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Newsroom
Patrick O'Connor
Phone: 312-573-5510
Email: info@powerillinois.org
Media Coverage
Proposed mercury rule threatens jobs, families
without clear benefit
Daily Southtown; July 27, 2006
Proposed controls are unduly tight
Joliet Herald News; July 10, 2006
Control emissions at the federal
level
Waukegan News Sun; June 15, 2006
Control
emissions federally
Joliet Herald News; June 15, 2006
Mercury Proposal Fails Cost/Benefit Test
Chicago Tribune; June 12, 2006
EPA's plan cuts levels at a realistic pace
Joliet Herald News; June 11, 2006
Illinois coal is biggest
loser in emissions plans
The Southern Illinoisan; April 25, 2006
Granholm's Pollution Cuts Will Add
to State's Job Woes
The Detroit News; April 17, 2006
Governor's Time Frame for Cutting
Mercury Too Risky
The State Journal Register; April 17, 2006
The Sky is Falling and It’s
Filled With Mercury
Philadelphia Daily Times; March 3, 2006
Mercury Levels in a new light
Los Angeles Times; February 27, 2006
Federal mercury controls strike the right balance
Rockford Register Star; February 25, 2006
Letters to the Editor
Benefits of Eating Seafood Outweigh Risks
Science Daily; February 24, 2006
Scientists Surprised to Find No Mercury Damage
in Teens
The Columbus Dispatch; February 21, 2006
Unknown Danger
St. Louis Post Dispatch; February 16, 2006
Study Results are Fishy
Chicago Sun-Times; February 15, 2006
Ameren Sees Higher Costs to Clean Up Air
St. Louis Post Dispatch; February 15, 2006
Existing Plan for Mercury Pollution Should Work Well
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch; February 9, 2006
How Poisoned Am I? Not So Much
The Daily Page; February 1, 2006
Mercury Debate is Tainted by Scare Tactics
The Harrisburg Patriot News; January 29, 2006
Dueling Ideas for Cutting Mercury
The Chicago Sun-Times; January 25, 2006
The Omega Point
The Economist; January 19, 2006
Plan to Cut Mercury Worth Considering
The Peoria Journal Star; January 16, 2006
New U.S. Mercury Limits are Tough; Illinois’ Rules Unrealistic
Detroit Free Press; January 13, 2006
Unworkable Mercury Rules will Damage State Economy
Detroit News; January 12, 2006
Health Benefits of Eating Fish Outweigh Risks
Chicago Sun Times; January 7, 2006
Warnings About Fish Consumption and Mercury Overstated
The Harvard Gazette; October 20, 2005
Resources
Risk in Persepective
Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
Eating Fish: Are Americans Safe from Mercury Poisoning?
Americans for Balanced Energy Sources
Facts About Mercury and Power Plants
Americans for Balanced Energy Sources
Where Will the Clear Skies Initiative Take Us?
Edison Electric Institute
Fuel Diversity; Key to Affordable and Reliable Electricity
Edison Electric Institute
Different Regions of the Country Rely on Different Fuel Mixes to Generate Electricity
Edison Electric Institute
Coal-Based Electric Generation is Critical to Affordable and Reliable Energy
Edison Electric Institute
Power Plants Reduce Emissions Despite Surging Electricity Demand
Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Information Administration, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Straight Answers about Electric Utilities
and Mercury
Edison Electric Institute
Mercury in Perspective
A Report by Resources Committee Chairman Richard W. Pombo (R-CA)
and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Chairman Jim Gibbons (R-NV)
Health
Risks of Ozone Are Exaggerated
Heartland Institute
Illinois
Governor Ignores Science, Pushes Mercury Cuts
Heartland Institute
Releases
Midwest
Generation Announces Mercury Removal Testing at Two Illinois Plants
(Release; April 13, 2005)
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