mcclatchydc.com - 10/23/2009
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WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency will put controls on the emissions of hazardous pollutants such as mercury from coal-fired power plants for the first time by November 2011, according to an agreement announced Friday to settle a lawsuit against the agency. Many other polluters ...
washingtontimes.com - 10/26/2009
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Amanda Carpenter War on coal While campaigning for
the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama said his cap-and-trade...
tax plans would "bankrupt" anyone building a coal-fired power plant. Although those taxes haven't materialized, the ...
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EPA to limit mercury emissions from power plants by 2011
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... aren't subject to nationwide rules. The tougher rules will clean up more than just heavy metals because some kinds of pollution controls -- scrubbers, for example -- also remove other pollutants, such as soot. Controlling mercury is significant because the pollutant enters the food chain and ends up in fish. Children, including those who were exposed to mercury before birth, are especially at risk of developmental and learning disabilities. Adults also can experi Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/77693.html
'Green News Report' - October 27, 2009
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... suspect," said John Grego, a professor of statistics at the University of South Carolina.
“Global cooling” scam debunked yet again (Grist)
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