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Hong Kong airport authority welcomes environmental impact assessment report for three-runway system
2014-11-10 01:00:00| Airport Technology
The Airport Authority (AA) of Hong Kong has welcomed the decision of the director of environmental protection to approve the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report and issue an environmental permit (EP) for the proposed expansion of Hong Kong I
The 90 Percent Diet: reducing environmental impact by eating less meat
2014-08-07 19:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: An interview with Brian Machovina, a part of our on-going Interviews with Young Scientists series. Brian Machovina and one of his drones, which he flew over banana plantations to study stressors and productivity. Photo by Brian Machovina. Not many students in their final year of a PhD program are running press events in Europe for an ice cream-making machine. When I caught up with Brian Machovina he was still jet-lagged from the latest product launch of Yonanas in Germany, and girding himself...
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Rerouting flights could curb environmental impact vapour trails
2014-06-20 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A team of scientists have proposed extending flight routes to bypass contrail areas and as a result reduce the significant impact contrails have on the ozone layer. Extending the flight time, however, does raise further issues around increasing the amount of CO2 being emitted during the flight. The report argues contrails have a greater effect on climate change than direct plane engine emissions as they produce artificial clouds. The clouds, once formed, can trap heat in, which would otherwise...
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Assess The environmental Impact Of Shale Gas And Improve Its Commercial Potential | Shale Gas Environmental Summit, 27-28 October 2014, London, UK
2014-06-16 10:31:15| pollutiononline Home Page
The UK Government is launching a consultation on proposals to simplify the existing procedure for shale gas and oil and deep geothermal underground drilling access
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No significant environmental impact in Dominion natural gas exports plan
2014-05-15 22:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Federal regulators concluded Thursday that Dominion Energys proposal to export liquefied natural gas from its Cove Point terminal on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland would pose no significant impact on the environment a positive step for the company. The environmental assessment by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff is a recommendation to the commission, which will decide whether the $3.8 billion project can go forward. Other permits are also required. The adverse cumulative...
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