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US Supreme Court to review EPA greenhouse gas emissions permitting
2013-10-16 14:36:05| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: The Supreme Court today decided to review whether U.S. EPA's greenhouse gas regulations for motor vehicles should have triggered permitting requirements for stationary sources of carbon pollution. Justices granted six of nine petitions asking the court to review a June 2012 appellate court ruling that upheld a suite of EPA greenhouse gas regulations. The court will not consider other issues, such as whether greenhouse gases endanger public health or the emissions standards for vehicles, instead...
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to E.P.A. Emissions Rules
2013-10-15 09:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a major case challenging Environmental Protection Agency regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources like power plants. The justices declined to hear a variety of related attacks on the agencys authority to address climate change. The case is a sequel to Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, a 2007 decision that required the agency to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases from new motor vehicles if it found they endangered...
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Germany wins backing of EU ministers to block car emissions law
2013-10-14 20:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: European Union environment ministers on Monday agreed to German demands to scrap an agreement to cap EU car emissions that Berlin argued would cost jobs and damage its premium auto makers. After months of forceful lobbying from Germany, the ministers from the 28 EU member states agreed to reopen a deal sealed in June, but said they would work to secure it in weeks, not months. German carmakers Daimler and BMW produce heavier and less fuel-efficient vehicles than those from firms such as Italy's...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rate Puts Billion More at Risk
2013-10-13 19:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: Allowing the Earths temperature to rise by more than 3.6F will see dramatic changes in vegetation across the planet and expose a billion more people to severe water scarcity, according to new research. So vast are the potential changes that the scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany comment that they doubt if humans have the capacity to manage the impacts it will have. A temperature rise of 9°F would cause all ice-free land on the planet to experience...
Study finds biodiesel blend reduces total particle mass in emissions but may have greater adverse health effect per mass than diesel
2013-10-10 21:30:12| Green Car Congress
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