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Whistleblower Says EPA Officials Covered Up Toxic Fracking Methane Emissions for Years
2016-06-10 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Why has the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to take adequate action against disastrous, climate-warming methane emissions from the fracking industry? An environmental watchdog alleges that the answer may be a years-long, systematic cover-up of the true data surrounding these toxic emissions. That cover-up, the group says, was at the hands of at least one EPA researcher who accepted payments from the oil and gas industry. In an incendiary federal complaint filed on Wednesday...
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EU politicians say no to forests as easy option for curbing emissions
2016-06-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Seven political groups in the European Parliament on Wednesday called on the European Commission to prevent nations such as a Poland using forests to try to escape from cutting emissions in other areas. Following the Paris climate change agreement in December last year, the European Union is about to begin what is expected to be a fierce debate on how to cut emissions across the 28-member bloc. Poland, which is heavily reliant on coal, has been promoting the idea of climate neutrality, rather...
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IChemE report reveals major countries will not achieve emissions targets
2016-06-09 01:00:00| Power Technology
A new report commissioned by IChemE Energy Centre has revealed major countries including India, Australia, and South Africa will fail to achieve emissions targets determined at the COP21 climate change talks in Paris, France.
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Germanys KBA greenlights diesel emissions fix for 1.1M more VW Group cars; 2.5M in total
2016-06-08 16:56:03| Green Car Congress
Water conservation has saved energy, cut greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
2016-06-08 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: As debate continues in San Diego County and around the state over how aggressively to conserve water amid a historic drought, a new study finds that reductions in urban water use have saved significant amounts of electricity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis, published by UC Davis, capitalized on the unique circumstances created by California`s drought. It culled statistics that electric utilities and water districts statewide were required to submit because of Gov. Jerry Brown`s...
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