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Michigan studies plan to ease rules on air emissions
2013-10-09 07:28:53| Waste Management - Topix.net
Gov. Rick Snyder's administration is considering major changes to the way Michigan regulates air emissions - a potentially cost-reducing initiative that pleases industry but has some environmental groups concerned about the potential health impact on residents.
Minnesota's Largest Coal Unit to Restart, Despite Concerns over Pollution, Emissions
2013-10-09 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: One of the Midwest`s largest coal-fired electric generation units is set to restart this week after a nearly two-year shutdown that required the unit to be rebuilt from the ground up. Xcel Energy Inc.`s Sherburne County Unit 3 generator, a 900-megawatt behemoth that provides baseload power to the Minneapolis-St. Paul region and points beyond, is expected to begin sending power to the grid after several days of testing, according to officials with the Minneapolis-based utility, which has a 59 percent...
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International airlines face emissions caps from 2020
2013-10-08 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: International Air travel looks set to go greener. A global United Nations agreement announced last week means that international airlines will have to curb their greenhouse gas emissions from 2020. The deal seems like a big step forwards for efforts to tackle climate change, but so far it is unclear how powerful the controls will really be. The deal, announced on 4 October, was brokered by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a branch of the United Nations that regulates international...
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Implementing global aviation emissions plan no simple task
2013-10-07 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Concessions made by the United Nations' aviation body to wrap up two weeks of tense negotiations could make achieving the goal of a market-based measure to cap carbon emissions from airlines harder to achieve. The International Civil Aviation Organization agreed in Montreal on Friday to design a global scheme to reduce the growth of the sector's greenhouse gas emissions. The scheme will be hashed out in 2016 and is intended to start in 2020. But existing differences between countries sharpened...
American Traffic Solutions Fleet Services PlatePass' Helping To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2013-10-07 05:57:07| pollutiononline News Articles
PlatePass®, the electronic toll payment system that enables renters and fleet drivers to use high-speed, electronic toll collection (ETC) lanes does more than just make driving more convenient; turns out, the service also is good for the environment
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