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EPA’s Latest Coal Waste Installment: More Ponds. Less Worry?: It seems the more the Environmental Protection Agency digs, the more coal ash waste ponds are found, but a coal group exec assures us that all is quiet. Ah, ... by erica — last modified Sep 11, 2009 03:31 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, coal, coal ash, Environmental Protection Agency, waste, hazardous waste, Tennessee Valley Authority — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Toxic Releases: How Much Do We Really Know?: Last week the U.S. EPA issued the <a href="http://www.epa.gov/tri/tridata/tri07/index.htm">Toxic Release Inventory for 2007</a> – a compilation of the toxic ... by wendy — last modified Mar 31, 2009 12:33 PM — filed under: TRI, air pollution, Statistically Speaking, REACH, TSCA, Environmental Protection Agency, waste, European Union, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Pigs by the Numbers: New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof has a great series on the link between our food, pigs in this case, and our health. What’s the connection ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 12:31 PM — filed under: animals, Statistically Speaking, Nicholas Kristof, hogs, antibiotics, pigs, New York Times, waste — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: 2008’s Place in Warmest Years Sweepstakes: With a little over a week to go in 2008, the World Meteorological Organization has released an estimate of the year’s average temperature. Now 2008 is ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:25 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, climate change, Hadley Centre, global warming, statistically speaking, temperatures, World Meteorological Organization — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: A Tale of Two Cities: New York Vs. Hong Kong: With Dr. Bill Chameides in Hong Kong, the <a href="http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/thegreengrok/grokteam">Green Grok team</a> takes a quick look at how New York ... by wendy — last modified Aug 31, 2009 02:22 PM — filed under: air quality, air pollution, Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, New York, greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuels, Hong Kong — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: U.S. CO2 Emissions by the Numbers: On May 13, 2008 an editorial in the Wall Street Journal (“McCain's Climate 'Market'”) argued that there was no critical need for federal climate ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:21 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking - Coal Waste: What's It Good For?: As we’ve seen from recent catastrophic spills at coal plants in Harriman, Tennessee, and Widows Creek, Alabama, it’s past time to take a closer look at how we ... by erica — last modified Jul 13, 2009 10:28 AM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, statistically speaking, coal, coal ash, Environmental Protection Agency, waste, Tennessee Valley Authority — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Congestion Pricing: Charging drivers a premium to enter a city center during peak hours has improved air quality and reduced traffic gridlock in urban pockets around the world. ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:54 PM — filed under: air quality, air pollution, Statistically Speaking, climate change, statistically speaking, global warming, particulate matter, traffic, transportation, carbon dioxide emissions, congestion pricing — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Governor Palin’s Whales: Guess who's back in the news? Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. This time, the reports do not center on her wardrobe, looks, or speeches, but rather on whales and ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:14 PM — filed under: beluga whale, animals, Statistically Speaking, Sarah Palin, whales, statistically speaking, endangered species — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok on Oil: A 'Crude' Awakening?: Let's say you could choose where to get additional oil from. And let's say your choice was between three sources. Which would you choose? The option that got ... by erica — last modified Apr 01, 2009 02:30 PM — filed under: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, oil drilling, oil, fossil fuels — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Detroit Does It Better in Europe: So the Big Three automakers are in trouble and want some of our money to stay afloat. Before handing over any cash, we might want to look at how Detroit does ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:30 PM — filed under: fuel economy, transportation, Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), air pollution, Statistically Speaking, automobile, statistically speaking, alternative fuel, diesel, Detroit, particulate matter, gasoline, carbon dioxide emissions, ultra low sulfur diesel, nitrogen oxides — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Gas Prices Impact Miles Driven … Finally!: The increase in gasoline prices is a drag — no question. But there is a silver lining. During the 1990s and the early part of this decade, cheap gasoline ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:13 PM — filed under: fuel economy, transportation, Statistically Speaking, cars, gasoline, statistically speaking, traffic — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Lessons from an Electricity Crisis: Do people change the amount of energy they use when prices rise? In May 2008 Americans drove <a class="external-link" ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:38 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, economics, electricity, economy — Relevance: 1%
