Electric Power Research Institute http://my.epri.com/portal/server.pt?Abstract_id=000000000001022782 [From Green Car Congress] The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) released a report, Integrated Generation Technology Options on the cost, performance, and technology status for eight central-station power generation technologies likely to dominate the US generation mix over the next two decades: pulverized coal; integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC); natural gas … Continue reading »
Posted on July 30, 2011 …
Big Chicken: Pollution and Industrial Poultry Production in America
Pew Environment Group http://bit.ly/qGmIn9 [From the Baltimore Sun's B'More Green blog] A new report says the industrialization of poultry farming over the last several decades is a major source of pollution fouling the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways around the country. “Big Chicken,” released Wednesday by the Pew Environment Group highlights how poultry production has increased … Continue reading »
Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future Draft Report to the Secretary of Energy
US DOE, Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future brc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/brc_draft_report_29jul2011_0.pdf [Global Security Newswire] The United States should designate one or more long-term atomic waste storage locations to replace canceled plans for an underground repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev., a blue-ribbon task force said in a preliminary report issued on Friday (see GSN, July 6). The … Continue reading »
EPA Proposes Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Gas Production
US EPA http://epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas/ [From Press Release] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed standards to reduce harmful air pollution from oil and gas drilling operations. These proposed updated standards – which are being issued in response to a court order – would rely on cost-effective existing technologies to reduce emissions that contribute to smog … Continue reading »
Self-Reported Cancer Rates in Two Rural Areas of West Virginia with and Without Mountaintop Coal Mining
Journal of Community Health via Mother Jones (Published online July 24, 2011; doi 10.1007/s10900-011-9448-5) / by Michael Hendryx, Leah Wolfe, Juhua Luo and Bo Webb https://motherjones.com/files/final_jch_cancer_2011.pdf [Abstract] Mountaintop coal mining in the Appalachian region in the United States causes significant environmental damage to air and water. Serious health disparities exist for people who live in … Continue reading »
