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U.S. to seek 30 percent cut in power-plant carbon pollution
2014-06-01 19:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans on Monday to propose a 30 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions from the country's existing power plants by 2030, people briefed on the proposal told Reuters. Word of some of the proposal's components came before Monday's unveiling by EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. They mark the most sweeping and significant environmental regulations introduced by the Obama administration. Although states will be given different targets to meet depending on the...
Trojan Battery showcasing new lines of Smart Carbon deep-cycle batteries
2014-06-01 19:30:46| Green Car Congress
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US to seek to cut power plant carbon by one-third
2014-06-01 19:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Obama administration on Monday will unveil a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2020, 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-ever national limits on carbon dioxide, the chief gas linked to global warming from U.S. power plants. They are the largest source of greenhouse gases in the U.S., accounting for about a third of the annual...
New EPA rule seeks to cut carbon emissions 30% by 2030
2014-06-01 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Obama administration will seek to cut greenhouse-gas emissions from existing power plants 30% by 2030, potentially one of the biggest steps any country has ever taken to confront climate change, people familiar with the plan said Sunday. Seen as the linchpin to President Obama's climate-change campaign and a key part of his legacy, the proposed power-plant rule will set state-specific targets for carbon-dioxide reductions and let local officials decide how best to meet the goals. A formal...
EPA to seek deep cuts in carbon emissions from power plants
2014-06-01 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: The Environmental Protection Agency will unveil a sweeping proposal Monday that will require deep cuts in carbon emissions from existing power plants, including a 30% national target by 2030, according to two people briefed on the plan. The EPA draft rule, a major plank of President Obama's initiative to fight climate change, will require states to develop and implement plans to cut power plant emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide. It will give states different reduction targets but will...
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