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Statistically Speaking: Mercury Rising? Why?: <p>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%
Update: Thinner Shells Put Ocean on Thin Ice: Some argue that more carbon dioxide is a “good thing.” I guess they just can’t get their minds around the whole climate change thing. OK, but what about ocean ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:15 PM — filed under: climate change, fish, oceans, global warming, ocean acidification, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, seafood — Relevance: 1%
Strange Connections: Midwest Farms and Floods Killing Gulf Fish?: The Earth works in mysterious ways. Meteorologists tell us a butterfly flapping its wings in Asia can potentially give rise to a storm in the Midwest. Now it ... by erica — last modified Jul 31, 2009 09:04 AM — filed under: dead zone, climate change, fish, oceans, global warming, Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico — 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%
Pulse of the Planet: Ocean Acidification Faster Sooner: Regardless of your stance on global warming, you should be worried about a related problem: ocean acidification. You don’t need a climate model to know this is ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:29 PM — filed under: oceans, phytoplankton, fish, calcifier, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, ocean acidification, science, carbon dioxide emissions — 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%
Pulse of the Planet: Wait a Second Before You Bite Into That Tuna Sandwich: Many of us love bluefin tuna – think sushi and sashimi – a fish so in demand that just one can fetch upwards of <a class="external-link" ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:32 AM — filed under: oceans, food, pulse of the planet, fish, catch limits, Pulse of the Planet, sustainability, science, tuna, overfishing — 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%
Forget Mackerel. Holy Bass.: The Clean Water Act is no longer keeping our water clean. by erica — last modified Sep 16, 2009 05:08 PM — filed under: intersex fish, Richard Nixon, dead zone, policy, fish, legislation, endocrine disrupters, water, Clean Water Act, water pollution, nutrient runoff, fertilizer, politics, waste, pollution — Relevance: 1%
You Are What Your Farmed Fish Eat: You can take the fish out of the ocean and raise them in a farm, but you don’t necessarily get the ocean’s protein from the farmed fish. by erica — last modified Sep 14, 2009 01:55 PM — filed under: food, science, fish, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, paper, aquaculture, waste, farmed fish, overfishing — Relevance: 1%

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