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Portland Mercury: KOIN Films Steve Novick Attending a Meeting of People Trying to Recall Steve Novick
2014-08-18 22:35:50| PortlandOnline
July 21, 2014 | Denis Theriault
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Portland Mercury: Turns Out People Are Okay With an Income Tax Increase to Pay For Streets, City Now Says
2014-08-18 22:32:23| PortlandOnline
July 17, 2014 | Dirk Vanderhart
The Portland Mercury: Where the Money Goes
2014-08-18 20:39:05| PortlandOnline
July 9, 2014 | Denis C. Theriault
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Mercury in Seafood: How Much Is Too Much?
2014-08-14 21:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Toxicologists have a saying: The dose makes the poison. In other words, there is no such thing as toxic or non-toxic--it always depends on how much of a substance you consume. So whats a toxic level of mercury in your diet? This has long been a concern, because many fish contain measurable levels of mercury, which can cause profound neurological disease and death if consumed in sufficient amounts. The issue gained new urgency last week when a study in the journal Nature showed that mercury...
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Mercury Pollution in Oceans Has Tripled Since Industrial Revolution, Study Says
2014-08-07 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Globally, oceans contain roughly 60,000 to 80,000 tons of mercury pollution, according to a report published this week in Nature detailing the first direct calculation of mercury pollution in the world's oceans. Ocean waters shallower than about 300 feet (100 meters) have tripled in mercury concentration since the Industrial Revolution, the study found, and mercury in the oceans as a whole has increased roughly 10 percent over pre-industrial times. North Atlantic waters showed the most obvious signs...
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