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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%
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%
Memo to CNN.com: You Got It Wrong: It’s great when reporters call you for your opinion. It’s even better when they feature a quote from you in the story. And it’s better yet when it’s from an ... by erica — last modified Aug 31, 2009 02:55 PM — filed under: cap and trade, green investments, climate change, energy, Supreme Court, New York Times, Clean Air Act (1990), air quality, renewable energy, renewables, economy, fuel economy, oil, carbon tax, global warming, Barack Obama, CNN, Department of Transportation, Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), air pollution, economics, gasoline, George W. Bush, Environmental Protection Agency — 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%
The Old Ice Age Myth Put to Rest: 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 ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:00 PM — filed under: Europe, aerosols, air quality, air pollution, climate change, global warming, coal, cooling, paper, Germany, climate skeptics, Switzerland, health, particulate matter, fossil fuels, science — 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%
Tennessee Coal Ash Contaminated With Radioactivity and Arsenic: 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 ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:21 AM — filed under: aerosols, radioactivity, air quality, air pollution, particulate matter, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, coal, Duke University, coal ash, water pollution, arsenic, radium, 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%
Is It Too Late to Avoid Dangerous Climate Change?: Scientists call it DAI — "dangerous anthropogenic interference" with the climate system. The United States along with 191 other countries <a ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:24 PM — filed under: aerosols, air pollution, climate change, global warming, particulate matter, carbon dioxide emissions — 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%
Is Bubble Bursting for Climate in Near Term?: Could there already be an about-face? The president-elect's energy & environment picks held real promise for climate action. Now there's talk of the virtues of ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:15 PM — filed under: greenhouse gases, Henry Waxman, air pollution, automobile, automakers, Supreme Court, global warming, Nancy Pelosi, House of Representatives, Barack Obama, New York Times, climate change — 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%
Back in the PRC: The 2008 Summer Olympics are underway, and all the world is either in or watching China. I too am headed that way -– sitting in a Boeing 777-ER somewhere over ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:00 PM — filed under: Hong Kong, air pollution — Relevance: 1%
Hong Kong Journal: This is my second dispatch from Hong Kong, where I am helping City University of Hong Kong develop a new Energy and Environment program. Hong Kong is known as ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:59 PM — filed under: waste, air quality, business, air pollution, Pearl River, energy, natural gas, water, global economy, Guandong Province, water pollution, factories, Hong Kong, industry — 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%
Clean Coal’s Dirty Secret - When 'Clean' Isn't Clean: 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 ... by erica — last modified Jul 06, 2009 11:27 AM — filed under: air quality, air pollution, particulate matter, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, coal, water pollution, coal ash, waste, Tennessee Valley Authority, power plants — 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%
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%
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%
Environmental Roundup: 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 ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:25 PM — filed under: wetlands, air quality, lead, air pollution, water, health, recycled paper, Environmental Protection Agency, waste — Relevance: 1%
Cash-for-Clunkers Agreement: Still Not Ready for Prime Time: Congress has been kicking around the idea of paying people to scrap their old cars and buy new, more fuel-efficient ones. On May 5, Democratic lawmakers and ... by erica — last modified May 08, 2009 05:35 PM — filed under: U.S. Congress, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, climate change, legislation, global warming, cars, transportation, carbon dioxide emissions, Cash for Clunkers — Relevance: 1%
GM Declares Bankruptcy: <p>The end of an era, to be sure. But how did this happen? The result of meddling by “<a class="external-link" ... by erica — last modified Jun 01, 2009 03:27 PM — filed under: transportation, business, air pollution, automobile, automakers, health, Wall Street Journal, carbon dioxide emissions, General Motors — Relevance: 1%
Air Pollution + Parental Stress = Asthma?: We all know that air pollution is not good. But what does that have to do with IQ and stressed-out parents? by erica — last modified Jul 29, 2009 04:02 PM — filed under: stress, asthma, air pollution, IQ, science, research, health, traffic, children — Relevance: 1%
The Ups and Downs of Global Haze: Tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere can affect the climate. How? A special issue in the <a class="external-link" ... by wendy — last modified Aug 19, 2009 02:40 PM — filed under: Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, Martin Wild, aerosols, air pollution, global dimming, pulse of the planet, global warming, surface solar radiation, global brightening — Relevance: 1%
Urban Air Pollution: Stay on the Windy Side of the Street: 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 ... by erica — last modified Oct 14, 2009 03:28 PM — filed under: science, air quality, air pollution, cars, research, particulate matter, traffic, automobile, Environmental Protection Agency, transportation, pollution — Relevance: 1%

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