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Silver Lining in Chinas Smog as It Puts Focus on Emissions
2013-08-31 20:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Jiang Kejun may be one of the few Beijing residents who see a ray of hope in the smog engulfing the city. A researcher in a state energy institute, he is an outspoken advocate of swiftly cutting China's greenhouse gas output, and he says public anger about noxious air has jolted the government, which long dismissed pollution as the necessary price of prosperity. The grimy haze blanketing Beijing and other Chinese cities comes from motor vehicles, factories, power plants and furnaces that also...
Efficient District Energy Systems Reduce Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2013-08-30 06:34:54| pollutiononline News Articles
Around the world, cities and communities are deploying district energy system infrastructure to cut greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency and strengthen their local economies
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Report: Keystone XL Will Drive Oil Sands Growth, Boost Emissions
2013-08-30 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Keystone XL pipeline will expand oil sands production in Canada by 36 percent, and therefore, ramp up carbon emissions, according to a report released Thursday by environmental groups. The groups said the report gives President Obama all of the information he needs to reject Keystone, as the president said in June hed oppose the Canada-to-Texas pipeline if it significantly exacerbates carbon pollution. The answer to the presidents Keystone XL climate challenge is clear: the Keystone...
MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources
2013-08-29 18:30:16| Green Car Congress
New FOX method estimates black carbon emissions from civil aviation ~2.7 times higher than standard estimates
2013-08-26 12:30:13| Green Car Congress
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