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CO2 pollution levels at annual record high, U.N. says
2013-11-06 10:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Detroit Free Press: World carbon dioxide pollution levels in the atmosphere are accelerating and reached a record high in 2012, the U.N. weather agency said today. The heat-trapping gas, pumped into the air by cars and smokestacks, was measured at 393.1 parts per million last year, up 2.2 ppm from the previous year, said the Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization in its annual greenhouse gas inventory. That is far beyond the 350 ppm that some scientists and environmental groups promote as the absolute...
Federal Facilities Earn Energy Star Combined Heat and Power Award for Carbon Pollution ...
2013-11-06 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
EPA recognized two federal facilities with ENERGY STAR Combined Heat and Power Award for their highly efficient CHP systems, which increase reliability of electricity supply while reducing carbon pollution. National Archives and Records Administration CHP system achieved an operating efficiency of 72%. Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany CHP system, using renewable landfill gas to produce energy that supports essential base operations, saves approximately $1.3 million annually in energy ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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New pollution controls spark complaints in South Carolina
2013-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
State: State Attorney General Alan Wilson has revived criticism in South Carolina against new controls on greenhouse gas pollution, but his remarks this week drew a sharp response from one of the nation's leading environmental groups. John Walke, who tracks air issues for the Natural Resources Defense Council, said Friday that Wilson is misleading the public in suggesting that businesses will have an undue burden complying with the greenhouse gas requirements. Walke said the rules will not affect most...
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Comstock Mining Receives Approval For Modified Water Pollution Control Permit
2013-11-01 02:02:47| pollutiononline News Articles
Comstock Mining Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE MKT: LODE) announced today that the Bureau of Mining Regulation and Reclamation of the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP-BMRR) has notified the Company that it has approved a major modification to the Company's Water Pollution Control Permit.
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Low on Natural Gas, More Cities in China Will Face Choking Air Pollution
2013-10-30 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: In a push to curb air pollution, China has been urging its cities to rely more heavily on natural gas and less on coal. But a shortage of natural gas is threatening that goal, as urban populations boom and domestic gas production lags, Reuters reports. Chinese officials have said that to reduce air pollution the most densely populated parts of Beijing should use only gas heat, which limits the supply of natural gas for smaller cities and forces those cities to rely on coal. Pollution levels in Chinese...
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