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Model for megacities? Mexico City cleans up its air
2013-04-23 14:35:36| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Mexico City was once known for its smoggy landscape with industrial eyesores such as the 18 de Marzo Refinery spewing ozone-forming emissions such as sulfur dioxide. The cloud of contaminants hanging over the capital played into an apocalyptic reputation for pollution, crime, and overpopulation; and it fueled urban myths, like the one about birds dropping dead mid-flight because of the poor air quality. But the refinery named for the day Mexico expropriated its oil industry was ordered closed...
Whirlpool Cleans Up Well As Housing Market Recovers
2013-04-02 21:56:01| Appliances - Topix.net
Two key factors are driving the U.S. economy in 2013: a strong housing market, and a resilient consumer.
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Exxon cleans up Arkansas oil spill; Keystone plan assailed
2013-04-01 02:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Exxon Mobil on Sunday continued cleanup of a pipeline spill that spewed thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude in Arkansas as opponents of oil sands development latched on to the incident to attack plans to build the Keystone XL line. Exxon spokesman Alan Jeffers said on Sunday that crews had yet to excavate the area around the pipeline breach, a needed step before the company can estimate how long repairs will take and when the line might restart. "I can't speculate on when it will happen,"...
Exxon cleans up Arkansas oil spill amid debate over Canada-to-US pipelines
2013-03-31 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Exxon Mobil was working to clean up thousands of barrels of oil in Mayflower, Arkansas, after a pipeline carrying heavy Canadian crude ruptured, a major spill likely to stoke debate over transporting Canada's oil to the United States. Exxon shut the Pegasus pipeline, which can carry more than 90,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil from Pakota, Illinois, to Nederland, Texas, after the leak was discovered on Friday afternoon, the company said in a statement. Exxon, hit with a $1.7m fine by...
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As U.S. Cleans Its Energy Mix, It Ships Coal Problems Abroad
2013-03-15 18:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Ready for some good news about the environment? Emissions of carbon dioxide in the United States are declining. But don't celebrate just yet. A major side effect of that cleaner air in the U.S. has been the further darkening of skies over Europe and Asia. The United States essentially is exporting a share of its greenhouse gas emissions in the form of coal, data show. If the trend continues, the dramatic changes in energy use in the United States-in particular, the switch from coal to newly abundant...
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