There They Go Again, Part Two: Mercury

Sometimes cap and trade isn’t the best solution. Call me a purist, but I want my kid’s amniotic fluid to be toxin-free. In the case of mercury, direct regulation is the best way to go.

It also shows that carbon can have some good uses after all. Activated Carbon Injection can reduce mercury pollution from power plants by 90 percent. It’s clean(er), readily available, already deployed large scale, and affordable. Now it’s up to EPA to set the proper rules.

Steve Cochran tells the full story. Second in a series.

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