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Small Underwater Changes May Be Big Deal for Life Everywhere: Air pollution is causing a fundamental change in the way lakes work. by erica — last modified Nov 12, 2009 11:53 AM — filed under: C cycle, N cycle, phytoplankton, lakes, nitrogen, ecosystems, carbon, photosynthesis, pollution — 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%
Sympathy for the Oil Industry?: The poor oil industry. After years of record profits, things have soured with the collapse of oil and gas prices. And now I read of an Obama “bias” against the ... by erica — last modified Jun 18, 2009 09:47 AM — filed under: oil shale, oil, greenhouse gas emissions, natural gas, T. Boone Pickens, climate change, energy, oil reserves, global warming, oil drilling, Robert Samuelson, Washington Post, oil resources, pollution, global economy, economy — 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%
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%
Finally Standards for Coal Ash … Just in Time?: On Monday, while the Environmental Protection Agency sought information from electric companies about their coal waste disposal practices, a new crisis was ... by erica — last modified Jul 06, 2009 11:30 AM — filed under: waste, toxins, water pollution, Bill Clinton, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, coal ash, policy, Environmental Protection Agency, power plants, Tennessee Valley Authority, pollution — 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%
Update on E-Waste: If you caught <em>60 Minutes</em> on Sunday, you got quite an eyeful. Scott Pelley's 12-minute exposé opened a window onto the continuing problem of ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:36 PM — filed under: e-waste, health, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Globe Trotters: Trash Mars a Monument and a Rare Bird Visits Texas: They say it’s a small world. Apparently if you are a bird or a bunch of trash that is the case. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:17 PM — filed under: animals, oceans, pine flycatcher, plastic, Northwest Hawaiian Island Marine Monument, trash, birds, Texas, pollution — 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%
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%
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%
DIY: 8 Tips for Greening Your Print Jobs: Did you know there are supposedly "green" fonts that claim to reduce ink use? I'm not sure I'm ready to switch (as I'm partial to <span ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:01 PM — filed under: green office, printing, green fonts, postconsumer recycled paper, paper, Do It Yourself, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Renewable Energy: A Growth Industry in a Contracting Economy?: Could the red roiling in the financial world stall the march to green, renewable energy? So argues an <a ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:45 PM — filed under: cap and trade, renewable energy, pollution, economy — Relevance: 1%
Obama On Tar Sands - Or Should I Say Oil Sands: Yesterday President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Harper talked about Canadian tar sands. They spoke of them euphemistically, calling them “oil sands.” ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:55 AM — filed under: Canada, oil shale, oil, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, tar sands, global economy, Barack Obama, Stephen Harper, Carol Browner, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Exxon Valdez 20 Years Later: Prince William Sound, 2009. Pictures of picturesque beaches and icy-blue waters might suggest that the effects of the 1989 oil spill are long gone. Dig a ... by erica — last modified Apr 01, 2009 01:54 PM — filed under: oil, waste, oil company, oil spill, oceans, Exxon Valdez, Prince William Sound, ecosystems, fossil fuels, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Drink Up Your Soft Drink - Another Critical Habitat in Decline: A new <a class="external-link" href="http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/07/07/0905620106.abstract">paper</a> in the <em>Proceedings of the National Academy ... by erica — last modified Jul 10, 2009 09:03 AM — filed under: seagrasses, Pulse of the Planet, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, water pollution, seagrass meadows, habitat degradation, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Coal Ash Waste: Where We Are Now and Where We Still Have to Go: <p>The Kingston <a class="external-link" href="http://www.epakingstontva.com/default.aspx">coal ash spill</a> was the spark that lit a fire under the ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:25 AM — filed under: hazardous waste, coal, coal ash, Environmental Protection Agency, waste, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, pollution — 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%
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%
Trash Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: Looking to lower your impact on the planet? Look no further than your trash bin. by erica — last modified Oct 21, 2009 03:54 PM — filed under: trash, waste, garbage, composting, energy, recycling, landfills, dumpster diving, freegan, recycled paper, Do It Yourself, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Living on the Edge: Are there limits to how much we can grow as a society and survive? by erica — last modified Sep 28, 2009 03:39 PM — filed under: social science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, climate change, nutrient runoff, water pollution, climate disruption, agriculture, Anthropocene, The Limits to Growth, boundaries, particulate matter, ocean acidification, carbon dioxide emissions, oceans, global warming, water, chemical pollution, Holocene, climate, biodiversity, Thomas Malthus, ozone hole, Club of Rome, pollution — Relevance: 1%
1950s Vs. 2000s: The Drive to Supersize: A lot has changed in the past 50 years, much for the better. Energy efficiency measures, for example, have meant less pollution and savings in electricity ... by erica — last modified Oct 19, 2009 09:56 AM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, energy, low impact, electricity, energy efficiency, Energy Star, population, no impact, pollution — Relevance: 1%

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