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Let’s Ban the Light Bulb Confusion: Today the European Union’s phase-out of incandescent light bulbs kicks in. The same is scheduled to happen in the United States, right? Not exactly. by erica — last modified Sep 01, 2009 04:28 PM — filed under: Clean Air Act, Thomas Edison, lighting, incandescent light bulbs, energy-efficient light bulbs, Wall Street Journal, compact fluorescent light bulbs, National Public Radio — Relevance: 1%
Mercury: A Persistent Toxin: Mercury poisoning has a long history. The phrase "mad as a hatter" (circa 1830s) derives from the slurred speech, tremors and other neurological symptoms ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:42 PM — filed under: mercury, Clean Air Act, animals, air pollution, food, fish, oceans, mercury contamination, pollution — Relevance: 1%
An Open Letter to Our Next President: Dear President-Elect Obama,<br> Please consider these four environmental actions in the first days of your administration. by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:40 AM — filed under: smart grid, Clean Air Act, infrastructure, transportation, electric grid, business, air pollution, electricity, renewable energy, energy, alternative fuel, greenhouse gases, global warming, John McCain, Kyoto Protocol, Internet, politics, carbon dioxide emissions, economy — Relevance: 1%
Obama: The Environmental President?: It's official: there's a new U.S. president. Will Barack Obama be able to advance an environmental agenda? If so, he will have distinguished himself from ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:13 PM — filed under: cap and trade, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Fish & Wildlife Service, Diane Feinstein, water pollution, Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Clean Air Act (1990), air quality, legislation, Clean Water Act, National Park Service, Kyoto Protocol, Clean Air Act, Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, oceans, global warming, Barack Obama, Endangered Species Act, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, air pollution, Woodrow Wilson, Montreal Protocol, George W. Bush, Environmental Protection Agency, Yosemite — Relevance: 1%
Speaking of the Environment: Some tidbits about climate-change politics and a surprising even shocking relationship between deaths and economic growth. by erica — last modified Oct 01, 2009 01:02 PM — filed under: cap and trade, Clean Air Act, business, climate, economics, legislation, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, politics, Waxman-Markey climate bill, climate change, policy, Environmental Protection Agency, carbon dioxide emissions, economy — Relevance: 1%