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Environmental Pollution refers to the presence or introduction of known pollutants into an environment that result in a degrading of the environmental biosphere in terms of size, variety and longevity/sustainability.
In particular such pollution tends to stay within an environment for an extended period of time (many years) without specific steps to reduce or remove it. In essence the natural ability of the environment to 'clean itself' is unable to cope with the pollution and significant damage results.Examples of such pollution includes (but not limited to):- Fertilizer runoff - where fertilizer escapes from farmed land into wild environments and modifies the native/weed balance.
- Pesticides residue - pesticides can make their way into the food chain and become concentrated.
- Heavy metals/plastics - again can be concentrated in the food chain and have an adverse effect on longevity and reproduction.
- Tailing spills - mining bi-products leaching.
- Waste dump leaching - not properly isolated from the water table or illegal dumping.
A key aspect of such pollution is that it tends to accumulative and can be multi-factored, in that one act of pollution can cause a chain reaction that degrades multiple biospheres over time. Also such pollution can be readily attributed to a specific pollution act or occurrence, e.g. there is a clear provable chain of cause and effect.EcoWho Articles where 'cap and trade' used:- Climategate, what is going on?
Global warming, climate change, greenhouse effect and climategate; how 'valid' is the climate science?
- Carbon Tax does not work
Carbon Tax has been shown in the US to be totally ineffective; we compare against the situation with Carbon Tax in Australia. - Is Cap and Trade really the way to care for the planet?
I reckon Cap and Trade is not the way to go..
- California’s Costly “Cap and Trade” Forest Emission Offsets Program Just Climate Alarmism Incompetence
This very embarrassing and public dispute came about as a result of a study by a San Francisco nonprofit called CarbonPlan that concluded forest carbon emission credits are actually causing an increase in the state's greenhouse gas emissions. - Wildfires offsetting California’s expensive cap-and-trade emissions cuts
California’s failure to manage its forests so as to limit wildfires offset much if not all of the state’s expensive efforts to reduce its greenhouse emissions... - Ontario greenhouses could lose $10M because of new cap-and-trade rules
Ontario, Canada has 2,900 acres of greenhouses that export over $1 billion of cucumbers, tomatoes, and green peppers to the United States. But greenhouse growers are saying they'll suffer under the province's new climate action plan. Their industry doesn't... - Cutting Coal Pollution by 20% is Just One Way Obama is Making Climate History
President Barack Obama on Monday will announce the most significant action to combat climate disruption his administration has taken and the boldest move to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in American history... - South Korea Launches the Word’s Most Aggressive Carbon Market
Photo via Shutterstock South Korea has made clear their intent to become one of the world's leading warriors against climate change, and they are willing to back up their assertions with cold, hard, cash... - Why Is Congress Lethargic about Energy?
This week National Journal’s Energy Experts Blog poses the question: “What’s holding back energy & climate policy.” So far 13 wonks have posted comments including yours truly. What I propose to do here is ‘revise and... - China Announces Plans to Tax Carbon Emissions and Clean up Air Pollution!
Image: © John E. Williamson Not long after reports of China’s unearthly pollution dominated headline news, the Ministry of Finance has published plans to tax carbon emissions. The idea of a carbon tax is not new in China, but the secretary of tax... - China to Tax Carbon Emissions and Clean up the Sky!
Image: © John E. Williamson Not long after reports of China’s unearthly pollution dominated headline news, the Ministry of Finance has published plans to tax carbon emissions. The idea of a carbon tax is not new in China, but the secretary of tax... - EU Still Groping for Carbon Price Sweet Spot
In a post last September, I observed that carbon prices in the EU’s emission trading system (ETS) were so low they failed to incentivize hoped-for technology innovation, yet so high EU governments had to establish a “carbon compensation... - Why Courts Should Repeal EPA’s ‘Carbon Pollution’ Standard (and why you should care)
Note: A nearly identical version of this column appeared last week in Forbes Online. I am reposting it here with many additional hyperlinks so that readers may more easily access the evidence supporting my conclusions. The November 2012 elections...
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