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Burning Coal is Hot, Global Warming Produced Even Hotter
2015-06-03 17:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Think of a holiday road trip's effect on the climate this way: The amount of heat a car contributes to the atmosphere because of its carbon emissions may be 100,000 times greater than the actual heat given off by its engine. That's the conclusion of a Carnegie Institution for Science study published Tuesday that shows two things: Emissions from burning a lump of coal or a gallon of gas has an effect on the climate 100,000 times greater than the heat given off by burning the fossil fuel itself....
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Cal Fire suspends outdoor burning permits as drought continues
2015-05-29 22:37:45| Chemicals - Topix.net
As drought conditions continue to increase fire danger across the region, Cal Fire has suspended all burn permits for outdoor open residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Riverside County. The suspension takes effect on Monday, June 1 and will ban all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris including branches and leaves, according to fire officials.
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We're burning through the Earth's carbon budget
2015-05-12 16:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Here's a recent headline that sends chills down your spine if you're a climate-news junkie -- and makes just about zero sense if you're any other normal person: "A Global Milestone: CO2 Passes 400 PPM" Translation: There's now an even more ridiculous amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- 400 parts carbon dioxide (CO2) for every million parts of something else atmospheric. That's warming the planet. And it's our fault since we're burning fossil fuels and clearing forests. But that's...
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Landfill Gas Burning Project Earns Dividends for Nebraska City
2015-05-04 04:36:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://journalstar.com/">JournalStar.com</a> A landfill gas-to-energy project built by the city of Lincoln and Lincoln Electric System has helped reduce the harmful greenhouse gas methane -- and brought in some cash for the city. read more
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City of Moscow open burning rules
2015-04-13 20:19:30| Waste Management - Topix.net
Burning season in Moscow opened Saturday and runs through Sunday, April 26th, but that doesn't mean you can just burn anything you want. "Open burning is allowed for garden waste, tree trimmings and brush only," said Moscow Fire Marshall, Joe Williams.
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