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Obama White House says carbon emissions cuts legal under Clean Air Act
2015-08-03 00:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The White House insisted on Sunday it was on strong legal footing as it unveiled details of ambitious carbon-reduction plans that are likely to be fiercely opposed by coal-burning Republican states. Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), told reporters the Obama administrations goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from US power plants by 32% between 2005 and 2030 kept squarely within the four corners of the Clean Air Act. The US supreme court determined...
White House axes efficiency from state clean power targets
2015-08-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: U.S. EPA's final Clean Power Plan will no longer base state targets, in part, on estimates about how much they could boost energy efficiency, an administration official said. President Obama on Monday will release the final rule for existing-power-plant carbon emissions that does not include the draft version's "building block 4," the official said, reconfiguring the way states are assigned emissions reduction responsibilities. The change will not limit states' ability to tap energy efficiency...
Poll: Trump could send Clinton to White House, just like a 92
2015-07-31 12:45:36| IT Services - Topix.net
Donald Trump could do to the 2016 general election exactly what Ross Perot did a generation ago - with a Clinton pulling away from a Bush and a wealthy business mogul drawing a surprisingly large share of the vote. A new McClatchy-Marist poll finds Clinton leading every potential Republican rival one on one.
'We will not back down' on power plan -- White House
2015-07-30 15:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: President Obama is prepared to defend U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan with his veto pen, even if riders come attached to must-pass legislation, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said this morning. Speaking at an event in Washington, D.C., hosted by New Republic, McDonough said the president anticipated Republicans would launch a host of attacks against the carbon rule for existing power plants. "When it comes to the Clean Power Plan, let me say this: We will not back down. We will finalize...
NEMA publishes white paper on low frequency audible signals.
2015-07-30 14:31:07| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
NEMA published NEMA SBP 4-2015 Low Frequency Audible Signals, which addresses need for and development of low-frequency audible signal used in fire alarms, CO alarms, and fire or CO alarm systems. Developed by the Fire, Life Safety, Security, and Emergency Communication Section, document addresses why low-frequency signal is needed, difference between low-frequency signal and standard audible fire alarm signal, and when and where low frequency signal is required.
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