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Obama defends new carbon emission rules in face of mounting backlash
2014-06-03 00:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama took personal charge of the campaign for historic new climate change regulations on Monday, defending a 30% cut in carbon pollution from power plants from a backlash by business lobbies, conservative groups and Democrats in oil and coal states. The new rules, unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency, would cut carbon pollution from power plants 30% from 2005 levels by 2030. They represent the first time Obama, or any other US president, has moved to regulate carbon pollution...
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Could EPA's New Greenhouse Gas Rules Open The Door To A State-based Carbon Tax?
2014-06-02 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forbes: EPAs proposed tough new standards for power-plant emissions of greenhouse gasses opens the door to new state or regional cap-and-trade systems to limit carbon discharges. It is less clear whether it would go the next step and permit states to impose their own carbon tax. The proposed EPA rules, which Brookings senior fellow Barry Rabe describes as climate federalism, seem to acknowledge the demiseat least for nowof a single federal solution to the climate problem. Instead, it grants states...
Obama carbon rule: Surprise winners, losers
2014-06-02 23:20:48| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The biggest U.S. natural gas producer, Exxon Mobil, will likely see higher demand for its fuel, which emits half the carbon dioxide as coal.
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Obama carbon rule: Surprise winners, losers
2014-06-02 23:06:28| Energy - Topix.net
The biggest U.S. natural gas producer, Exxon Mobil, will likely see higher demand for its fuel, which emits half the carbon dioxide as coal.
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Obama Carbon Rule: Surprise Winners, Losers
2014-06-02 22:36:36| Chemicals - Topix.net
Companies that generate electric power with anything other than coal - and companies that produce cleaner fuels or efficiency technologies - are likely to benefit from the Obama Administration's new proposed limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
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