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Duke pollution could continue under proposed permits
2015-03-07 00:53:05| Energy - Topix.net
Duke Energy could legally leak pollutants from some of its coal ash dumps under new wastewater permits proposed by North Carolina regulators. On Friday, just days after federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Duke over the leaks, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued new draft permits for three of Duke's coal ash sites.
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China erases 'inconvenient truth' film on pollution
2015-03-06 14:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Chinese censors brought the curtains down on a viral documentary about the countrys pollution crisis on Friday after it was watched by more than 200 million people and sparked widespread criticism of the government. Under the Dome, a film by celebrity journalist Chai Jing about the human cost of Chinas smog-choked skies, was released on the internet last Saturday and proved an instant hit. Environmentalists compared the documentary, which initially appeared to have Beijings backing, to Al...
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China to cut coal consumption to reduce pollution: Ministry
2015-03-06 10:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China will slash coal consumption by more than 80 million tonnes by 2017 as part of efforts to reduce air pollution, according to an action plan released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Friday. Coal consumption will be reduced by more than 160 million tonnes by 2020, according to the plan.
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Occidental Petroleum pays Peru indigenous confidential sum in Amazon pollution settlement
2015-03-05 22:30:38| Energy - Topix.net
Indigenous communities that sued Occidental Petroleum over contamination in Peru's northern Amazon have reached an out-of-court settlement in which the California-based oil company will pay them an undisclosed sum. The amount is confidential, under a settlement that was reached in 2013 in Los Angeles federal court but not announced until Thursday.
Occidental Petroleum pays Peru indigenous confidential sum in Amazon pollution settlement
2015-03-05 22:04:09| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Indigenous communities that sued Occidental Petroleum over contamination in Peru's northern Amazon have reached an out-of-court settlement in which the California-based oil company will pay them an undisclosed sum. The amount is confidential, under a settlement that was reached in 2013 in Los Angeles federal court but not announced until Thursday.
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