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Ontario seeks input on climate change strategy, carbon pricing
2015-02-12 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: The Ontario government is looking for public input on its climate change strategy, as it weighs whether to implement a cap-and-trade system or a carbon tax. A 45-day consultation period will see town hall meetings held across the province and people can give feedback online and through social media. The government says the discussion paper will inform the government's decision -- expected to come this spring -- on which carbon pricing mechanism to adopt. The Liberal government committed...
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New recycling stations coming to downtown to shrink carbon footprint
2015-02-11 03:50:31| Waste Management - Topix.net
The 'Big belly recycling stations' use a solar-powered compactor to allow the station to hold up to five times more trash than a typical can of the same size. "The sun powers the mechanism, that uses a sensor, that lets it know how full the trash can is," T.O. Bowman, with the City of Oklahoma City, said.
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A biofuel debate: Will cutting trees cut carbon?
2015-02-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Does combating climate change require burning the worlds forests and crops for fuel? It certainly looks that way, judging from the aggressive mandates governments across the globe have set to incorporate bioenergy into their transportation fuels in the hope of limiting the worlds overwhelming dependence on gasoline and diesel to move people and goods. While biofuels account for only about 2.5 percent today, the European Union expects renewable energy mostly biofuels to account for 10 percent...
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Lintec licenses UTD carbon nanotube technology, opens center to spur commercialization
2015-02-09 15:55:32| Green Car Congress
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Australia's political leadership battle may revive carbon debate
2015-02-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's tenuous grip on power has again put climate-change policy at the centre of the nation's political leadership struggle, raising concerns among miners and hopes for renewable energy advocates. Abbott, a climate-change sceptic, faces a vote on his leadership of the conservative Liberal Party on Monday, which could invite a challenge from former environment minister Malcolm Turnbull, the man he ousted as party leader in 2009. Abbott's vehement opposition...
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