where's the old clunker (i.e., last month's coolest model) it replaced? And your first iPod, old PC, big tube TV ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:58 PM — filed under: business, Hong Kong, recycling, Africa, outsourcing, Asia, e-waste, China, policy, Guandong Province, electronics, European Union, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Drought Blues: In the US of A, most of us have been glued to our TV sets riveted by the political battle being waged in DC and beyond over the stimulus package. For others, ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:59 AM — filed under: water, Australia, farmers, floods, global warming, United Kingdom, China, heat waves, wild fires, California, drought — Relevance: 1%
The State of Green Tech Investing: One VC's View: I'm a Duke grad, working for a venture capital firm that's focused on finding and funding the next generation of renewable fuels and clean technologies. Dr. ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 10:28 AM — filed under: green investments, business, economics, global warming, China, pollution, economy — Relevance: 1%
As the World Turned: Environmental News During the Holidays: Welcome back. Here's a quick review of what happened while we were celebrating the holiday season with family and friends. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:26 PM — filed under: oceans, animals, air pollution, Clean Air Interstate Rule, global warming, moon, coal, global economy, China, Apollo 8, Wall Street Journal, sulfur oxide, octopus, nitrogen oxides — Relevance: 1%
Does the United States Need Bolivia’s Lithium?: President Obama has some ambitious goals. One would put a million plug-in electric vehicles on the road by 2015. That’s going to require a lot of batteries ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:55 AM — filed under: Nevada, recycling, plug-in hybrids, North Carolina, electric cars, batteries, China, Chile, Bolivia, lithium — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Under Attack - Say It Ain’t So, Mr. Nader: Last week featured strange bedfellows and strange enemies: Ralph Nader teaming up with the Wall Street Journal, on the one hand, environmental ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:41 AM — filed under: cap and trade, Ralph Nader, climate change, China, Wall Street Journal, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
China’s Carbon Intensity: A Roller Coaster Ride: China is now the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2), but are its emissions getting cleaner or dirtier? by erica — last modified Jun 02, 2009 12:06 PM — filed under: carbon footprint, business, carbon intensity, global warming, global economy, China, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
U.S. Climate Bill Part of Solution but Not the Whole Solution: The climate deniers have a new argument: don’t pass climate legislation because it doesn’t cut emissions enough. by erica — last modified Jun 15, 2009 03:13 PM — filed under: cap and trade, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, Waxman-Markey climate bill, China, temperatures, climate disruption, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Part 2: Walking the International Tightrope: Suppose the United States adopts a cap on greenhouse gas emissions and China does not? What then? by erica — last modified Jul 10, 2009 10:16 AM — filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, Paul Krugman, greenhouse gas emissions, Thomas Friedman, economics, legislation, global warming, United States, Waxman-Markey climate bill, global economy, China, climate change, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions, economy — Relevance: 1%

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