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White House Weighs Emissions Rules for Existing Coal Plants
2013-02-06 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: President Barack Obama in next week's State of the Union speech will lay out a renewed effort to combat climate change that is expected to include using his authority to curb emissions from existing power plants, people who have talked to the administration about its plans said. President Barack Obama is said to be pushing for specific goals on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. The action, building on a pledge in the second inaugural address, fits within Mr. Obama's larger strategy of making...
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EPA Updates Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Large Facilities
2013-02-06 02:26:10| oilandgasonline News Articles
Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted the second year of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions data on its website, which provides public access to emissions data by sector, by greenhouse gas, and by geographic region such as county or state.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants Fell in 2011
2013-02-05 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants fell 4.6 percent in in 2011, according to new government figures. That's a sign that power generation is relying less on coal and more on natural gas and renewable sources, EPA said. The agency released its second annual listing of emissions from the nation's largest industrial polluters Tuesday, compiling emissions data from 8,000 facilities nationwide, including power plants, refineries and factories. (The data is available online, via the agency's...
Will Nations Embrace Opportunity to Reduce Black Carbon Emissions and Slow Arctic Warming?
2013-02-05 22:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Arctic nations have an extraordinary opportunity to show global leadership to slow regional warming and melting by embracing a proposal to launch talks on an agreement to reduce emissions of the climate pollutant black carbon. Arctic environment ministers have the power to send a strong signal to the Arctic Council when they gather Feb. 5 and Feb. 6 in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden--only the second time ever--acknowledging black carbon reductions as a priority for regional environmental protection. The...
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ASHRAE and the U.N. Attack Building Emissions on a Global Scale
2013-02-05 21:20:42| ENR.com: Headline News
ASHRAE and the U.N. Environment Programme renew joint global effort to help reduce the amount of pollutants released into the atmosphere by building systems.
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