Global warming is not a joke. I am, however, still working up the courage to make it into one.
June 27, 2008
The Dirty Truth about Clean Coal [Business Week]
From the article:
The catch is that for now—and for years to come—”clean coal” will remain more a catchphrase than a reality. Despite the eagerness of the coal and power industries to sanitize their image and the desire of U.S. politicians to push a healthy-sounding alternative to expensive foreign oil and natural gas, clean coal is still a misnomer.
June 17, 2008
On detecting water contaminated with mercury
Importantly, this research offers a mercury-detection capability that is robust to the presence of other metals including lead and nickel. The related articles listed on the page are also pretty cool.
