je.st
news
Tag: carbon
Sen. Schumer: Carbon Tax Could Come if Clinton Wins 2016 Presidency
2015-06-24 14:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A federal tax on carbon dioxide emissions is likely to gain traction if Hillary Clinton becomes president and Democrats take control of the Senate in 2016, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. Schumer, who is the third ranking Democrat in the Senate and likely to be the partys leader in 2017, said Democrats and the GOP could agree on a carbon tax as a way to add funding to the federal government. Theres almost no chance of a tax on Earth-warming carbon passing the current Senate, but Schumer...
Carbon Brush Grade promotes turbine uptime.
2015-06-23 14:31:06| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Suitable for wind turbine applications, LL587 improves uptime in demanding conditions through extended life and minimized wear. Construction properties result in optimal brush film and minimal friction while maintaining conductivity. Having demonstrated projected service life of 4+ years at test sites, product is suited for steel slip rings, where it reduces required maintenance and associated operating expenditure.
Tags: grade
carbon
brush
promotes
ThyssenKrupp and Maxion Wheels to cooperate to develop aluminum and carbon fiber hybrid wheels
2015-06-22 22:57:46| Green Car Congress
Tags: develop
carbon
wheels
fiber
The EPA just proposed a huge crackdown on carbon emissions from trucks
2015-06-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed sweeping new regulations to slash greenhouse-gas emissions from all new heavy trucks, buses, and vans. This is a major piece of President Obama's broader plan to tackle global warming. The rationale sounds simple enough: Even though trucks make up just 5 percent of vehicles on the road, they account for 20 percent of greenhouse-gas emissions from transportation (since they're constantly in use). So... we should clean 'em up. To that end,...
Tags: huge
proposed
carbon
trucks
Heed pope, impose carbon tax
2015-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Providence Journal: Pope Francis has made it clear that all of us have a responsibility to be good stewards of this planet, and as such must address the challenge of climate change. Many frame this issue as capitalism vs. Christianity, as economic prosperity vs. morality. But it doesnt have to be one or the other. Just as capitalism has lifted millions out of poverty, it can also provide the answer to the climate challenge. Science tells us the earth is warming, and that greenhouse gas emissions are...
Sites : [229] [230] [231] [232] [233] [234] [235] [236] [237] [238] [239] [240] [241] [242] [243] [244] [245] [246] [247] [248] next »