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EPA Proposes Emissions Rule For Existing Coal Power Plants
2014-06-04 21:25:13| ENR.com: Headline News
A proposed EPA rule calls for a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2030.
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Kentucky plant emblematic of move from coal to gas
2014-06-04 12:33:05| Energy - Topix.net
The change in Muhlenberg County, once the nation's top producer of coal, is emblematic of what's been happening across the U.S. as natural gas becomes cheaper and electric utilities try to meet stiffer carbon emissions rules the Obama administration announced this week.
Poll: Public supports Obama plan curb coal plant emissions
2014-06-03 18:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post-Intelligencer: A healthy but not top heavy majority of Americans support the Obama administrations plan to cut Americas carbon emissions into the atmosphere by 30 percent in the next decade, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey. A coal power plant in Ohio. Power plants are responsible fore more than 40 percent of Americas carbon emissions into the atmosphere. The Obama administration is seeking to cut those emissions by 30 percent. While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would allow states...
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How Much Carbon Do Your States Coal Plants Emit?
2014-06-03 15:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a goal of decreasing carbon emissions by 30 percent--compared to 2005 levels--by 2030, states will be given the flexibility to devise their own plans. Clearly, some will have more work to do than others. Coal-fired power plants are responsible for about 40 percent of the countrys emissions, and states like West Virginia and Kentucky live and die by the dirty source, getting 95 and 90 percent of their power from it, respectively, according to...
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US unveils sharp curbs on coal power plants
2014-06-03 15:41:24| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Obama administration has proposed strong new rules targeting coal-burning power plants in an effort to curb global warming. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan seeks to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030. The 645-page rule is a centrepiece of President Barack Obama's plans to leverage similar commitments from polluting nations like China and India. States must submit initial compliance plans by June 2016. "We are here to protect public health and the environment,"...
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