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VW and the toxic problem of corporate amnesia
2015-10-09 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: When it was revealed that VW had been cheating on emissions tests, people were shocked. The automaker that had styled itself as a champion of corporate social responsibility and clean technology suddenly no longer looked so ethical. It turns out this is not the first time VW has cheated emissions tests. As far back as 1973, VW had been fitting defeat devices to cars. The company was pursued by the EPA and eventually settled out of court with a fine of $120,000 (78,500). So why didnt VW learn...
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EPA Limits Toxic Pollutants from steam electric power plants.
2015-10-07 14:31:10| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Based on readily available technologies used in industry, final Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines reinforce ongoing trend towards cleaner, more modern plants. Standards provide flexibility in implementation via phased-in approach. This finalized rule by U.S. EPA will reduce discharge of mercury, arsenic, lead, and selenium into America's waterways from steam electric power plants by 1.4 billion pounds annually as well as reduce water withdrawal by 57 billion gallons per year.
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EPA Announces National Limits To Reduce Toxic Pollutants Discharged Into Waterways By Steam Electric Power Plants
2015-10-02 07:10:10| pollutiononline Home Page
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a rule that will reduce the discharge of toxic pollutants into America’s waterways from steam electric power plants by 1.4 billion pounds annually, as well as reduce water withdrawal by 57 billion gallons per year, resulting in an estimated benefit of $463M per year to Americans across the country.
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Toxic Algae Outbreak Overwhelms a Polluted Ohio River
2015-10-01 15:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Ohio River, transformed by mining and industrial waste and sewage overflows into the nations most polluted major waterway, has a new and unexpected tormentor this fall: carpets of poisonous algae. Pads of toxic blue-green algae have speckled nearly two-thirds of the 981-mile river in the last five weeks, experts say, in an outbreak that has curbed boating, put water utilities on alert and driven the rivers few hardy swimmers back to shore. The only other recorded toxic algae bloom, in 2008,...
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Volkswagen Emissions Solutions May Lie Within dynaCERT's Technology Proven To Reduce Toxic Gasses Within Emissions By 35% To 40% All While Improving Fuel Economy 15%
2015-10-01 08:05:49| autocentral Home Page
Technology MarketWatch Journal has published updated insight regarding the opportunity afforded investors in dynaCERT Inc. which is currently documenting via an accredited 3rd-party validation process the dramatic effectiveness of its carbon emission reduction and fuel-saving H2/O2 technology
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