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Manhattans Methane Levels Show Natural Gas as Damaging to Climate as Other Fossil Fuels
2013-04-01 17:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) commissioned a preliminary investigation by Gas Safety, Inc. in November and December of 2012 of fugitive emissions of natural gas in Manhattan to better understand gas distribution systems in the context of global climate concerns. The methane measurements in Manhattan indicated many leaks, some intense. Very few measurements indicated normal background methane levels. The preliminary report indicates Manhattan sits in a cloud of elevated levels of methane....
Amyris and Total expect to form JV by mid-year to market renewable diesel and jet fuels
2013-04-01 16:30:20| Green Car Congress
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EPA Will Propose Achievable Cleaner Fuels and Cars Standard, Slashing Air Pollution and ...
2013-03-29 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Based on input from auto manufactures, refiners, and states, U.S. EPA standards for cars and gasoline will reduce harmful pollution while also enabling efficiency improvements in cars and trucks. Measures include reducing smog-forming VOCs and nitrogen oxides by 80%, establishing 70% tighter particulate matter standard, and reducing fuel vapor emissions to near zero. Proposal will also reduce vehicle emissions of toxic air pollutants, such as benzene and 1.3-butadiene, by up to 40%. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
Here's What They're Saying about EPA's Proposed Cleaner Fuels and Cars Standards
2013-03-29 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Based on extensive input from auto manufactures, refiners, and states, U.S. EPA proposed sensible standards for cars and gasoline that will significantly reduce harmful pollution, prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses, while also enabling efficiency improvements in cars and trucks. An important component of administration’s national program for clean cars and trucks, standards will help avoid up to 2,400 premature deaths/year and 23,000 cases of respiratory ailments in children. ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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Climate Change Series: The Future Of Fossil Fuels
2013-03-26 10:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WBUR: Over the past 250 years, we have become increasingly reliant on fossil fuels. Coal, oil and natural gas powered the industrial and technological revolutions and to this day remain the worlds most dominant source of energy. But when fossil fuels are burned to create energy, they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which contributes to global warming. Indeed, fossil fuels produce the majority of the worlds greenhouse gases and are a huge driver of climate change. Stocks are also far from...
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