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International Programs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:51:56 +0000

International Features New! EPA Signs Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with China to strengthen capacities in order to address climate change . The MOC outlines cooperative activities including technical assistance and expertise sharing to help develop greenhouse gas inventories ; education and ...

Climate Progress found this 44 hours ago on epa.gov

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Air & Radiation

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:35 +0000

Sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) is one of a group of highly reactive gasses known as oxides of sulfur. The largest sources of SO 2 emissions are from fossil fuel combustion at power plants (66%) and other industrial facilities (29%). Smaller sources of SO 2 emissions include industrial processes such as ...

Earth2Tech found this 4 days ago on epa.gov

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EPA C02 endangerment finding to White House

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:12:11 +0000

Tom Doggett WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has sent its final proposal on whether carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to human health and welfare to the White House for review, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told Reuters on Monday. The ...

Ramsay Home found this 12 days ago on reuters.com

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America's Dirtiest Vehicles

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:55:41 +0000

Methodology To determine the dirtiest cars on America's roads, we used air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA rates air pollution on a scale of 0 to 10; the score reflects the amount of tailpipe emissions a vehicle releases. ...

The Oil Drum found this 13 days ago on forbes.com

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Emission Facts: Average Carbon Dioxide Emissions Resulting from Gasoline and Diesel Fuel

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:04:28 +0000

Average Carbon Dioxide Emissions Resulting from Gasoline and Diesel Fuel EPA420-F-05-001 February 2005 Download a PDF version of this document formatted for print. (3 pp, 29K, About PDF Files ) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed this series of four fact sheets to facilitate ...

Green Options found this 7 days ago on epa.gov

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Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000

Take immediate action on the most dangerous chemicals Current laws aren't protecting us from chemicals that are building up in our bodies and threatening our health. These persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemicals should be phased out of commerce. Our exposure to other toxic chemicals that we ...

Planet Green Articles Feed found this 12 days ago on saferchemicals.org

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US Pulls the Plug On Copenhagen

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Todd Stern and Hillary Clinton (Photo: EPA) The head US climate negotiator, Todd Stern, and Sen. John Kerry have announced that they are giving up hope of reaching a deal for a new climate change pact at next month's meeting in Copenhagen. The move comes as world leaders are meeting in ...

Planet Green Articles Feed found this 10 days ago on treehugger.com

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EPA to regulate CO2 with or without congressional authorization

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:54:11 +0000

(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to implement strenuous new regulations regarding carbon d...

Ramsay Home found this 12 days ago on examiner.com

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Climate change bill is in troubles

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:55:41 +0000

LA Times: If you think the partisan divide over healthcare reform is ugly, take a look at the animus in the Senate as debate continues on a key climate change bill. So wide is the gulf that long-held Senate traditions on decorum are breaking down. And as Washington fiddles, the Earth burns. The ...

The Oil Drum found this 13 days ago on latimes.com

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Can EPA regulations on CO2 be blocked?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:15:38 +0000

by David Roberts It’s widely assumed that if Congress fails to pass a clean energy bill, the EPA will step in with regulations on CO2 under the Clean Air Act . The Supreme Court ruled in 2007’s Mass. v EPA that it must do so if it finds CO2 to be a dangerous air pollutant—and ...

Environmental Leader found this 11 days ago on grist.org

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Mayfly May Thwart $3 Billion in Coal Mined in U.S. Mountaintops

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:25:19 +0000

Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Mayflies may seal the fate of mountaintop mining in the Appalachian hills of the eastern U.S. Companies such as Massey Energy Co. that mine coal there by stripping mountain peaks and dumping debris in streams are being asked by the Environmental Protection Agency for the ...

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