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theenergycollective.com - 6/18/2009
EPA Analysis Projects Waxman-Markey Would Not Require Any Emissions Reductions Through 2020
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Originally posted at the Breakthrough Institute The Waxman-Markey climate bill (HR 2454) will not require emissions reductions below projected business as usual (BAU) growth in emissions for at least a decade ahead, according to an EPA analysis [pdf] . EPA projects that firms covered under the ...
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 6/25/2009
EPA: Waxman-Markey Will Lower Electricity Bills
— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Our guest blogger is Daniel J. Weiss, a Senior Fellow and the Director of Climate Strategy at... the Center for American Progress Action Fund. The main argument conservatives and big oil and coal companies use against the American Clean Energy and ... (more) EPA: Waxman-Markey Will Lower Electricity Bills

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epa.gov - 6/25/2009
Economic Analyses | Climate Change - Climate Economics | U.S. EPA
— epa.gov — Download EPA memo, ' Ways in Which Revisions to the American Clean Energy and Security Act Change... the Projected Economic Impacts of the Bill ' (PDF) (2 pp, 21KB, About PDF ) Download the Executive Summary: Executive Summary (PDF) (9 pp, 79 KB, About ... (more) Economic Analyses | Climate Change - Climate Economics | ...

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wasterecyclingnews.com - 6/17/2009
Waste & Recycling News | Waste Management/Recycling/Landfill Headlines
— wasterecyclingnews.com — EPA documents raise concerns about shredded tires By Bruce Geiselman June 8 -- The U.S. EPA is... examining whether shredded tires are safe to use on playgrounds. The agency for years has recommended the use of shredded tires for public recreational ... (more) Waste & Recycling News | Waste ...

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