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U.S. green groups urge methane rules for oil and gas industry
2014-09-18 21:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must act to rein in methane pollution from the oil and gas industry, environmental groups said on Thursday, warning that failure to set federal standards would undermine other Obama administration efforts to address climate change. The EPA is expected to lay out a plan within months to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas drilling as a part of President Barack Obama's broad climate action plan. A coalition of major green groups, including the Environmental...
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Green aid test for U.N. climate summit as poor seek $15 billion
2014-09-18 11:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A U.N. summit on climate change next week will test rich nations' willingness to fill a near-empty fund to help the poor, but pledges are likely to be far short of developing nations' hopes for $15 billion in 2014. Emerging nations say that cash for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), meant to help the poor with projects to curb rising greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to heatwaves, floods and rising seas, is vital to combat global warming. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wants more than 120 world...
'The green Amazon is red with indigenous blood'
2014-09-17 21:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Indigenous groups call for land rights in wake of assassinations of Edwin Chota Valera and three other leaders Peruvian authorities have pulled more human remains from a remote river in the Amazon, which may belong to one of the four murdered Ashaninka natives killed on September 1st. These human remainsand those found last weekwill undergo DNA testing to determine who they belonged to. It is believed the four Ashaninka men, including renowned leader Edwin Chota Valera, were assassinated for speaking...
2014 Environmental Stewards: Going Green
2014-09-17 21:08:00| National Hog Farmer
By Dean Houghton, National Hog Farmer Correspondent Trees, shrubs, buffer strips and more make this Iowa farm an environmental oasis. The Wessling family has been a part of the Grand Junction, IA, community for decades, and they consider the community connection to be an important part of the business. read more
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Enel Green Power commences wind farm construction in Chile
2014-09-17 01:00:00| Power Technology
Enel Green Power (EGP), an Italian multi-national renewable energy firm, has started construction of a 61MW wind power project, called Talinay Poniente, which can generate more than 160 GWh a year in Chile, once operational.
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