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US set unveil rules to cut carbon pollution from power plants by 30%
2014-06-02 03:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Obama administration will propose sweeping new environmental rules on Monday, cutting carbon pollution from existing power plants by 30% over 2005 levels by 2030, according to people briefed on the plan. The new power plant rules which will be formally announced by the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday morning represent the most ambitious effort by Barack Obama or any other president to deal with climate change. The regulations could lead to a sweeping transformation of America's...
Would 'carbon tariff' on solar panels solve EU-China trade spat?
2014-06-02 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: As European solar panel manufacturers battle against cheap modules produced in China, researchers in the US have called for the industry to set a "carbon tariff" that would push up the cost of products that fail to meet certain environmental standards. Scientists from Northwestern University in Illinois and the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory unveiled a study late last week which found solar panels produced in China have a carbon footprint that is almost twice the size of those...
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EPA to seek to cut power plant carbon by one-third
2014-06-02 00:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Obama administration on Monday will roll out a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, setting in motion one of the most significant actions to address global warming in U.S. history. The rule, which is expected to be final next year, will set the first national limits on carbon dioxide, the chief gas linked to global warming from the nation's power plants. They are the largest source of greenhouse gases in the U.S., accounting for about a third of the...
President Barack Obama to announce rules on limiting carbon emission
2014-06-01 20:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: THE Obama administration today plans to make public the first rules limiting carbon emissions from the thousands of power plants. The pollution controls form the cornerstone of President Barack Obama's campaign to combat climate change and a key element of his legacy. Obama says the rules are essential to curb the heat-trapping greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. Critics contend the rules will kill jobs, drive up electricity prices and shutter plants across the country. Environmentalists...
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States move to blunt Obama carbon reduction plan
2014-06-01 19:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: As President Barack Obama prepares to announce tougher new air quality standards, lawmakers in several states already are trying to blunt the impact on aging coal-fired power plants that feed electricity to millions of consumers. Related Stories US to seek 30-percent emissions cut AFP EPA to seek to cut power plant carbon by one-third Associated Press Morgan Stanley: Aggressive Obama emission-reduction target would hurt coal demand MarketWatch U.S. to seek 30 percent cut in power-plant...
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