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Could power plants of the future produce zero emissions?
2013-09-27 01:38:42| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Is this the end of the power station smokestack?
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DOE Calculates Emissions and Costs of Power Plant Cycling Necessary for Increased Wind, Solar in West
2013-09-26 17:03:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
A new report released by the Energy Departments National Renewable Energy Laboratory examines the potential impacts of increasing wind and solar power generation on the operators of coal and gas plants in the West. read more
EU puts Italy on notice over Ilva steel plant emissions
2013-09-26 13:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The European Commission has told Italy to tackle toxic emissions at the Ilva steel plant which is the subject of a high-profile environmental investigation, or face potential fines. Ilva, which runs Europe's biggest steel plant in the southern Italian city of Taranto, has embarked on a two-year clean-up operation after prosecutors alleged that toxic emissions had caused abnormally high levels of cancer and respiratory illness in the region. "The European Commission is taking action against...
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Public backs Keystone pipeline, power-plant emissions curbs, poll says
2013-09-26 11:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Baltimore Sun: In the debate over energy and climate change, the public continues to give support to both sides, according to a a new poll. By more than a 2-1 margin, respondents in a new Pew Research Center poll said they favor building the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil from tar sands deposits under Canada's western prairies through the Midwest to refineries in Texas. Republicans in Congress have strongly advocated building the pipeline, while President Obama has given mixed signals on the...
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Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock can be cut by 30%, says FAO
2013-09-26 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock could be cut by up to 30% if farmers adopt better techniques without having to overhaul entire production systems, according to a study released on Thursday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The FAO said emissions associated with livestock added up to 7.1 gigatonnes (GT) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-eq) per year or 14.5% of all human-caused greenhouse releases, slightly less than its controversial estimate in 2006. In its highly...
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