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Obama Clears Away Smog, Advances Climate Agenda

2013-04-02 04:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Time: The EPA unveiled its new anti-smog rules on Friday, prompting the usual Republican complaints about President Obamas war on free enterprise, along with the usual dire warnings of higher prices at the pump. The rules will raise gas prices, but less than a cent a gallon. Meanwhile, by 2030, theyll avoid an estimated 2,400 annual premature deaths, prevent 23,000 respiratory illnesses in children, and reduce tailpipe emissions by the equivalent of taking 33 million cars off the road. Im not too...

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Vermont green energy bill advances but is scaled down

2013-03-27 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Foes of mountaintop wind power in Vermont were dealt a setback Tuesday when a bill calling for more study of large-scale renewable energy development was significantly reduced in scope. Though the bill won preliminary approval in the Senate, it was only after provision calling for a slowdown of such development was scaled back, then removed completely. People on both sides of the debate said the legislation pitted one environmental good against another: protecting Vermonts pristine landscapes...

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