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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...
Duke to Build $1.5B Gas Powerplant Near Crystal River Site
2014-05-15 04:38:37| ENR.com: Headline News
Duke Energy will build a $1.5-billion, 1,640-MW natural gas-fired powerplant on a site adjacent to its Crystal River nuclear facility, a move that replaces generation capacity lost to the shuttering of the damaged plant 15 months ago.
Salem Harbor Powerplant to Run on Natural Gas, Until 2050 Shutdown
2014-03-05 17:38:54| ENR.com: Headline News
Mssachusetts approves pact between developer and non-profit group to settle lawsuit.
Nissan 1.5L, 3-cylinder 400 hp engine to complement electric Le Mans ZEOD RC powerplant
2014-01-27 16:30:23| Green Car Congress
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Switch to gas has slashed power-plant emissions, study finds
2014-01-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: Natural gas plants emit a tiny fraction of the smog-causing gases and slightly more than half of the greenhouse gases emitted by their coal-burning counterparts, according to a soon-to-be published study. 32 ounces of carbon dioxide for every kilowatt hour of energy for a coal plant, compared with 19 ounces for natural gas. The assessment builds upon earlier reports that substituting natural gas for coal has sharply reduced air pollutants from power generation in the United States. "Since...