February 26, 2009
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Air & Climate Newsletter February 26, 2009 |
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Google Earth offers bird`s eye view of US emissions
US businesses can now easily track pollution from their facilities and could soon be able to compare the carbon footprint of different streets, following the launch this week of a new interactive map of carbon emissions on Google Earth. The new application, which is based on maps and data compiled as part of the NASA-backed Vulcan project to better track US carbon emissions, allows users to view carbon emissions from factories, power plants, roads, and residential and commercial areas and compare their region`s performance with other parts of the country. Simon Ilyushchenko, an engineer at Google ... |
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Team Obama hints at delay to climate change bill
Just a week after President Obama signed into law around US$100bn in green investment as part of his economic stimulus package, the White House has moved to downplay expectation its planned climate change bill will be passed by the end of the year. Democratic leaders had signalled that they wanted the bill – which will include Obama`s plans for binding emission targets as part of a nationwide cap-and-trade scheme – in place ahead of the UN`s climate change conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year. But following the staunch Republican opposition that dogged the passage of the economic stimulus ... |
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