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U.S. Greenhouse Gas Pollution Jumped 2 Percent in 2013
2015-04-16 22:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Emissions across nearly all sectors grew in 2013, with increased GHG emissions from electricity generation, more vehicle miles traveled on the nation's roadways and greater industrial production, according to the EPA. After two years of decline, total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere because of human activity increased 2 percent in 2013 over the previous year. That surge was fueled, in large part, because of a growing economy, falling coal prices and a cold winter, the...
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