Mercury, Pollution and Water

SpaceX responds to report alleging that Starbase is polluting TX waters

Teslarati

AUGUST 13, 2024

SpaceX has responded to a critical report from CNBC alleging that it has repeatedly polluted waters in Texas this year. In its report, CNBC alleged that SpaceX violated environmental regulations by “repeatedly releasing pollutants into or near bodies of water in Texas.”

Water

Water Pollution Texas Mercury

First drive with Mercury Marine’s electric Avator motors: A smooth, quiet ride (for small boats) [Video]

Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2024

A major name in marine mobility is dipping its toe into all-electric motors – Mercury. Mercury Marine is the propulsion-focused division of Brunswick Corporation and has been helping people move quickly and efficiently across the water for 85 years and counting.

Mercury

Mercury Motor Motoring Motors

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

The fifth and final session of negotiations on the establishment of an international mercury convention—International Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC5)—is taking place this coming week in Geneva. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007.

Mercury

Mercury Emissions 2013 Global

EPA’s 2011 Toxics Release Inventory shows air pollutants continue to decline, releases of toxic chemicals up

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2013

Total toxic air releases in 2011 declined 8% from 2010, mostly because of decreases in hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions, even while total releases of toxic chemicals increased for the second year in a row, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report published today.

Pollution

Pollution 2011 EPA Waste

ORNL study identifies more biopathways for formation of toxic methylmercury

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2013

More forms of mercury can be converted to methylmercury—a form of mercury that can be taken into the food chain and eventually can result in mercury-contaminated fish—than previously thought, according to a study led by a team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) published in Nature Geoscience.

Mercury

Mercury Water Convert Coal

WHO attributes more than 1 in 4 deaths annually of children under 5 years to unhealthy environment

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2017

WHO estimated in 2012 that 26% of childhood deaths and 25% of the total disease burden in children under five could be prevented through the reduction of environmental risks such as air pollution, unsafe water, sanitation and inadequate hygiene or chemicals. —“Don’t Pollute My Future”. The report, Don’t pollute my future!

Environment

Environment Pollution Water Waste

Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Coal-powered synthetic natural gas (SNG) plants being planned in China would produce seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional natural gas plants, and use up to 100 times the water as shale gas production, according to a new study by Duke University researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change. —Robert B.

Gas

Gas Mercury Fuel Climate Change

California ARB and NOAA Collaborating in $20M Research on Interaction of Air Pollution and Climate Change; One Atmosphere Approach

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are collaborating in the $20-million CalNex research project to examine the nexus between air pollution and climate change. What sources and processes contribute to atmospheric mercury concentrations in California?

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Pollution California

EPA Administrator Outlines Seven Key Themes for Agency in 2010 and Beyond

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

In all of this, we must also recognize that climate change will affect other parts of our core mission, such as protecting air and water quality, and we must include those considerations in our future plans. Protecting America’s Waters. Improving Air Quality. Other themes include: Assuring the Safety of Chemicals.

EPA

EPA 2010 Climate Change Mercury

GE Technology Selected for Hydrogen Energy IGCC Project in California

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2009

IGCC also significantly reduces criteria emissions—sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, mercury and particulate matter—and decreases water consumption by up to 30% (as compared to a conventional coal plant).

Hydrogen

Hydrogen California Energy Tampa

E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2022

A new systematic review by The Lancet found that “people living in e-waste exposed regions had significantly elevated levels of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants,” and it advocated for “novel cost-effective methods for safe recycling operations … to ensure the health and safety of vulnerable populations.”

Waste

Waste Al Gore Gore Mercury

Ford Increasing Use of Renewable and Recyclable Materials in Vehicles

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

Ford Mustang, F-150, Focus, Flex, Escape, Expedition and Econoline as well as Mercury Mariner, Lincoln MKS and Navigator also use the sustainable material. The 2 million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles on the road today with bio-foam seats equates to a reduction in petroleum oil usage of approximately 1.5 million pounds.

Ford

Ford Renewable Escape Mercury

PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

Continuing substitution of gas for coal (and in some instances for oil) will remain an effective short- and middle-term decarbonization measure and an economic boon only insofar as methane leakage from production and transport is held to low levels and drinking water is not adversely impacted, PVCAST noted.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Obama Clean

National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates, “hidden” costs of energy production and use—such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health—that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them. Click to enlarge.

2005

2005 Cost Of Energy Coal

University of Alberta Researchers Find That Oil Sands Industry Is Releasing More Pollutants Into Athabasca River System Than Previously Estimated

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2010

New research from a team at the University of Alberta, Canada, finds that Alberta’s oilsands industry is releasing more pollutants into the Athabasca River, its tributaries and its watershed than previously estimated. The pollutants found include mercury, arsenic, lead and cadmium.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Pollution Oil Universal

Battery Recycling: A Crucial Step Toward Curbing Global Warming

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

By implementing effective battery recycling programs on a global scale, on top of adopting electric vehicles, we can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve valuable resources and mitigate some of the factors contributing to air pollution and global warming events.

Global

Global Battery Batteries Pollution

Study finds changes in the Arctic sea ice cover may be driving changes in atmospheric chemistry

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2012

Bromine then reacts with a gaseous form of mercury, turning it into a pollutant that falls to Earth’s surface. Despite ozone’s beneficial role blocking harmful radiation in the stratosphere, ground-level ozone is a harmful pollutant. Bromine also can remove ozone from the lowest layer of the atmosphere, the troposphere.

Ozone

Ozone Mercury United Kingdom 2008

New study concludes oil sands development has significantly increased PAH and DBT loadings in regional lakes; combined with effects of climate change, a “new ecological state” for the lakes

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

Collectively, these industrial activities yield significant landscape disturbance and habitat loss and add to the controversy regarding water quantity and quality issues. The potential and realized emissions of pollutants, including greenhouse gases and mercury, are also contentious.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Climate Change Oil Climate

Call it like it is: TSLA’s rise is not due to performance, but hope for corruption

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In addition Mr. Trump has shown total ignorance (well there’s a phrase you surely haven’t heard in the last microsecond) of everything related to EVs and EV-related policy , and his running-mate even wrote a bill to increase EV prices by $15,000 compared to polluting gas vehicles.

Tax Credit

Tax Credit Tesla Legal Pollution

EV Driven

SpaceX responds to report alleging that Starbase is polluting TX waters

First drive with Mercury Marine’s electric Avator motors: A smooth, quiet ride (for small boats) [Video]

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

EPA’s 2011 Toxics Release Inventory shows air pollutants continue to decline, releases of toxic chemicals up

ORNL study identifies more biopathways for formation of toxic methylmercury

WHO attributes more than 1 in 4 deaths annually of children under 5 years to unhealthy environment

Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

California ARB and NOAA Collaborating in $20M Research on Interaction of Air Pollution and Climate Change; One Atmosphere Approach

EPA Administrator Outlines Seven Key Themes for Agency in 2010 and Beyond

GE Technology Selected for Hydrogen Energy IGCC Project in California

E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

Ford Increasing Use of Renewable and Recyclable Materials in Vehicles

PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005

University of Alberta Researchers Find That Oil Sands Industry Is Releasing More Pollutants Into Athabasca River System Than Previously Estimated

Battery Recycling: A Crucial Step Toward Curbing Global Warming

Study finds changes in the Arctic sea ice cover may be driving changes in atmospheric chemistry

New study concludes oil sands development has significantly increased PAH and DBT loadings in regional lakes; combined with effects of climate change, a “new ecological state” for the lakes

Call it like it is: TSLA’s rise is not due to performance, but hope for corruption

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