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Report: Coal dust kills 23,000 per year in EU
2016-07-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US court ponders greenhouse gas limits for coal plant China pollution pledge hopes to soothe smog fears Britain to close dirty coal power plants Paris - Lung-penetrating dust from coal-fired power plants in the European Union claims some 23 000 lives a year and racks up tens of billions of euros in health costs, an NGO report said on Tuesday. Even as the bloc shifts towards renewable sources like wind and solar energy, coal still accounted for 18% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions in 2014...
Coal dust kills 23,000 per year in EU: report
2016-07-04 17:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Phys.Org: Coal accounts for 18 percent of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions in 2014 and a quarter of its electricity mix in 2015 Lung-penetrating dust from coal-fired power plants in the European Union claims some 23,000 lives a year and racks up tens of billions of euros in health costs, an NGO report said Tuesday. Even as the bloc shifts towards renewable sources like wind and Sun energy, coal still accounted for 18 percent of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions in 2014 and a quarter of its electricity...
Fireworks Produce Over 60,000 Tons of Emissions Each Year in the U.S
2016-07-04 06:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Green News: The American Pyrotechnics Association, estimates that 18,000 fireworks shows will occur across the U.S. this Fourth of July. This does not include backyard fireworks which have seen a tremendous growth in sales. Since 2000, the sales of backyard fireworks have doubled resulting in over 238 million pounds of fireworks being fired off each year. While these fireworks help put on a dazzling and patriotic show, there is a negative impact from their use. Fireworks are propelled by black powder, also...
National Park Service invites visitors out and celebrate its 100th year
2016-07-03 02:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Register Guard: Centennial summer: National Park Service invites visitors to get out and celebrate its 100th year In home state of seven presidents, Cleveland will engross history buffs, political geeks Oregons only national park, one of the most scenically beautiful places on the planet, needs no introduction to Lane County residents. A three-hour trip southeast of the Emerald Empire, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States, at 1,943 feet. It fills the caldera of ancient Mount Mazama, a massive...
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Southeast Asian fires emitted most carbon last year since 1997, topped entire EU output
2016-07-02 00:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Times: Forest fires that blanketed Southeast Asia in thick haze last year released the greatest amount of climate-changing carbon since the record blazes in 1997, producing emissions higher than in the whole of the European Union, scientists said on Tuesday. Singapore, Malaysia and northern Indonesia choked under a layer of toxic smog in September and October, caused by thousands of fires started in Indonesia to clear land for palm oil trees and for pulp and paper plantations. The fires and resulting...
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