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Shell Puts an Internal Price on Carbon Pollution
2013-11-26 15:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: There is a section within Royal Dutch Shells 2012 sustainability report, released last spring, which describes the oil company's self imposed carbon pollution price. Yes, you read those last three words correctly and they are not a typo. Although Shell is a public advocate for a "strong and stable price on carbon emissions," the company is "not waiting for government policy to develop" carbon pollution prices, as it states in the report. Back in 2009, critics charged that Shell, along with other...
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Countries agree rules cut down pollution from deforestation
2013-11-25 09:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hindustan Times: Almost eight years after the idea was first mooted, climate change negotiators have thrashed out an agreement of a deal to channelise funds necessarily for developing countries to help them cut greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and degradation of forests. The agreement on what is popularly called the REDD+ initiative reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation now comes with the backing of pledges of $280 million in financing from the United States, Norway and...
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Illinois Pollution Control Board Grants Variance To Illinois Power Holdings
2013-11-25 01:22:39| pollutiononline News Articles
Today the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) granted a variance to Illinois Power Holdings (IPH) – a Dynegy subsidiary, Ameren Energy Resources (AER) and AmerenEnergy Medina Valley for temporary relief from the SO2 portion of the Illinois’ Multi-Pollutant Standard air emissions rule
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Pollution Pact From China to India Shows Rift: Carbon & Climate
2013-11-24 17:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: China and Indias success in weakening the latest global warming agreement created friction with other developing nations that are seeking to step up the fight against climate change. The two countries insisted on single-word changes for a deal at a United Nations conference involving 190 nations on Nov. 23. Instead of making commitments to roll back fossil fuel emissions, they signed up for contributions, a formulation that allows more flexibility in their action. Those last-minute revisions...
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U.S. air pollution authority faces Supreme Court tests
2013-11-24 09:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. government's authority to regulate air pollution nationwide, often against the wishes of Republican-leaning states, could face new curbs when the Supreme Court takes on two high-stakes cases in coming months. The cases focus on the broad-ranging power wielded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the landmark Clean Air Act, first enacted in 1970. The law was envisioned as a cooperative effort between the federal government and states in which the EPA sets standards but...
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