Mercury

Lynne Peeples

Pacific Northwest Coal Exports Could 'Poison' People From Wyoming To China, Warn Opponents

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Coal Exports, Video, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Portland Oregon, Mercury, Asthma, Diesel, Air Pollution, Asia, Coal, China, Green News

"Black lung. Asthma. Cancer. Emphysema" -- masks marked with conditions often attributed to coal were scattered among the faces of a Portland, Ore., c...

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Is Mercury in Fish as Harmful as You Thought?

EatingWell | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Mercury, Healthy Eating, Eating Well, Mercury Poisoning, Seafood, Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Epa, Fda, Food News
EatingWell

The fact that most ocean fish are so high in selenium explains why more and more research suggests the benefits of eating seafood outweigh any risks mercury exposure could pose. Do I (and you) really need to be avoiding those fish?

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How To See Mercury In Morning Sky This Month

Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Star Gazing, Planet Mercury, Planets, Skywatcher, Video, Astronomy, Space, Morning, Mercury, Science, Sun, Moon, Science News

By: Geoff Gaherty Published: 04/04/2012 04:06 PM EDT on SPACE.com This month the evening skies are ablaze with planets: Venus, Mars, and Saturn ...

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The iPad and Mercury Retrograde

Virginia Bell | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Mercury, Apple Products, Apple, Apple Ipad, Ipad 3, Astrology, Mercury in Retrograde, Ipad, Technology News
Virginia Bell

Mercury turns retrograde on March 12 (until April 4); its effect is intensified right before or after it changes direction, which is now. Like a big semi turning on the highway, everything around it must come to a standstill. There couldn't be a worse time to launch the new iPad!

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'Green News Report' - March 6, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Michael Mann, Arctic Ice Melt, Agriculture, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Climate Scientists, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Tornadoes, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Fema, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Arctic, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Food, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Iowa, Venezuela, Chevy Volt, William Nordhaus, Economy, Factory Farms, Iran, Aipac, Newt Gingrich, Solar Power, Greg Palast, Mercury, Uranium, Ocean Acidification, National Parks, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Iran war ...

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Mercury Isn't Just a Hazard for Young Children, It's a Health Risk for Adults Too

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Coal-Fired Power Plants, Fish, Epa, Mercury, Mercury Pollution, Fertility, Memory Loss, Mercury Poisoning, Air Pollution, Clean Air Act, Developmental Delays, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Mercury is most commonly recognized as a developmental toxin, threatening to young children and fetuses as they develop their nervous system. But mercury is also a danger for adults.

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TONIGHT: Four Planets And Moon To Make Spectacular Show

Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Video, Planets, Astronomy, Skywatching, Jupiter, Mercury, Planetary Alignment, Planets Align, Venus, Stargazing, Moon Venus Jupiter, Moon Jupiter Venus, Jupiter and Venus, Venus and Jupiter, Science News

By: Tariq Malik Published: 02/25/2012 12:28 PM EST on SPACE.com A cosmic team-up of planets and the thin crescent moon is dazzling skywatchers ...

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If Songbirds Are Dying From Mercury Poisoning, Are We Next?

Dr. Andrew Lange | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Mercury Pollution, Mercury, Environment, Ecology, Wildlife, Green News
Dr. Andrew Lange

Through greater understanding of both the extent of wildlife exposure and harmful impacts to ecosystem health, it is now clear that increased conservation efforts are necessary to reduce this neurotoxin in our environment for the benefit of wildlife and people.

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Breaking Up With Coal, Falling in Love with Clean Energy

Mary Anne Hitt | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Virginia, Georgia, Vermont, Mercury, Environment, Clean Energy, Coal, Sierra Club, Green News
Mary Anne Hitt

Nationwide, communities are saying "No more!" when it comes to dirty coal. Americans are falling in love with clean energy and the good jobs it will bring.

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Historic Progress on the Environment Under President Obama

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Fuel Efficiency, Lead, Hybrids, Arctic, Electric Cars, Clean Cars, Epa, Mercury, Asthma, Jobs, Mercury Poisoning, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Coal-Fired Plants, Clean Energy, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Even in the face of a year of unprecedented and unrelenting congressional assault on the environment, President Obama has proven that prosperity fits hand-in-hand with clean air and clean water, and strong public health protections.

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Will Bullies Win the Fight for Clean Air?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Epa, Clean Air, Koch Brothers, Activism, Ron Paul, Lobbyists, Moms Clean Air Force, Mercury, Rick Santorium, Toxic Metals, Obama Administration, Green, Newt Gingrich, Clean Air Act, Envrionmental Protection Agency, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

It took decades to get the new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards released, and within weeks, the pushback has already begun.

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'Green News Report' - January 3, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Power Plants, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Drought, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling, Conservatives, Fossil Fuels, Corporate Media, Big Oil, Climate Science, Africa, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Genetically Modified Foods, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Toxic Water, Gmos, Factory Farming, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalism, State Department, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Keystone XL Pipeline, Famine, Mercury, Green News, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, China, Fracking, Iran, Food Politics, Farm Subsidies, Farming, Subsidies, Food, Hydraulic Fracturing, Food Prices, Video, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: We're bac...

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Illinois' Experience Shows That Mercury Pollution Controls Work

Jack Darin | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Dirty Coal, Lisa Jackson, Pat Quinn, Rahm Emanuel, Epa, Mercury, Obama Administration, Sierra Club, Coal, Chicago News
Jack Darin

In this case, here in Illinois, we've already proven them wrong. Coal plants in Illinois had to cut their mercury pollution by 90 percent (the same cut EPA is now calling for) back in 2009.

