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Many States Have Curbed Power Plant Emissions Ahead of Federal Rule
2015-07-16 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: A large majority of U.S. states 42 of 50 have already cut power plant carbon emissions ahead of the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, whose rules will be finalized next month, according to an analysis published this week. The plan requires each state to limit emissions from its power plants; to do this, many states have closed coal-fired plants and replaced them with natural gas power plants, which release less carbon dioxide. In fact, the report found, the 42 states that have...
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New report ranks Duke Energy first in carbon emissions among U.S. power companies
2015-07-15 03:27:45| Energy - Topix.net
The purchases of Cinergy Corp. and Progress Energy Inc. nearly tripled Duke Energy Corp.'s carbon emissions from 2000 to 2013 in absolute terms, according to a new report prepared by a national consulting firm. The Benchmarking Air Emissions 2015 report compares power production and emissions of several pollutants for the nation's 100 largest power producers.
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Air Filter Reduces Emissions
2015-07-14 07:04:21| Chemical Processing
Design meets strict efficiency requirements.
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US Pig Farm Sued Over Hazardous Pollutant Emissions
2015-07-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The Hanor Company of Wisconsin is facing a lawsuit for failing to report releases of hazardous amounts of ammonia from one of its North Carolina pig farms.
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Study: Warming Leads to Longer Flights, More Emissions
2015-07-13 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Climate change is causing wind patterns to change over the Pacific Ocean, leading to longer commercial airline flight times and causing airplanes to burn more fuel and emit more greenhouse gases. Those are the conclusions of a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, showing that the shifting jet stream over the Pacific Ocean is increasing flight times between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland, leading to more of the pollution that fuels climate...
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