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Power Plant Rule Targets 30% Carbon Cut
2014-06-02 09:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental Leader: The EPA has proposed a rule to cut carbon emissions from existing power plants by 30 percent by 2030 below 2005 levels. Todays proposal, which is the centerpiece of President Obamas climate plan, would also cut particle pollution, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide by more than 25 percent by 2030. Coal fired power plants are the largest source of carbon pollution in the US, accounting for about a third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the nation. According to the EPA, the Clean Power...
Obama's goal: 30% cut in CO pollution
2014-06-02 09:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Columbus Dispatch: The Environmental Protection Agency laid down a gauntlet on climate change this morning, releasing a sweeping new rule that would urge states to cut carbon emissions by a cumulative 30 percent from 2005 levels within the next 16 years. At a mid-morning press conference at EPA headquarters, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy announced that the agency was proposing a rule that would set state-specific goals for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The cuts would be focused on power plants. Ohio would...
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Obama orders 30 percent cut in power plant CO2 emissions
2014-06-02 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: In a sweeping initiative to curb pollutants blamed for global warming, the Obama administration unveiled a plan Monday that cuts carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by nearly a third over the next 15 years, but pushes the deadline for some states to comply until long after President Barack Obama leaves office. The 645-page rule, expected to be finalized next year, is a centerpiece of Obama's plans to tackle climate change and aims to give the United States more leverage to prod other countries...
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EPA seeks cut earth-warming pollution from nation's power plants 30% by 2030
2014-06-02 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Taking aim at global warming, President Barack Obama introduced a politically charged plan Monday to order big and lasting cuts in the pollution discharged by America's power plants. But the plan, though ambitious in scope, wouldn't be fully realized until long after Obama's successor took office and would generate only modest progress worldwide. Obama's proposal to force a 30 per cent cut in carbon dioxide emissions, by the year 2030 from 2005 levels, drew immediate scorn from Republicans, industry...
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EPA Proposes First Guidelines to Cut Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
2014-06-02 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
U.S. EPA is releasing Clean Power Plan proposal, which cuts carbon pollution from existing power plants for the first time to protect public health, move USA toward cleaner environment, and fight climate change while supplying Americans with reliable and affordable power. As stated by EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, "We don't have to choose between a healthy economy and a healthy environment – our action will sharpen America’s competitive edge, spur innovation, and create ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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