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South Korea cuts future reliance on nuclear power but new plants likely
2014-01-14 04:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: South Korea has revised down its future reliance on nuclear power, although growing energy demand and the shutdown of aging reactors mean it is still likely to need more nuclear-fired plants over the coming two decades. Asia's fourth-largest economy has been under pressure to curb its use of nuclear power in the wake of a safety scandal that led to the shutdown of some nuclear reactors to replace parts supplied with fake safety certificates. The energy ministry said on Tuesday it has changed...
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Natural Gas Has Sharply Reduced Emissions from Power Plants
2014-01-10 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The dramatic increase in using natural gas to produce electricity in the United States has led to an equally dramatic decline in the amount of pollutants and carbon dioxide emitted from the nations power plants, according to a new study. The study, conducted by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, showed that the switch from coal-fired to natural gas-fired power plants has reduced CO2 emissions by 23 percent and emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide by 40...
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CHINA: "Black water" pollution blamed on apparel plants
2014-01-09 16:03:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Environmental campaign group Greenpeace is blaming the discovery of a huge area of polluted "black water" off the Chinese coast on waste water from local dyeing and finishing factories.
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Three Honda plants earn Energy Star recognition
2014-01-08 11:30:14| Green Car Congress
UK not to challenge EU environmental regulations on coal power plants - Times London
2013-12-29 17:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The United Kingdom will not challenge the European Union's environmental rules which have led to closure of many old coal power plants even as the country faces threats of power black outs within the next two years, The Times of London reported on Monday. "We are not planning to break the rules on that," Britain's Energy Minister Michael Fallon was quoted as saying by the newspaper. Britain's coal-fired generators, once the backbone of British energy industry, pumped out 91.86 terra watt-hours...
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