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Power plant debate prompts war of stats

2014-06-16 09:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: President Barack Obama's new pollution limits for power plants have set off an avalanche of information about what the rules will cost, how they will affect your health and how far they will go toward curbing climate change. There's just one problem: Almost none of it is based in reality. That's because Obama's proposed rules, which aim to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants 30 percent by 2030, rely on states developing their own customized plans to meet their targets. Among the options...

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California wildfire prompts hundreds of home evacuations

2014-06-15 18:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Hundreds of firefighters on Sunday were battling a wildfire in southern California that prompted the evacuation of about 500 homes, local officials said. The Shirley Fire was only five percent contained and burning over 800 acres, sending smoke plumes across the Kern River Valley, about 130 miles (209 km) north east of Los Angeles. Mandatory evacuations of about 500 homes in proximity to the blaze northeast of the city of Bakersfield started Saturday, according to a statement from the Kern County...

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Benzene Gas Detection at Republic Missouri Landfill Prompts Injunction Request

2014-06-03 17:21:00| Waste Age

The Missouri attorney general has filed for a preliminary injunction against Republic Services Inc. following the detection of benzene gas at its Bridgeton, Mo., landfill. read more

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As You Sow prompts Mondelez to remove unrecyclable packaging

2014-05-27 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway

A proposal by non-profit organisation As You Sow for US-based food manufacturer Mondelez International to remove unrecyclable packaging from its products has received 28.4% shareholder support at the company's annual meeting.

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