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Pollution in north-east China - cleaning up emissions
2014-06-06 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: China is working on how to cap its greenhouse gas for the first time, an effort that would spur the worldwide effort hold back climate change. The world's biggest producer of fossil fuel emissions has been studying for more than a year how and when it might be able to make its pollution levels peak and hopes to act as soon as possible, said Xie Zhenhua, China's lead envoy to the United Nations global warming talks. "China will behave in a very responsible way for Chinese people and the world and...
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Pollution tie to irregular heartbeat
2014-06-05 01:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Air pollution is linked to increased risk of developing an irregular heartbeat and blood clots in the lung, research suggests. The impact of air pollution on the risk of heart attack and stroke is less clear, say UK experts. Analysis of data from England and Wales shows air pollution is particularly harmful in the elderly. Further research is needed on pollution and cardiovascular health, says the British Heart Foundation. A team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine analysed...
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New Pollution Rules Leave Utilities Frustrated, As Details Remain Up In Air
2014-06-04 22:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Obama administration has proposed rules for limiting greenhouse gases, but many of the details must still be set by states, leaving utilities unsure about specifics they'll be expected to achieve.
Obama plan to reduce carbon pollution could see states increase emissions
2014-06-03 23:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama's plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants places widely different burdens on the states, and in some cases allows states to increase not reduce emissions, according to early analyses of the new rules. The new rules would require only modest effort from heavy coal states such as Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky while requiring big cuts from Texas, Louisiana, and New York, according to an analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance research company. The Bloomberg...
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Duke Energy responds to EPA's new pollution requirement
2014-06-03 13:30:32| Energy - Topix.net
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday called for the nation's power plants to cut their greenhouse gas pollution by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
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