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Polluters have to pay full cost of emissions after bill passes final hurdle
2016-05-27 15:07:53| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Stuff: Polluters won't be getting a half-price deal on the cost of their greenhouse gas emissions any longer. A bill to get rid of the two-for-one measure in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has passed its third and final reading in Parliament on Friday. The measure allowed companies across fossil fuel, industrial, energy and waste sectors to surrender one New Zealand Unit for every two tonnes of carbon emitted, halving their costs. It was brought in during the global financial crisis in 2009 to help...
Ontario Centres Of Excellence And Alberta's Climate Change And Emissions Management Corporation Collaborate To Reduce GHG Emissions
2016-05-27 07:16:09| pollutiononline Home Page
Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) andAlberta'sClimate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) are partnering to bolster cross-provincial efforts that support innovative technology breakthroughs for reducing carbon emissions.
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Boston Properties Announces Energy, Emissions, Water And Waste Goals In 2015 GRI-Aligned Sustainability Report
2016-05-27 05:58:37| pollutiononline Home Page
Boston Properties, Inc., a leading property developer, owner and manager, has announced sustainability goals for the first time in its 2015 GRI-aligned Sustainability Report
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Treating cows with antibiotics doubles dung methane emissions
2016-05-25 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Antibiotics given to cattle can have far-reaching effects in an ecosystem, changing the make-up of microbes in the guts of dung beetles and increasing methane emissions from faeces. Researchers have analysed dung and the ecosystem it supports from cattle given a course of the antibiotic tetracycline. Such antibiotics are commonly given to livestock to prevent diseases and stimulate growth, even though this can lead to the development of drug-resistant bacteria. The team found that the dung...
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Study finds 80% reduction in atmospheric CO as a result of gasoline car emissions policies
2016-05-24 13:56:09| Green Car Congress
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