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NanoCeram-PAC filter cartridges are certified to NSF/ANSI Std. 53
Argonide Corporation, a Sanford, Florida company that manufactures ultra-high efficiency water purification filters, has recently announced the certification to Std 53 of its NanoCeram-PAC electropositive water filter cartridges. The Water Quality Association (WQA) has now completed their detailed laboratory testing and has certified this line of five (5) filter sizes to NSF/ANSI Standard 53 for ...
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EPA: Insurance for a cleaner future
EPA’s newly proposed standards are an important step toward addressing the threat of unmitigated carbon pollution in altering the climate. EPA’s action will ensure that power suppliers consider greenhouse gas emissions before building any future power plants. Moreover, this lays the groundwork for future U.S. policies and action to address climate change. The proposed standards set ...
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Desert eco-city to run on waste
Abu Dhabi, capital city of the United Arab Emirates, is building a US$22 billion zero-carbon showcase city for 50,000 residents with its power plants running on waste. A plot of desert land will be transformed into Masdar City which will produce no waste, emit no carbon and be completed by 2016. It is an initiative by the Government of Abu Dhabi through the Mubadala Development Company ...
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IEA hails historic launch of carbon capture and storage project
The International Energy Agency (IEA) today welcomed the launch of the world’s first large-scale power station equipped with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, calling it a historic milestone along the road to a low-carbon energy future. The 110MW retrofit of SaskPower’s Boundary Dam coal-fired power plant in Saskatchewan, Canada will trap around 1 million tonnes of carbon ...
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New Analysis Shows Illinois Can Meet Future Carbon Emissions Standards
Using existing policies and infrastructure, the state could reduce emissions 35 percent by 2020 New analysis of Illinois’ power sector finds that the state is currently decreasing its carbon pollution emissions and is well positioned to make deeper reductions in the coming years. These reductions will help the state meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) expected ...
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NRDC launches ads urging Americans to support EPA action on climate change
New TV and digital ads launched today are calling on Americans to voice their support for the Obama Administration’s just-proposed standards limiting dangerous carbon pollution from new power plants. The six-figure television and online ads, paid for by the Natural Resources Defense Council, thank President Obama for taking action against climate change. The TV ad notes the need to not ...
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Carbon capture goes down the tubes
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is backed by governments and theInternational Energy Agency (IEA) as one of the best methods of reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and saving the planet from overheating. The problem is that despite this enthusiasm and the fact that CCS (also called carbon sequestration) is technically possible, it is not happening. It is cheaper and easier to build ...
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Is Carbon Capture doomed to fail?
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is backed by governments and the International Energy Agency (IEA) as one of the best methods of reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and saving the planet from overheating. The problem is that despite this enthusiasm and the fact that CCS (also called carbon sequestration) is technically possible, it is not happening. It is cheaper and easier to ...
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NRDC Experts: EPA Carbon Pollution Limits for New Power Plants Workable, Popular and Would Address Climate Change
The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed limits on carbon pollution from future power plants are realistic, would deliver real results and have attracted broad support nationwide, experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council will say today in a public hearing. The EPA is holding a daylong hearing in Washington to take public comments on its proposed standard to limit carbon ...
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House passes bill to block Obama climate plan
Aiming at the heart of President Barack Obama's strategy for fighting climate change, the Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to block the administration's plan to limit carbon pollution from new power plants. The bill targets Obama's proposal for the Environmental Protection Agency to set the first national limits on heat-trapping carbon pollution from future power plants. It's part of ...
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