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Silverton: New mercury monitoring gear

coyotegulch wrote 5 days ago: From The Durango Herald (Dale Rodebaugh): The monitor – atop an 8-foot-high platform – … more →

Tags: climate change, colorado water, energy policy, Infrastructure, San Juan Basin, water pollution

Water Pollution Tops List of U.S. Environmental Concerns

craigbaird wrote 1 month ago: By Craig Baird Water pollution is a very serious problem. It affects major waterways all over the pl … more →

Tags: Pollution, atlas bear, Craig and Layla Baird, craig baird, craig baird layla baird, Environment, ganges river pollution, layla and craig baird, layla baird

MERCURY: Study finds high-fructose corn syrup contains mercury

Buck Denton wrote 1 month ago: Interesting discussion: More from the Washington Post: Almost half of tested samples of commerc … more →

Tags: Pollution, Video, Corn, Corn Refiners Association, corn syrup, Corn Syrup Mercury, High Fructose Corn Syrup, High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury, King Corn

Nevada a bad neighbor state: Closing Jerritt Canyon gold mine said to be part of bigger battle2 comments

Ralph Maughan wrote 1 month ago: Nevada wants to keep regulation out of federal hands for selfish reasons According to the Las Vegas … more →

Tags: Mining, Politics, gold mining, Idaho, Nevada, Utah

MERCURY NEWS

Buck Denton wrote 1 month ago: I’ve recently come across some informative and interesting news stories regarding mercury pollution … more →

Tags: animal welfare, animals, Biology, Environment, fisheries, health, INTERNATIONAL, Nature, News

The first evidence of pre-industrial mercury pollution in the Andes

candywwgm wrote 1 month ago: The study of ancient lake sediment from high altitude lakes in the Andes has revealed for the first … more →

Tags: Science & Technology, Pollution & Waste, Perú, Andes, PNAS, Industrial Revolution

Society's Tonic - A Bill to Reduce Mercury Pollution

astrauss wrote 2 months ago: A Congressional bill  proposes additional protection against mercury pollution. This is particularly … more →

Tags: environment - health, Society's Tonics, water pollution, Groundwater Pollution, emerging contaminants, mercury and fish, HR 2190, Pregnancy and Mercury, prenatal toxic exposure

Wondering Why The Fish Tastes Odd? Could Be Mercury

craigbaird wrote 2 months ago: By Craig Baird During the 20th century, mercury started to become a major problem in the water that … more →

Tags: Pollution, News, Craig and Layla Baird, atlas bear, oceans mercury, ocean pollution, layla and craig baird

Mercury pollution: Many questions some answers

coyotegulch wrote 3 months ago: Here’s a look at mercury pollution in Colorado, from Mark Jaffe writing for the Denver Post. … more →

Tags: colorado water, energy policy

Mercury Laden Water and The Border Patrol2 comments

lens1 wrote 4 months ago: more about “Border Patrol Supporters in Sequim, W…“, posted with vodpod Stan is t … more →

Tags: News, Politics, activism, Washington State, Northwest Politics, Congress, The Homeland, Norm Dicks, Homeland Security!

Points To Ponder....

instantEYE wrote 4 months ago: The classic Warner Brothers animated cartoon series Pinky and the Brain always featured the same cat … more →

Tags: Energy, Economy, steve sbraccia, Between The Lines replacement, CFL light bulbs, eco-warriors, Environmentalism, inventing electricity, medical insurance costs

Mercury,health damage and low energy lighting

robertkyriakides wrote 4 months ago: Mercury pollution is a growing problem. Mercury damages the nervous systems of animals, dissolves in … more →

Tags: climate change, Coal, Energy, Climate Change and health, carbon dioxide, low energy lighting, Mercury, Mercury Poisoning, mercury recycling

Mercury Pollution Treaty Proposed

Tracey Smith wrote 4 months ago: BBC News, Science & Environment: World governments have agreed to crack down on mercury polluti … more →

Tags: Green News, BBC, UNEP, Daniel Reifsnyder, Methylmercury, Arctic ringed seals, beluga whales, Canada

It's a turn-around jump shot

twitterpaters wrote 5 months ago: by twit It’s everybody jump start The Obama administration reversed years of U.S. policy Mond … more →

Tags: by twit, Civil Rights, Good News!, History, Music, national security, Obama Administration, Video, international law

Nuclear Bar-B-Q: want some mercury on that?

christophpissedoff wrote 5 months ago: Opponents of Florida Power and Light- GO TO JAIL! South Florida environmentalist sentenced to 60 day … more →

Tags: Society, politics, culture, etc., Activists arrested, climate change, Earth Liberation Front, environmental activism, Florida Power and Light, FPL, Global Warming, Political Activism

Legislation Could Cause More Mercury Pollution

janepalmer wrote 7 months ago: While on one hand Colorado is taking steps to monitor and reduce mercury pollution, on the other t … more →

Tags: Barbara Boxer, Clean Air Act, coal-fired power plants, environmental pollution, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Stephen Johnson, Tom Carper

Reducing Mercury Pollution in Our Water1 comment

janepalmer wrote 7 months ago: The term “clean coal” is an oxymoron; even if the clean coal technologies do manage to “wash the … more →

Tags: Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control Division, Clean coal, coal power plants, colorado water, Eip, environmental pollution, Epi, Paul Tourangeau

E-WASTE is being illegally exported to China from the United States1 comment

Buck Denton wrote 8 months ago: more about “E-WASTE: Toxic Discarded Electronics …“, posted with vodpod More inf … more →

Tags: Energy, health, poverty, Pollution, waste, e-waste, recycling, Carcinogenic Pollution, Video

E-WASTE literally becoming a mountain of problems1 comment

Buck Denton wrote 8 months ago: 60 Minutes recently investigated the black market for e-waste, and how some companies are not practi … more →

Tags: Energy, health, poverty, waste, Pollution, recycling, e-waste, Carcinogenic Pollution, 60 Minutes


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