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> April 26, 2002:
Hour One: Clean AIr
In dueling Earth Day speeches this week, President Bush and former Vice
President Gore faced off over the administration's 'Clear Skies' proposal,
which would change the way in which emissions of certain air pollutants
-- including nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and mercury -- are regulated.
In this hour of Science Friday, we'll take a look at the far-ranging
problem of air pollution. We'll find out about the competing policy
proposals in Washington, and how they compare to current clean air regulations.
We'll talk about the health effects of air pollution, including new
studies suggesting that exposure to particulate matter may increase
cancer risks. We'll also discuss technological fixes for emissions controls,
including ambitious plans to capture all carbon dioxide emissions from
power plants.
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share
your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Cheryl Hogue
Reporter, Chemical & Engineering
News
Washington, DC
Daniel Greenbaum
President, Health Effects Institute
Boston, Massachusetts
Howard J. Herzog
Principal Research Engineer
MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
White
House: The Clear Skies Initiative
MSNBC:
Bush, Gore spar on Earth Day
DOE
Fossil Energy - Carbon Sequestration
MIT
Carbon Sequestration Initiative: Index
NAE:
Complements to Kyoto: Technologies for Controlling CO2 Emissions
Health
Effects Institute
EPA
AIRNow
Convention
on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
Plain
English Guide to The Clean Air Act
This segment produced by: Charles Bergquist
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