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Airlines fined millions for air pollution
2013-05-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: Two Indian and eight Chinese airlines face millions of euros in fines for not paying for their greenhouse gas emissions during flights in the EU. Eight Chinese and two Indian airlines face fines of up to several million euros for not paying for their greenhouse gas emissions during flights within the bloc, the European Commission said on Friday. It said member states could fine the firms, among them Chinese flag carrier Air China, under the terms of the EU's Emissions Trading System which is...
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Public anger over pollution is being taken seriously
2013-05-17 02:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Pollution and its health effects are a leading cause of unrest in China as the countrys rapid economic rise is accompanied by often appalling environmental side-effects. The air in most cities is regularly barely breathable and most of Chinas rivers are poisoned. Pollution is the single biggest source of complaint among young people, and most environmental protests are carried out by educated, middle-class Chinese, worried about the danger to their families that environmental degradation can...
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Fuel Tech Awarded US Air Pollution Control Orders Totaling $10.5 M
2013-05-15 09:00:00| pollutiononline Home Page
Fuel Tech, Inc., a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems and emissions control in utility and industrial applications, recently announced the receipt of two domestic Air Pollution Control (APC) contracts with an aggregate value of approximately $10.5M
Pennsylvanians Complete 100 Days Of Climate Action To Call For Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards For Power Plants
2013-05-13 04:27:17| pollutiononline News Articles
When President Obama stated at his second inauguration that we have a moral obligation to fight climate change, Pennsylvanians saw it as a call to action
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China battery plant protest gives voice to rising anger over pollution
2013-05-11 13:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Saturday to oppose plans for a lithium battery factory, highlighting growing social tension over pollution. Police stood by as residents marched peacefully along a busy street in the Songjiang district of the city, gathering at an intersection near the site of a Carrefour hypermarket, chanting and holding signs saying "No factory here, we love Songjiang." Many wore matching t-shirts with an image of a smoky factory...
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