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Industry Responds to EPA's Emissions Cap on Power Plants
2014-06-04 19:22:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The big news over the past week is the EPA's proposed guidelines to reduce carbon emissions from coal power plants. Content Classification: Curated read more
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Ring of Fire volcano risk the last obstacle for Japan nuclear plants
2014-06-04 02:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In the three years since the Fukushima disaster, Japan's utilities have pledged $15 billion to harden their nuclear plants against earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes and terrorist attacks. But as Japan's nuclear safety regulator prepares to rule on whether the first of the country's 48 idled reactors is ready to be come back online, the post-Fukushima debate about how safe is safe enough has turned to a final risk: volcanoes. The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has already said the chance...
How Much Carbon Do Your States Coal Plants Emit?
2014-06-03 15:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a goal of decreasing carbon emissions by 30 percent--compared to 2005 levels--by 2030, states will be given the flexibility to devise their own plans. Clearly, some will have more work to do than others. Coal-fired power plants are responsible for about 40 percent of the countrys emissions, and states like West Virginia and Kentucky live and die by the dirty source, getting 95 and 90 percent of their power from it, respectively, according to...
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A huge majority of Americans support regulating carbon from power plants
2014-06-03 15:41:24| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: A lopsided and bipartisan majority of Americans support federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll that also finds most are willing to stomach a higher energy bill to pay for it. Fully 70 percent say the federal government should require limits to greenhouse gases from existing power plants, the focus of a new rule announced Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency. An identical 70 percent supports requiring states to limit the amount of greenhouse...
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US unveils sharp curbs on coal power plants
2014-06-03 15:41:24| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Obama administration has proposed strong new rules targeting coal-burning power plants in an effort to curb global warming. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan seeks to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030. The 645-page rule is a centrepiece of President Barack Obama's plans to leverage similar commitments from polluting nations like China and India. States must submit initial compliance plans by June 2016. "We are here to protect public health and the environment,"...
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