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Power plant limits at center of Barack Obama climate plan
2013-06-25 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Taking climate change efforts into his own hands, President Barack Obama is proposing sweeping steps to limit heat-trapping pollution from coal-fired power plants and to boost renewable energy production on federal property. Obama, in a speech Tuesday at Georgetown University, was to announce he's issuing a presidential memorandum to launch the first-ever federal regulations on carbon dioxide emitted by existing power plants, moving to curb the gases blamed for global warming despite adamant opposition...
Obama to confirm tough new power plant emissions rules
2013-06-25 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The White House has today confirmed President Obama's long-awaited climate strategy will include new restrictions on emissions from coal-fired power plants, a major push to increase investment in clean energy technologies, and the introduction of new efficiency standards for appliances and buildings. Documents released this morning ahead of the President's landmark speech at Georgetown University this afternoon, outline a new three-pronged strategy based on cutting domestic carbon emissions, increasing...
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Obama takes on power plant emissions as part of climate plan
2013-06-25 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama will attempt to kick-start a global climate agenda on Tuesday with proposals including a plan to limit carbon emissions from existing U.S. power plants that is sure to face opposition from the coal industry, many business groups and Republican lawmakers. Obama, whose first-term attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a "cap and trade" system was thwarted by Congress, promised in his second inaugural address to tackle the issue again. Environmentalists and Obama's...
Siemens to provide maintenance service for Blackhawk Station power plant in Texas
2013-06-25 10:00:00| Power Technology
Siemens has secured a service agreement from Borger Energy Associates for the 230MW Blackhawk Station power plant in Hutchinson County, Texas, US.
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Plant Extract Shows Some Effects against ASF Virus
2013-06-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SOUTH AFRICA - An initial project at the University of Pretoria has indicated some activity of a liana plant extract against the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus.
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