QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED » Gina Solomon http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog Science, Environment, and Nature in the SF Bay Area Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:48:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Cement – A Dirty Business http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/04/04/cement-a-dirty-business/ http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/04/04/cement-a-dirty-business/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:54:39 +0000 Amy Standen http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/04/04/cement-a-dirty-business/ Thought California has consigned coal-burning to the scrap bin? Think again! California has 11 coal-fired power plants, all used to heat limestone into cement — making us one of the biggest cement-producing states in the country. In addition to cement, these kilns produce 95% of the state's airborne mercury pollution and 2% of its greenhouse gas emissions. Mostly, they've slipped under the radar of regulators, but that is changing fast.

You may listen to the "Cement – A Dirty Business" Radio report online, as well as find additional links and resources. Also don't miss our behind-the-scenes photos for this story.

Amy Standen is a Reporter for QUEST and Radio News at KQED-FM.


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