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Obamas power plant rule leaked: EPA seeks drastic reduction in emissions
2014-06-01 17:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: The Obama administration is set to announce its draft proposal to cut carbon emissions from existing power plants at 10:30 am ET Monday morning, and according to information obtained by the Wall Street Journal, they`re going to pack a powerful punch. The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 from existing power plants based on emission levels from 2005, "two people who have been briefed on the rule" told the WSJ. That`s considerably...
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Obama To Wield Executive Power To Limit Carbon Emissions
2014-06-01 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: President Obama plans to announce Monday his most ambitious plan yet to combat climate change. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Princeton professor Michael Oppenheimer about the significance of the plan.
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Study estimates global black carbon emissions up 72% from 1960-2007; BC emissions intensity down 52%
2014-06-01 01:30:45| Green Car Congress
Obama pushes health benefits climate plan to cut power plant emissions
2014-05-31 07:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama talked up the health benefits of his climate plan on Saturday, saying cuts to carbon pollution would reduce asthma attacks by 100,000 and heart attacks by 2,100 just in the first year. The president, speaking in his weekly address, said cutting carbon pollution from the country's power plants would avoid a growing health threat to the most vulnerable Americans, children and the elderly. We dont have to choose between the health of our economy and the health of our children,...
CO2 emissions drop 20% from western Wisconsin powe...
2014-05-30 18:44:00| Energy - Topix.net
Xcel Energy Bay Front Power Plant in Wisconsin By Seth Tisue from Boston, MA, USA [CC-BY-SA-2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons UNDATED The main electric utility for northwest Wisconsin has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by almost 20-percent from 2005 through last year.
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