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US carbon emissions rose 2 percent in 2013 after years of decline
2014-01-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Carbon dioxide emissions from the nation's energy sector rose about 2% in 2013 after declining for several years, federal energy officials reported Monday. The reversal came because power plants last year burned more coal to generate electricity, after years in which natural gas accounted for an increasing share of the nation's electricity, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the analytical branch of the Department of Energy. Though the 2013 figures are not final, once...
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