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Obama pitches big anti-smog effort in environmental push
2013-04-03 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PlanetArk: smog effort in environmental push Date: 03-Apr-13 Country: USA Author: Kim Dixon and Timothy Gardner President Barack Obama pitched the first major environmental effort of his second term on Friday in a bid to slash smog-forming emissions from gasoline that have been linked to lung and heart ailments, setting up a fight with Republicans and the oil industry. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the so-called Tier 3 rules that would require refiners to cut the sulfur content...
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Auto Sales Help Push Stocks to Positive Territory
2013-04-03 06:48:03| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Strong figures for auto sales and factory orders drove the markets into record territory again.
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Hansen retires to push climate fight
2013-04-02 13:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: One of the leading voices on the science of global warming is to retire from Nasa this week to be more active in the fight against fossil fuels. Dr James E Hansen has been the head of the Goddard Institute for Space Research since 1981. He is sometimes called the "father of global warming" for his early warnings about the impacts of rising levels of greenhouse gases. But some critics say he has hampered the cause by overstating the risk. In the 1970s, Dr Hansen focused on studies and...
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EPA's Push For More Ethanol Could Be Too Little, Too Late
2013-04-01 09:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could soon issue a final ruling that aims to force oil companies to replace E10, gasoline mixed with 10 percent ethanol, with E15. This move could come just as widespread support for ethanol, which is made from corn, appears to be eroding. Mike Mitchell was once a true believer in ethanol as a homegrown solution to foreign oil imports. He owns gas stations, and he went further than most, installing expensive blender pumps that let customers choose E15,...
Family Of Subway Push Victim Sues MTA For Negligence
2013-03-31 23:11:05| Railroads - Topix.net
The family of a man who died after allegedly being pushed into the path of a subway train has filed a lawsuit against the city's transit authority.
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