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U.S. court says biofuel producers must face carbon emissions rules
2013-07-12 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Biofuel producers will be subject to rules regulating carbon emissions, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday, in a decision hailed by environmental groups. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a three-year deferral put in place in 2011 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that temporarily exempted paper and wood product manufacturers and ethanol producers from curbing the release of greenhouse gases. The EPA wanted to further study how much of the emissions...
GM promises higher-mileage vehicles, emissions cuts
2013-07-12 01:45:59| Automakers - Topix.net
General Motors pledged Thursday to double its number of models that get at least 40 miles per gallon on the highway by 2017 and said it would cut the emissions its U.S. vehicles produce 15% by 2016.
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China seeks Australia's help building emissions trading scheme
2013-07-11 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Australia has been drafted in to help design an emissions trading scheme for China, the world's biggest polluter. A deal announced in Canberra on Thursday will see the Australian National University take leadership of a program that will analyse pollution data provided by China and allow Chinese university researchers to examine Australia's experience of the carbon tax and transition to an emissions trading scheme. China is aiming for a full national emissions trading scheme by 2015. The...
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EPA Sued by Several Groups for Invasive Species Regulation, Pesticides and Emissions
2013-07-10 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: The first ten days of July have been ugly for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is being sued by a variety of organizations for allegedly not protecting the environment enough. Recent lawsuits brought against the EPA assert that the group's regulations on invasive species and pesticides are wanting, and a pending lawsuit contends that the group is not doing enough to regulate pollution form coal mines. Wednesday's news included the EPA being sued by the National Wildlife Federation,...
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U.S., China agree to cut emissions from vehicles, coal
2013-07-10 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The United States and China, the world's top emitters of greenhouse gases, agreed to five initiatives on Wednesday to cut carbon output from the largest sources, including heavy duty vehicles, manufacturing and coal-fired plants, the State Department said. The U.S.-China climate change working group, which officials from both countries formed in April, will work with companies and non-governmental groups to develop plans by October to carry out the measures aimed at fighting climate change and...
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