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Poland to lower emissions with technology, not coal cuts: PM
2013-09-10 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Poland will reduce its carbon emissions through new technologies rather than by cutting output of polluting coal, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday. Poland relies on coal to produce more than 90 percent of its electricity and is home to the European installation that emits the most carbon dioxide - utility PGE's lignite power plant in Belchatow. "We will develop renewable sources of energy, but coal, lignite coal and also shale gas are key. Reducing carbon dioxide emissions will be...
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Harpers signals to US on emissions flexibility prompt cynicism
2013-09-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: Environmentalists on both sides of the border are cynical about reports of a prime ministerial appeal to the White House for common North American greenhouse gas emissions standards in the oil and gas sector. Ottawa sources confirm Stephen Harper wrote U.S. President Barack Obama last month with an offer to work more closely on emissions regulations to help win approval for the embattled Keystone XL pipeline. Details of the letter are not public, and its not known whether Harper made any concrete...
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Carnival Receives Support From EPA, U.S. Coast Guard And Transport Canada To Implement Breakthrough Technology To Reduce Air Emissions
2013-09-06 05:52:27| pollutiononline News Articles
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK), the world's largest cruise company, today announced it has received the support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Coast Guard and Transport Canada to implement a significant advancement in environmental technology designed to reduce air emissions from cruise ships and large marine vessels
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ISU Leads Air Emissions Research at Midwest Pig Farm
2013-09-05 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - A first-of-its-kind study by Iowa State University (ISU) scientists is seeking to fill the information gap that exists on air emissions from swine facilities.
Africa: Extreme Weather and Extreme Emissions Beckon Extremely Committed Climate Activists
2013-09-04 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Pambazuka: There is ample evidence from around the world of extreme weather conditions arising from the devastating effects of climate change. But there is still plenty of denial among those who design and implement environmentally sensitive projects The northern hemisphere summer has just peaked and though the torrid heat is now ebbing, it is evident the climate crisis is far more severe than most scientists had anticipated. The latest report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - a notoriously...
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