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Increase in Tar Sands-Derived Fuel Will Set States Back on Emission Standards and Climate Goals
2014-01-24 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Motorists from Maine to Maryland will soon be filling their tanks with gas increasingly derived from dirty Canadian tar sands oil, a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) says. A flood of dirty fuel into these East Coast states would undercut their efforts to reduce carbon pollution. The NRDC report, Whats in Your Tank? Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Need to Reject Tar Sands and Support Clean Fuels, found that under current plans, tar sands-derived gasoline supplies...
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EU outlines 2030 climate goals
2014-01-23 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The European Commission has outlined its plans for climate and energy policy until 2030. The Commissioners want a binding target to reduce carbon emissions by 40% from 1990 levels. Renewables will need to provide 27% of EU energy by 2030, but while the target will be binding at EU level there will be no mandatory targets for member states. The policy proposals are subject to review by heads of government. Green groups have said the new targets lack ambition and the 40% emissions cut is...
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MNsure will not meet goals, study says
2014-01-22 23:45:04| Beverages - Topix.net
MNsure's only option is to limp along with current software troubles through March, while officials decide whether to start over and develop a completely new software architecture for its website by 2016, according to a consultant's report being released Wednesday.
Changes for Obama climate goals do not need congressional OK: report
2014-01-21 12:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A group of business leaders, energy experts and former government leaders believes that the Obama administration could tackle climate change by taking measures that do not require congressional approval, according to a report released on Tuesday. The 207-page report contained about 200 recommendations on how President Barack Obama can use executive authority to advance the climate change action plan he announced in June. It was released by former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, who briefed U.S....
EU weighs new climate goals, economic needs
2014-01-18 21:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The EU will announce climate change targets for 2030 next week but sharp differences over priorities and an unwillingness to take the lead while global rivals hang back may result in a modest compromise deal. The 2020 programme is widely judged a success but some argue this means the European Union can now actually ease up to focus on a struggling economy while others want a more ambitious package to keep the momentum going. European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso will unveil the new package...
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