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Michigan and eight other states sued the Bush administration Tuesday, saying the White House failed to adequately regulate emissions of mercury and other pollutants at cement plants.
Hoping to reduce harmful mercury emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency, the auto industry and environmental groups said Wednesday they have agreed to start a national program to collect mercury switches from scrapped automobiles.
According to The Huntsville Times in Alabama, Craig Russell, who is a former Air Force pilot, has proposed a plan to recreate John Glenn's 1962 Mercury Mission.
Illegal gold mining in French Guiana creates environmental concerns and political challenges
Experts have found a way to make Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) brighter and use less power than energy efficient light bulbs currently on the market.
Norway will introduce a total ban on the use of mercury in the manufacturing and import and export of products from January 1, the government announced today.
So the planet is heating up, natural habitats are falling apart, population and consumption is on the rise, and we still have to worry about that future water issue! Now, not all is lost and there are lots of people and companies out there doing the right thing and trying to make …
Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN) today announced that Nuance® speech solutions are being shipped within Ford SYNC™ for twelve Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models for 2008.
Good status report on the NASA Messenger spacecraft headed for Mercury. It will be doing a flyby of the hottest planet in the solar system in just about two months!
....Have you ever been left with the impression after a thorough poking, prodding and testicular cupping at the doctor's office that perhaps they don't always know what's best? The thought is usually pushed from your mind, after all these people had to go through years of school …
A record 130 million Americans are expected to get a flu shot this season in hopes of ducking the nasty virus, but as the needle pierces the skin more than 80% will also get what some say is a hefty and dangerous dose of mercury. FACT: A typical flu shot contains 50,000 parts pe …
Theres now doubt the world has awoken to the benefits about CFL's, and how incandescent is just not the way to go. CFL use is growing and you can see it for yourself by either walking around neighborhoods or looking at the lights in some local stores and shops.
Vehicles are ranked by city miles per gallon (MPG), followed by highway MPG based on the EPA's Fuel Economy Guide. Each model is on this top only once.
The most exhaustive study to date on mercury contamination in Northern California sport fish has found that some of the most popular species, including striped bass and carp, have the highest concentrations of the potent neurotoxin. Government and private researchers behind the …
A company that won City of Chicago contracts and was told it would receive state grants to recycle fluorescent light bulbs instead left thousands of the mercury-laden lamps inside a Riverdale warehouse, and officials there contend that the building has now become a hazardous-wast …
"A nonprofit group backed by the seafood industry urged pregnant women and nursing mothers to eat more fish than recommended by U.S. officials concerned that mercury contamination can hurt babies," reports Avram Goldstein.
Once again the Daniels administration has opted to protect the financial interests of polluters at the expense of public health.
Mercury atmospheric emissions will end up in fish in as little as three years, according to new research by a multidisciplinary team of about 50 researchers from the United States and Canada.
Councillors from the home of the Japan's whaling industry have revealed that schoolchildren in the area have been served dolphin meat containing dangerous levels of mercury, prompting warnings of a potential public health disaster as the country attempts to boost consumption of c …
Countries of the world are racing against each other in developing new technology, but technological advancement comes at some costs.
Great Lakes. 'Fresh' water lakes? Better throw those fishes back. Sorry about your tap water. Maybe you shouldn't let your kids swim at the beach either. Got a good filter on your showerhead?
Mayors from several cities, including: Wilmette, Kenilworth, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest and North Chicago vowed to exert pressure on BP oil to reduce pollutants in the company's Indiana plant's discharge.
i saw this article on newsvine, and i was pretty disgusted with BP, having them say they are all for the environment and stuff. Then i saw this picture with the same exact story, but with a banner/ad over it from BP.
Joe Takai formed Mercury Customs in 2004 to develop high-end custom motorcycles and components. After spending the first part of his life as an engineer, mechanic, and visual effects and graphics professional, he wanted to go back to his automobile and motorcycle roots.
BP, in addition to dumping solids and ammonia into Lake Michigan, will be allowed to dump Mercury into the lake. The permit to do so was extended for another five years.
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President Bush is to veto a bill that would ban mercury in flu vaccines for children despite its known links to autism and other neurological disorders and despite the fact that he pledged in 2004 to support such a move when campaigning for re-election.
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