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BIO: RFS biofuel requirements saved 589.3M tons of carbon emissions over past decade
2015-08-24 17:55:09| Green Car Congress
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Australia sets 2030 carbon emissions target
2015-08-12 01:00:00| Power Technology
Australia has set a target to reduce at least 26% of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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Carbon Emissions from U.S. Power Plants Hit 27-Year Low in April
2015-08-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Heat-trapping pollution from U.S. power plants hit a 27-year low in April, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday. A big factor was the long-term shift from coal to cleaner and cheaper natural gas, said Energy Department economist Allen McFarland. Outside experts also credit more renewable fuel use and energy efficiency. Carbon dioxide - from the burning of coal, oil and gas - is the chief greenhouse gas responsible for man-made global warming. "While good news for the environment, we certainly...
Obama White House says carbon emissions cuts legal under Clean Air Act
2015-08-03 00:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The White House insisted on Sunday it was on strong legal footing as it unveiled details of ambitious carbon-reduction plans that are likely to be fiercely opposed by coal-burning Republican states. Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), told reporters the Obama administrations goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from US power plants by 32% between 2005 and 2030 kept squarely within the four corners of the Clean Air Act. The US supreme court determined...
New Data Show States That Limit Carbon Emissions Through Markets Are Seeing Economic Benefits
2015-07-20 03:58:41| pollutiononline Home Page
States participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) have found that regulating carbon emissions from power plants through market-based mechanisms goes hand in hand with economic benefits
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