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US, China Host Most Number Of Inefficient Coal-Operating Power Plants
2015-03-15 05:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: A report released by Oxford University has revealed that companies from the United States and China dominate a list of top 100 corporate portfolios of coal-fired power plants ranked as inefficient and with "subcritical" technology. It was found that seven out of 10 largest subcritical coal-fired power station portfolios belonged to the Chinese, while the U.S. owned six of the largest 20. The efficiency of each portfolio in terms of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of electricity produced was...
Inefficient Potash Tax System Hindering Saskatchewan
2015-01-12 12:42:21| Chemicals - Topix.net
A University of Calgary professor has published a study that criticizes the Saskatchewan potash industry, calling it inefficient and a hindrance to the province's revenue. The report , published by the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy and written by Duanjie Chen and Professor Jack Mintz, the school's chair, states that the current tax system in place in the prairie province is imbalanced.
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Carbon tax was inefficient policy: Govt seizes on emissions report
2015-01-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: ASHLEY HALL: The Federal Government is using recent emissions figures to argue it's on track to meet its carbon reduction targets. It says the figures show the carbon tax was an ineffective policy. The Environment Minister Greg Hunt, says the latest National Greenhouse Accounts show that under the carbon tax, emissions fell at a fraction of the rate experienced before it was introduced. Lexi Metherell has been speaking to Mr Hunt. GREG HUNT: The latest figures really show two things:...
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Ridgewood's Central Garage is considered 'inefficient' by some officials
2013-03-26 19:57:02| Railroads - Topix.net
The five-member group met for the first time last week, forming a preliminary wish list of items and changes needed to revitalize a village operation that in recent years has been plagued by a physically deteriorating and uneconomical work environment.
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Survey Finds Inefficient Utility Damage Assessment Processes Delays Power Restoration Efforts
2013-02-13 16:14:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Macrosoft conducted a survey studying Damage Assessment Practices followed by electric utilities, reporting common challenges and processes.
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