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Public debate set for Ontario's underground nuclear waste facility
2014-06-10 11:24:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines
The public and project proponents are getting a second chance to weigh-in on a proposal by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to build a facility that would store radioactive waste deep underground at its Bruce Nuclear site.
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In Debate Over Coal, Lessons From 90s Tobacco Fight
2014-06-03 13:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Environmental Protection Agencys proposed regulation of power plant emissions signals the beginning of a fight over coal and climate change. Any chance of a resolution is likely to depend on the combatants agreeing to a reduction in emissions in exchange for help to coal-dependent regions and assistance to workers struggling with higher energy costs. In that way, the so-called War on Coal is reminiscent of the War on Tobacco during the 1990s. Then, federal and state officials keyed in on a...
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Obama Reframes the Climate Debate
2014-06-02 20:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Beast: Doing something--anything!--about climate change and carbon pollution in the United States, as Barack Obama just proposed doing, isnt important only for our health, our children, and our planet. Its also--even if it causes some short-term pain in coal states--important for the future of Obamas party, especially because young voters support such action. Obama has announced that he will bypass an intensely intransigent Congress and establish new regulations to cut the emissions of power plants....
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Room for Debate: Can the Market Stave Off Global Warming?
2014-06-02 02:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
global warming market: On Monday, President Obama is expected to announce a plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants by up to 30 percent with the help of state cap-and-trade programs. Cap and trade is one of the primary responses to global warming. It requires industries to have marketable permits to emit greenhouse gases. Reducing the permits would increase their price, lower emissions and stimulate innovation. Many say it has not worked out so well. Is cap and trade the best chance for stemming climate change,...
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Debate on GMO Stirs Strong Feelings in NYC
2014-05-27 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - A panel of experts on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) gathered April 27 at the Food Book Fair in Williamsburg to debate the risks and benefits of genetically modified food. The debate, sponsored by the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD), was one of the fair’s major draws, writes Garret Higgins and Øistein Thorsen.
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