Posts Tagged ‘coal’
Birth defect risk up 450% in rural China
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Pesticides and pollutants are linked to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, a new study shows. Continue…
Friday, October 21, 2011 10:34 - 1 Comment
Earth & Environment - Jun 13, 2011 14:40 - 2 Comments
Coal or nuclear? Risk vs. reward
RUTGERS (US) — Affluent, educated, white males are more likely to support increased use of nuclear energy, and less educated African-American and Latino females prefer an increase in the use of coal, despite the risks associated with each. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 2, 2010 13:39 - 1 Comment
Dash of geophysics with that climate policy?
U. TEXAS (US)—The CO2 emission estimates used for government policy decisions assume unlimited coal and fossil fuel production for the next 100 years. A recent study suggests that’s an unrealistic premise that skews climate change models and proposed solutions. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 8, 2010 10:26 - 0 Comments
Can carbon tax remove gorilla in the room?
RICE (US)—In order to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, policymakers should levy a carbon tax to encourage a transition from coal-based electricity production to a system based on natural gas, a new research paper recommends. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 9, 2010 15:08 - 0 Comments
Using supercomputers to clean up coal
STANFORD / U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Pollution control devices known as scrubbers, installed to restrict the amount of nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide release from coal-fired power plants, may have helped to reduce acid rain, but they haven’t made those plants safe. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 17, 2009 17:56 - 1 Comment
Taking America’s energy temperature
RUTGERS (US)—Of the estimated 1,000 energy-related public opinion polls conducted during the last 20 years, environmental policy expert Michael Greenberg says there are two basic types: polls that include energy questions among a range of societal issues and hypothesis-driven surveys that measure preferences and try to link them to underlying factors. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 6, 2009 15:49 - 1 Comment
Pollution-haze mix may affect world’s weather
TEXAS A&M (US)—“Blue haze,” a common occurrence in mountain ranges and forests around the world, is formed by natural emissions of chemicals, but a recent study suggests human activities can worsen it to the point of affecting weather worldwide, potentially causing climate problems. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 19, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
When a toxic pond runneth over
A Duke graduate student takes samples from coal ash sludge shortly after a December 2008 spill at a power plant in Tennessee. (Courtesy: Avner Vengosh/Duke University)
