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In Texas, Environmental Officials Align With Polluters
2015-03-17 16:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: The testimony sounds the refrains of industry groups: Tightening the country's smog standard would be too costly, and it isn't necessary for public health. But these comments weren't from industry. They were written by the chair of the Texas agency responsible for environmental protection. The state of Texas is as aggressive as some industry associations in battling a proposed tightening of health standards for ozone, the main ingredient of smog. Officials there have spoken before Congress,...
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Big water polluters may get life sentence under amended environmental law
2015-01-25 14:13:57| Semiconductors - Topix.net
The Legislature approved amendments to the Water Pollution Control Act under which business owners convicted of causing death by illegally ----releasing toxic water or waste water could be given life sentences plus a fine of NT$30 million . The amendments include provisions to protect whistleblowers, stop businesses from transferring properties, and tracing culprit-owned properties to a third party to ensure that convicted polluters do not escape justice.
EU climate official vows to protect heavy polluters
2015-01-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: The EU will act decisively to protect its remaining energy intensive industries against the risk of "carbon leakage", the EU Commissions chief climate official said on Thursday. Jos Debelke confirmed that European cement, steel-making and other high polluting sectors would get help to comply with the regions future carbon-cutting policies. But during a TV debate in Brussels, he dismissed the idea the EU would impose tariffs on high carbon goods from India, China and other competing economies....
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This new app takes a swipe at Chinas worst polluters
2015-01-04 13:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: When Chinese environmental advocate Ma Jun realized that no one was going to take responsibility for the crippling smog that plagues his country, he decided to take matters into his own hands. His idea: encourage citizens to start pointing their fingers at the problem. Literally. Manufacturers have been reaping the rewards of China`s new industrial economy, while ducking the consequences of fouling up its air. So Ma and colleagues built a live-updating map that shows exactly where individual polluters...
In global climate talks, some major polluters drag feet
2014-12-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Recent commitments by the world's major polluters to cut emissions have added fresh momentum to international climate talks, but foot-dragging persists among the next tier of polluters, including India, Brazil, Canada and Australia. Representatives of nearly 200 countries are meeting in Peru, and by the weekend, they must produce building blocks for a global accord to cut heat-trapping emissions and help poorer nations cope with damage from an already-hotter planet. The final agreement is supposed...
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