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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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Scientists find gene makes plants more carefree under climate stress
2015-10-07 13:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: By 2050, well have to meet the gargantuan challenge of growing 50% more food, to feed a burgeoning global population. Enter climate-resilient agriculture, possibly the best chance we have of actually attaining this goal: as countries grapple with the effects of climate change--drought, higher salinity--increasingly well have to depend on crops that can also flourish despite its inconsistencies. Research on agricultural resilience abounds, but the latest offering looks to plant genetics for a solution,...
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Radiation Resistant Linear Position Sensors Provide Accurate Feedback of Valve Position in Nuclear Power Plants
2015-10-07 12:31:12| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Macro Sensors Radiation Resistant LVDT Linear Position Sensors provide accurate feedback of control valve position within nuclear power generation plants. Constructed of stainless steel, the HSTAR 750 Series of Hermetically Sealed LVDT Linear Position Sensors can be specified to withstand exposure to radiation at...
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JetBlue plants a seed with farm-to-tray-table concept
2015-10-07 09:31:35| Airlines - Topix.net
JetBlue Airways is trying to bring a little bit of country to the city - opening its own "farm" at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The 24,000 square-foot space - less than half the size of a football field - outside JFK's Terminal 5 is meant to educate travelers more than actually feed them.
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Nuclear power plants in the UK are open to cyber attack, says report
2015-10-06 01:00:00| Power Technology
UK nuclear power facilities are vulnerable to 'serious cyber attack', according to a report published by Chatham House.
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