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The Gift Of Good Health

Javier Sierra | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Fetuses, Learning Disabilities, Big Coal, Epa, Public Health, Obama Administration, Global Motherhood, Babies, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Coal-Fired Plants, Coal Pollution, Decreased IQ, Hispanic Community, Cerebral Palsy, Mercury, Birth Defects, Neurotoxin, Latino Voices News
Javier Sierra

According to a LULAC study, almost 30 percent of Hispanics live dangerously close to a coal-fired plant.

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The EPA Gets It Right, But Watch Out for the Republicans

Richard Schiffman | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Al Gore, Congress, Environmental Policy, Environment, Mercury, Alternative Energy Sources, Regulation, Presidential Campaign, Air Pollution, Barack Obama, Republicans, Green News
Richard Schiffman

So the new clean air rules will be a net job creator that will pump up sagging local economies. Great news that should appeal even to cost-conscious Republicans! Well, not exactly.

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A Long Awaited Victory for Children, Families, and Our Future

Adrianna Quintero | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Latinos, Mercury, Adrianna Quintero, Air Pollution, Health, President Barack Obama, Epa, Green News
Adrianna Quintero

The bottom line is, no matter who you are or where you live, we cannot continue to sacrifice the health of our families and communities to protect polluters.

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At Last!

Margie Alt | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Mercury in Waterways, Mercury, President Obama, Epa, Power Plants, Mercury Pollution, Mercury Poisoning, Public Health, Clean Air, Children's Health, Clean Air Act, Green News
Margie Alt

For the first time in American history, the President and his EPA have committed to protecting our families from harmful mercury pollution from power plants.

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We Did It! Americans Cheer EPA for First-Ever Protections Against Toxic Mercury

Mary Anne Hitt | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Epa, Mercury, Environment, Energy, Environmental Health, Sierra Club, Coal, Obama Mercury Toxins, Epa Mercury Protection, Mercury-Toxins, Air Pollution, Green News
Mary Anne Hitt

Are you one of the over 800,000 people who submitted a comment to the EPA supporting proposed mercury pollution protections? If so, then today you should celebrate, because you helped win a historic victory for our health.

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'Green News Report' - December 22, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Epa, Arctic Ice Melt, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Power Plants, Green News Report, Pollution, Climategate, Coal, Methane, Offshore Drilling, Video, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling, Conservatives, Fossil Fuels, Americans for Prosperity, Big Oil, Corporate Media, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Tea Party, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalism, Permafrost, State Department, Shell Oil, Arctic, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, Media Matters, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Keystone XL Pipeline, Mercury, Green News, Toxic Waste, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Lisa Jackson, Africa, Plastic, Occupy, Genetically Modified Foods, Factory Farming, Famine, Gmos, China, Salmon, Nigeria, Innovation, Drought, Toxic Water, Texas, Arsenic, Occupy Wall Street, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Breaking:...

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Mercury Ruling: Waiting For the EPA

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Coal Industry, Mercury as Neurotoxin, Green, Climate Crisis, Teresa B. Clemmer, Power Plants, Clean Air Act, Epa, Vermont Law School, Power Plant Regulations, Hazardous Air Pollutants, Activism, Health, Moms Clean Air Force, Green News, Mercury, Particulate Matter, Lisa Jackson, Ozone, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

As a writer for Moms Clean Air Force, I was eagerly waiting to hear the December 16 announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency on their new...

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Lynne Peeples

EPA's Air Toxics Standards A 'Great Victory,' Say Public Health And Environmental Advocates

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Energy, Arsenic, Epa, Asthma, Mercury, Power Plants, Birth Defects, Air Pollution, Clean Air Act, Coal-Fired Plants, Green News

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled historic new rules on Wednesday that would limit the mercury, arsenic and other toxic pollutants in ...

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The Promise of the Green Economy

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Energy, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Green Jobs, Health, President Obama, Epa, Asthma, Mercury, Green, Jobs, Health Care, Coal, Green News
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

The EPA is expected to release a new baseline today limiting the amount of mercury and other toxics that coal-powered plants can spew into our communities. The new rules will not only keep us healthier they will also create jobs.

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Obama Administration Announces Standards to Keep Our Families Safe from Mercury and Other Pollutants

Frances Beinecke | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Dirty Coal, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Mercury, Asthma, Power Plants, Heart Disease, Air Pollution, Coal, Children's Health, Developmental Delays, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Today, President Obama announced new standards to reduce mercury, lead, and other dangerous pollution from power plants. Now dirty coal-fired plants that fought standards for decades will finally have to clean up their act.

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'Green News Report' - December 20, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: John Boehner, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Radiation, Methane, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Conservatives, Fossil Fuels, Americans for Prosperity, Big Oil, Corporate Media, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Tea Party, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Carbon Emissions, Nuclear Power, Environmentalism, State Department, Toxic Chemicals, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Toxic Waste, Japan, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Power Plants, Light Bulbs, Philippines, Offshore Drilling, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling, Rush Limbaugh, Shell Oil, Energy Efficiency, Media Matters, Mercury, ABC News, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Arctic Ice Melt, Corn Sugar, Climategate, Corn, Permafrost, Arctic, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Rush Limb...

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Why the EPA's Forthcoming Power Plant Rule Is a Big Deal

Corbin Hiar | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Lisa Jackson, World Resources Institute, Poisoned Places, Coal Industry, Epa, Coal, Clean Air Act, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Air Toxics, Coal-Fired Plants, Frank O'donnell, Dirty Coal, Environmental Protection Agency, Npr, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Lynn Goldman, Mercury Pollution, Mercury, Environment America, Republicans, Iwatch News, Green News
Corbin Hiar

It's an important moment for Americans who eat fish or use electricity. After more than two decades of delays, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is poised to issue a new regulation restricting some power plant emissions that have polluted the nation's air and water.

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