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U.S. Unveils Major New Proposal to Cut Vehicle Emissions
2013-03-29 20:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Environmentalists and public health advocates are lauding a key, long-awaited proposal put forward by President Barack Obama's administration that would require cleaner gasoline and more effective technologies on vehicles, cutting various harmful emissions by 40 to 80 percent. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which announced the long-delayed proposal here Friday, say the new regulations could avoid around 2,400 premature deaths and 23,000 cases of respiratory problems in children...
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Romania plans to cut support for renewable energy
2013-03-29 15:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Romania's government will cut its support scheme for wind, solar and small hydro renewable energy projects to avoid overcompensating investors, energy regulator ANRE said on Friday. Elsewhere in the European Union, countries such as Germany, Britain and Spain have either cut or plan to reduce incentives for renewable energy after years of strong government support. Romania's support scheme gives renewable power producers green certificates for each megawatt generated. Suppliers must get an...
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E.P.A. Wants to Cut Amount of Sulfur in Gasoline
2013-03-29 01:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Environmental Protection Agency will propose a rule on Friday that will cut the amount of sulfur allowed in gasoline by two-thirds to improve the performance of the catalytic converters in engines that fight smog, the agency has told refiners and clean-air advocates. The proposal has been ready for about 15 months but was delayed until after the election because opponents will argue that it will raise the price of gasoline, according to people familiar with its history. They didnt want to...
Apple tries new pitch to woo video pros to latest Final Cut
2013-03-28 19:15:40| CNET News.com
After a rocky reception and several software updates, Apple's pushing video pros to use its Final Cut Pro X software. [Read more]
US forced to cut mineral revenue payments to states, prompting backlash
2013-03-28 13:39:11| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnergyWire: The Interior Department has informed dozens of states that it will withhold millions of dollars in federal mineral revenue payments due to budget cuts necessitated by sequestration, a move that stunned the state of Wyoming, which receives nearly $1 billion in annual payments. Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) has informed the treasurers in 36 states that sequestration will force withholding millions of dollars in monthly mineral lease payments for oil and natural gas development...
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