Is Our E-Waste Harming Children?: China has been sending us lead-contaminated toys, but lead contamination from U.S. products may be exacting a far heavier toll on children in China. by erica — last modified May 27, 2009 04:22 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, e-waste — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Real vs. Fake Christmas Trees: In 1901, Theodore Roosevelt nixed a Christmas tree for the White House. "It's not good to cut down trees for mere decoration," he claimed. "We must set a good ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:27 PM — filed under: toxins, Christmas trees, statistically speaking, Statistically Speaking, health, green living — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Carbon Savings at Home -- A Little Can Go a Long Way: Recently a Chicago Tribune reporter asked me how consumers could get the most bang for their "green" buck. Specifically, which changes in household ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 11:49 AM — filed under: carbon footprint, transportation, Statistically Speaking, cars, statistically speaking, green living, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Hurricanes, Oil, Infrastructure: When a hurricane strikes, it’s big news. Neighborhoods and homes are destroyed; people and pets are stranded; then the aftermath -- people returning to pick up ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:44 PM — filed under: oil, Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, oil drilling, hurricanes — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking – Inaugurals and the Environment: Today President Barack Obama declared, "We will harness the sun and the winds and the soils to fuel our cars and run our factories.” Later, he spoke of ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:14 PM — filed under: Richard Nixon, Statistically Speaking, George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, statistically speaking, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, politics, Jimmy Carter — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Lawns by the Numbers: It’s summertime, and the living is easy -- unless you live in a neighborhood like mine, where the endless drone of lawnmowers, leaf blowers, and other assorted ... by erica — last modified May 04, 2009 03:07 PM — filed under: toxins, Statistically Speaking, water, statistically speaking, health — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Natural Gas - Future Green Fuel?: Seen those natural gas commercials on TV? They tout natural gas as the low-carbon, low-pollution, homegrown, near-term solution to break our addiction to oil. ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:52 PM — filed under: aerosols, air quality, air pollution, Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, natural gas, gasoline, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide emissions, nitrogen oxides — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Trash Talk Or a Look at Plastic Waste: "Just one word. … Plastics." This <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk">classic line</a> predicting the rise of an industry from director Mike ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:02 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, oceans, plastic, statistically speaking, trash, plastics, trash, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Energy Sources, Carbon Footprints and Subsidies: We are going to have to slash our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions — our collective carbon footprint. Even President Bush has accepted this. Electricity ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:16 PM — filed under: carbon footprint, Statistically Speaking, renewable energy, statistically speaking, electricity, carbon dioxide emissions, renewables — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Weighing Salmon Statistics: As summer gets into full swing and recreational chefs fire up grills, turning plots of land into backyard bistros, chances are high that salmon is on the menu. ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:00 PM — filed under: animals, Statistically Speaking, fish, oceans, salmon, food, statistically speaking — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: School Buses and Pollution: Numbers can tell stories. School buses -- mass transit for students -- are overall better for the environment than millions of cars transporting kids to ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:56 PM — filed under: air quality, air pollution, Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, diesel, particulate matter, health, school buses — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: The U.S. Senate's Hot and Cold Record on Global Warming: On June 6, 2008, the U.S. Senate pulled the plug on the latest, comprehensive climate bill introduced to the legislative body. This is another in a string of ... by erica — last modified Aug 26, 2009 12:31 PM — filed under: U.S. Congress, Statistically Speaking, climate change, legislation, statistically speaking, policy, politics — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: The Evolution of the Silicon Solar Cell: How expensive will avoiding <a class="external-link" href="http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/thegreengrok/dai">dangerous climate change</a> be? The answer is ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:34 AM — filed under: solar, Statistically Speaking, climate change, alternative fuel, global warming, solutions, energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables, science — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Water: Water is essential to life -- in more ways than we think. Our first installment of Statistical Grok tells quite a story. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:22 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, water, natural resources — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Wind + Production Credit = Growth: On a percentage basis, wind power is the fastest growing electricity source in the United States. This didn’t happen in a vacuum. The federal renewable ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:52 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, renewable energy, statistically speaking, policy, politics, production tax credits, renewables, wind — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: How Much Exxon Valdez Oil Remains?: Oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill continues to threaten wildlife and fish in the Prince William Sound ecosystem (see our <a ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 10:16 AM — filed under: crude oil, wildlife, oil, Statistically Speaking, fish, oceans, Exxon Valdez, oil spill, birds — Relevance: 1%
Obama Steers American Cars Into the 21st Century: When it comes to fuel economy standards, it’s a rare sight to see the automobile industry and the environmental community together on the same platform. But ... by erica — last modified May 19, 2009 04:40 PM — filed under: fuel economy, greenhouse gas emissions, Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), Statistically Speaking, automobile, automakers, cars, transportation, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%

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