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Vegetation may not protect people from ozone pollution, says new research
2013-07-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News Medical: During heat waves - when ozone production rises - plants' ozone absorption is curtailed, leaving more pollution in the air, and costing an estimated 460 lives in the UK in the hot summer of 2006. Vegetation plays a crucial role in reducing air pollution, but new research by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York shows that they may not protect us when we need it most: during extreme heat, when ozone formation from traffic fumes, industrial processes and other sources...
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Ruling aims to rein in biomass plant pollution
2013-07-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
State: In the forests of Allendale County is a wood-burning power plant with the capacity to release tons of pollution that many other industrial plants must control. Under construction for most of the past two years, the Allendale plant is one of an estimated 20 wood-burning plants nationally that took advantage of a 2011 federal decision exempting biomass factories from new greenhouse gas regulations. But a federal court recently threw out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's exemption, a...
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China Aims to Restrict New-Car Sales to Reduce Pollution: Why It Won't Accomplish Anything
2013-07-20 04:23:01| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
China's new-car market is the raging, coal-burning fire nobody wants put out. Last year, more than 15 million passenger cars were sold in China, marking the fourth-consecutive year that the U.S. has played second fiddle.
Barack Obama urged to act on deal for global aviation pollution
2013-07-20 00:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama must act fast to avoid a trade war over Europe's efforts to curb airlines' carbon pollution, a key member of the European parliament has warned. Peter Liese, a Christian Democrat in Germany who has led Europe's efforts to curb airline carbon emissions, urged Obama to live up to his sweeping promises to act on climate change, and help advance stalled negotiations for a global aviation deal. Liese, speaking after meetings with administration officials in Washington this week, said...
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Youngstown Pushes for Protections From Fracking, Earthquakes and Pollution
2013-07-19 22:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Theyre back and more determined than ever to win on election day in November 2013. The Youngstown, OH, Community Bill of Rights Committee is coordinating a new door-to-door campaign to get the required number of registered Youngstown voter signatures to put a question on the November ballot. The group says that a "Yes" vote on that ballot question would uphold Youngstown citizens fundamental rights to protect their familys safe drinking water, clean air and land, and to local self-governance....
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