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Environmental department to show plan for reducing emissions at Portsmouth meeting
2015-10-04 06:15:20| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will present a plan to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants Tuesday night. The event is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. at Tidewater Community College in Portsmouth, according to a news release from the Virginia League of Conservation Voters.
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General Mills commits to reducing absolute greenhouse gas emissions across the supply chain
2015-09-01 19:58:27| Agriculture - Topix.net
Minneapolis-based General Mills announced a commitment to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 28% across its full value chain - from farm to fork to landfill - over the next 10 years. The commitment was calculated using science-based methodology to achieve a level of emission reductions that science suggests is necessary to sustain the health of the planet.
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US EPA proposes voluntary measures for reducing methane emissions by oil and gas firms
2015-07-27 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program for the oil and gas companies, asking the companies take voluntary measures to cut methane gas emission.
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Ethiopia: Efforts in Reducing Emissions From Deforestation
2015-07-22 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ethiopian Herald: In order to realize sustainable development, the economic plan should consider environmental friendly approach. For the last hundred years, the advanced countries achieved development by putting the environment at risk; consequently, the emission gas released from their industries ravages the atmosphere and create havoc on life on Earth. The current climate change and global warming is a direct effect of this phenomenon. Ethiopia though not contribute for climate change, it has been a victim of...
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Organic Farming Not Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, says Study
2015-07-17 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Large-scale organic farming operations, based on a review of almost a decade of data from 49 states, are not reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a University of Oregon (UO) researcher has said.
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