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Pressure builds on Canada to follow U.S. on CO2 emissions
2014-06-03 20:23:42| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The U.S. relies heavily on coal-fired power plants, while Canada's biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions is the oil and gas sector.
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Poll: Public supports Obama plan curb coal plant emissions
2014-06-03 18:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post-Intelligencer: A healthy but not top heavy majority of Americans support the Obama administrations plan to cut Americas carbon emissions into the atmosphere by 30 percent in the next decade, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey. A coal power plant in Ohio. Power plants are responsible fore more than 40 percent of Americas carbon emissions into the atmosphere. The Obama administration is seeking to cut those emissions by 30 percent. While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would allow states...
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Massachusetts ahead of emissions cut goals in EPA plan
2014-06-03 15:41:24| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WBUR: Massachusetts, one of nine states participating in a seven-year-old regional emissions cap and trade program, is well ahead of the proposed greenhouse gas reduction goals rolled out Monday by the Obama administration in an attempt to curb pollutants blamed for climate change nationwide. The Environmental Protection Agency, helmed by Massachusetts native Gina McCarthy, on Monday released a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent from 2005 levels over the next 15 years....
Louisiana lawmakers quick condemn Obama administration plan to reduce carbon emissions
2014-06-03 15:41:24| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times-Picayune: Louisiana congressional members Monday quickly condemned the Obama administrations bold plan to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants by 30 percent in 16 years. But others in Congress said the plan, by targeting coal-fired power plants, could be a big boom for natural gas and improve air quality throughout the United States. Environmental groups also welcomed the regulations. (Read a story on reaction by environmental organizations.) The regulation represents President Barack Obama's...
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China announces 2016 emissions cap after new US power plant restrictions
2014-06-03 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: China, the worlds biggest polluter, has claimed it will set legal limits on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions starting from 2016. The announcement comes just a day after the US unveiled tighter restrictions on power plants in order to cut pollution by 30%. The news is likely to provide a major boost for next years climate negotiations in Paris, considering that the US and China alone account for around 37% of global emissions. China had already announced its intentions to set climate targets...
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