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North Circular air pollution worst in London, emissions figures show
2013-06-23 18:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The North Circular, which carries more than 60,000 vehicles a day, has the worst traffic fumes of any road in London, according to official emissions figures released under freedom of information legislation. Exhaust emissions data held by Transport for London shows that a stretch of the road near Walthamstow ranked highest for four of the five most dangerous air pollutants, including benzene, nitrogen oxide (NO2) and fine particles of unburned carbon called PM10s and PM2.5s. Four of the capital's...
Malaysia declares emergency as Indonesia smoke pollution thickens
2013-06-23 06:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Malaysia declared a state of emergency in two parts of the southern state of Johor on Sunday, as smoke from land-clearing fires in Indonesia pushed air pollution above the level considered hazardous. The illegal burning of forests and other land on Indonesia's Sumatra island, to the west of peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, to clear space for palm oil plantations is a chronic problem during the June-September dry season. The "haze" caused by fires in Riau province on Sumatra has also shrouded...
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Obama to Pivot to 'Climate Change'; Introduce 'National Plan to Reduce Carbon Pollution'
2013-06-22 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Weekly Standard: President Barack Obama will give a speech on "climate change" this Tuesday, the president announces in a YouTube video: "In my inaugural address, I pledged that America would respond to the growing threat of climate change for the sake of our children and future generations," Obama says. "This Tuesday, Ill lay out my vision for where I believe we need to go a national plan to reduce carbon pollution, prepare our country for the impacts of climate change, and lead global efforts to fight it."...
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Obama to call for pollution curbs on existing power plants
2013-06-22 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: President Obama plans to call for curtailing emissions of carbon dioxide from existing power plants, the country's single largest source of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, in a speech to outline sweeping new initiatives to address climate change, sources with knowledge of the proposal said Saturday. The White House announced that Obama would make a speech on climate change on Tuesday afternoon at Georgetown University in Washington. Under the president's plan, the Environmental Protection Agency...
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Obama gives details on plan to cut carbon pollution, expected to target coal plants
2013-06-22 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox News: President Obama said Saturday that scientists must design new fuels and energy sources to curb carbon pollution, part of a larger plan that he will announce next week that is expected to include efforts to regulate emissions from coal-fired power plants. The president says in an online video that his plan includes preparing the United States for the effects of such pollution, which has been connected to climate change, and leading other nations in such efforts. The new details and the Environmental...
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