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Obama Administration Proposes Stricter Rules for Crude Oil Trains to Halt Derailments
2014-07-23 18:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced details Wednesday of a proposal to make crude oil transportation safer, in a bid to prevent more derailments and the threats that accompany them. The proposal would phase out older DOT 111 tank cars that ship packing group I flammable liquids, a category that includes most Bakken crude oil. Retrofitting the tank cars to comply with new standards is the only way that wouldnt be phased out. Other elements of the proposal include braking controls,...
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Obama Administration Takes First Step Toward Selling Offshore Gas and Oil Leases
2014-06-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: If President Barack Obama`s historic carbon emissions rules made you forget about his "all of the above" energy policy, well, it shouldn`t have. While the president recognized that coal-fired power plants are responsible for about 40 percent of the countrys emissions, he didn`t denounce oil and gas. His federal Interior Department on Friday gave us all a reminder of that when it announced its first step in selling offshore oil and gas leases that would allow companies to explore the nation`s...
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Louisiana lawmakers quick condemn Obama administration plan to reduce carbon emissions
2014-06-03 15:41:24| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times-Picayune: Louisiana congressional members Monday quickly condemned the Obama administrations bold plan to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants by 30 percent in 16 years. But others in Congress said the plan, by targeting coal-fired power plants, could be a big boom for natural gas and improve air quality throughout the United States. Environmental groups also welcomed the regulations. (Read a story on reaction by environmental organizations.) The regulation represents President Barack Obama's...
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Ohio power plants facing large emission reductions under Obama administration proposal
2014-06-03 07:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Chillico Gazette: Ohio would have to significantly reduce its carbon emissions over the next 16 years under a proposal President Barack Obamas administration unveiled Monday to combat global warming. The proposal could force Ohios coal-fired power plants to dramatically change the way they operate for example, by improving efficiency, switching to natural gas, or even closing down. The draft environmental rule, a top domestic goal of the administration, is the centerpiece of Obamas climate change initiative....
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Obama Administration to Unveil New Power Plant Regulations in Fight Against Climate Change
2014-06-01 20:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: On Monday, the Obama administration will take a major step towards combating climate change with a plan that will curb U.S. power plant emissions by 30 percent by 2030. The new set of regulations, which is expected to be final next year, is the cornerstone of President Obama's fight against global warming and considered one of the most significant actions to address climate change in U.S. history. The U.S. is the second largest contributor to global warming on the planet, and power plants are...
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