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Federal Appeals Court: EPA Can Force Power Plants to Cut Mercury Emissions
2014-04-16 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld regulations adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency to cut mercury and other emissions from large power plants, a setback for states and energy trade groups that have been challenging Clean Air Act regulations during the Obama administration. The decision by a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit means that coal- and oil-fired plants must purchase scrubbers and other equipment to prevent 91 percent...
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fell 3.4 Percent In 2012, Says EPA
2014-04-16 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: America`s total greenhouse gas emissions actually fell 3.4 percent over the course of 2012, according to the LA Times. "The decline over the previous year was driven mostly by power plant operators switching from coal to natural gas," the LA Times reported, as well as by "improvements in fuel efficiency for transportation and a warmer winter that cut demand for heating." The report pulls from an annual greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory released by the Environmental Protection Agency - and the...
Alberta Considers Emissions Rules to Win Support for Oil Sector
2014-04-16 08:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Alberta will likely implement energy efficiency measures and public transit when it revamps its climate-change policy to win support for its oil sector, the fastest-growing source of global warming in the country. The Canadian province plans to have new regulations on emissions in the near future and may include a higher carbon price and strategies for cities and consumers to increase energy efficiency and deploy more renewable energy, Robin Campbell, Albertas environment minister, said in...
04.17.14 -- New Design For Mobile Phone Masts Could Cut Carbon Emissions
2014-04-16 03:12:29| rfglobalnet News Articles
04/17/14RF Globalnet Newsletter
Husky Energy to build pilot project to scrub carbon emissions
2014-04-15 23:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Husky Energy Inc. is teaming up with Quebec-based CO2 Solutions Inc. to build a pilot project to capture carbon dioxide at its Pike Peaks South heavy oil project in Saskatchewan, with the hope of driving down costs and commercializing the technology used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. CO2 Solutions has won financial backing from the federal and Alberta government for its technology, which uses enzyme-based solutions to scrub carbon dioxide from the emissions of natural-gas-fired boilers that...
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