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EPA ‘Endangerment Ruling’ May Omit Small Business Emissions

If the EPA draft ruling declaring carbon dioxide a pollutant goes through as written, it would regulate emissions only from large industrial sources. EPA's new take ...
Lawsuit Charges Midwest Generation with Air Pollution
Midwest Generation in Illinois is being sued by federal and state lawyers for emitting noxious smoke at six plants, reports the Chicago Tribune. Lawyers allege ...
T. Boone Pickens Promotes Natural Gas Taxi

A forthcoming SUV-like taxicab that runs on natural gas could be a good alternative for city taxi fleets, energy magnate T. Boone Pickens said. Promoting the concept ...
Nature, Electricity Generation Collide in Recent Decisions

Pollution concerns at two power plants in New Mexico may impact its long-term viability, while an endangered species has halted plans for a wind farm in ...
Shipping Has Biggest Ozone Impact Among Transport Modes
Shipping emissions are responsible for more than half of the transport-induced changes in the ozone in various regions, according to a new report that estimates ...
Pepsi, Coke to Clean Up Beijing Water Image

Days after a scathing report by a Beijing economic council put Coca-Cola and Pepsi on notice for contributing to water pollution in the Chinese capital, ...
More Than 1,100 Companies, Groups Lobbying on Climate Bill

Companies and advocacy groups are pushing harder than ever, and spending more than ever, to make their voices heard on climate change. In the 12 weeks ...
Emissions, Energy, Water Use Rise at Cliffs Natural Resources in 2008

Cliffs Natural Resources, a mining and natural resource company, reports that the company's emissions, energy consumption and water use all increased in 2008, according to its ...
U.S. Biofuel Industry Wants Pollution Credits in Climate Bill
Makers of biofuels, plastics and chemicals made from plants want carbon permits added to the U.S. climate bill that would allow them to emit greenhouse gases, reports ...
Global Emissions Up 2%

Despite worldwide efforts to cut CO2 emissions, nations spewed 1.94 percent more CO2 emissions in 2008 than in 2007, according to new analysis by German-based renewable ...
Seattle Port Reduces Sulfur Dioxide Emissions by 80%

Ship operators participating in the Port of Seattle's At-Berth Clean (ABC) Fuels Program have reduced emissions of sulfur dioxide by at least 80 percent and ...
Price Ceiling Sought on Carbon Markets
From political pundits to a think tank, the new prevailing wisdom on carbon trading suggests there should be a series of price caps in order to ...
Lack of Guidance, Metrics, Incentives Impede Environmental Cleanup

Aimed at site owners, remediation businesses and other industry services providers, the Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF) has released a white paper that delivers an ...
Study Predicts Market Dominance for Electric Cars by 2030
Electric cars could comprise 64-86 percent of light vehicle sales by 2030, provided that consumers don't have to buy the batteries themselves, according to a new ...
Bulb Makers to Pay for Recycling in Maine
Maine Governor John E. Baldacci has signed first-in-the-nation legislation that requires compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb manufacturers to share the costs and responsibility for ...
Top UN Environmental Official: Ban Plastic Bags

Plastic bags, which choke marine life, should be banned or phased out rapidly, says Achim Steiner, executive director of the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP). UNEP released a ...
Stonyfield Targets Cow Burps for Emissions Reductions
Organic dairy Stonyfield Farm has found a way to reduce methane emissions 12 percent by adjusting the cattle feed mix so it produces fewer burps. As ...
McDonald’s Counters Criticism With Green Marketing Effort

Fast food giant McDonald's is trying to show consumers its "greener" side with a new institutional marketing effort, "Global Best of Green." The full report ...
London Calling: City Wants to be World’s Greenest by 2012

With the 2012 Olympics as a backdrop, London is setting the stage to become the world's "greenest" city by 2012. London Mayor Boris Johnson said the city ...
Cruise Ships Produce 168,000 Gallons of Sewage Daily
Pollution from cruise ships is a growing problem, according to environmental group Oceana. They produce a large amount of pollution every day from sewage, garbage and ...
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miggs on European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
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Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
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