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News Volkswagen overstated carbon dioxide efficiency sends share plunging
2015-11-04 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The company has been unable halt the flow of bad news since the scandal broke Sept. 18, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Volkswagen had installed software on 482,000 cars that enabled them to cheat on emissions tests for one pollutant, nitrogen oxide. The software reduced emissions when the car was on a test stand. Up to 11 million Volkswagen vehicles worldwide have the software. The carmaker said late Tuesday it had also found "unexplained inconsistencies" in emissions from...
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WRAP sustainable clothing plan cuts carbon and water use
2015-11-04 14:08:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
George, the clothing line of UK supermarket group Asda, has joined WRAP's Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP), as the initiative revealed a reduction in water use of 12.5% per tonne of clothing over the last two years.
Leaving Your Keyless Ignition Car Running Poses the Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
2015-11-03 11:31:12| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
The push button in your car that starts the engine instead of turning a key is called a keyless ignition. Its become a standard feature on many new vehicles in the recent years. If you walk away with the fob and forget to turn off the car, consumer safety advocates say, keyless ignitions could pose a danger. Noah...
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Here's One Way to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint When You Fly
2015-11-02 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: A study recently released by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) found a wide range in fuel efficiency for U.S. airlines. Among the 13 biggest airlines, the least efficient, American, used 25 percent more fuel per passenger mile than Alaskan Airlines, the most efficient way to fly. Alaska, Spirit, Frontier, and Southwest Airlines all so-called budget airlines were the most fuel-efficient airlines for domestic flights in 2014. Other than American, Delta and Virgin America...
CSIRO team study erodes credibility key soil carbon model
2015-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Australia's method of measuring how much carbon is being stored in its soil is flawed, undermining the credibility of government programs to pay farmers to sequester the climate change inducing element, a new study by CSIRO researchers has found. The Carbon Farming Initiative begun by the Gillard government and the Abbott-Turnbull government's Direct Action climate policy have spent millions of dollars to encourage farmers to boost carbon levels in their soils to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
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