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Reducing emissions in construction
Here at Casella, we’ve long been on our soapbox promoting better understanding of construction site emissions. So we were delighted to recently hear news of the London Low Emission Construction Partnership, which sees a variety of London stakeholders joining forces to encourage and convince the construction industry to reduce its emissions. The London Low Emission Construction Partnership ...
By Casella
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Reducing emission of organic solvents
Reducing emission of organic solvents (Volatile Organic Compounds) into the atmosphere is of an increasing strategic importance for many companies. Especially for companies which do not know, technically or financially, how to reduce their organic solvent emissions, Pure Air Solutions developed an innovative abatement technology. The Vocus, as Pure Air Solutions named this technolgy, ...
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15% Discount - Reduce Emissions, Reduce Fuel, Reduce Costs
Dr. George Molteni, JD-PhD, and CEO for The Energy Group ™ announces great news about The Greens: Energy – Environment and Money. They are offering a 15% discount, a 1 year money back performance guarantee and a minimum 10 yr warranty to everyone on any one of their models, until Dec 1, 2007 to benefit from their product that have always produced results when done by its instructions. This ...
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New laser lab on wheels to reduce emissions
The Environmental Measurement Group and the Centre for Carbon Measurement at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have launched a new mobile laboratory to detect and measure emissions that are harmful to the environment. The DIAL (Differential Absorption Lidar) facility is a sophisticated laser-based system that provides rapid, accurate measurements of airborne emissions. It is a completely ...
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Efficient waste management would reduce emissions
Switching to German standards of managing municipal solid waste (MSW) would achieve greenhouse gas savings equivalent to removing 1.2 million cars from UK roads, according to a new study. The study compared the carbon footprint of MSW management in Germany and the UK and found that greenhouse gas emissions from MSW in the UK are about five times greater than those in Germany: 165.3kg of CO2 equ ...
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Progress reducing emissions of some air pollutants
Emissions of sulphur (SOx) have been reduced by almost 70 % since 1990, says a new report recently released by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report, 'Annual European Community LRTAP Convention emission inventory report 1990–2005' also shows that levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx), as reported by the EU-27 Member States, are down by 35 %. (Click here to view the full report) SOx and NOx ...
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Regenerative system to reduce emissions in the cement sector
CTP installed the world's first newly developed AutoNOx system, a regenerative SCR plant with associated auxiliary units. The revision of the 17. BimSchV in Germany, which reduced NOx limits to 200 mg/Nm³ (10% O2, dry), triggered a flood of upgrades to lower emissions. Opterra Zement GmbH, a subsidiary of CRH, decided to install RSCR systems from CTP on each of the two kilns in their ...
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Truck makers reform manufacturing practices to reduce emissions
North American heavy duty truck manufacturers are seeking to position themselves as global leaders in green technology and as a result market participants have made concerted efforts to develop innovative emission reduction technologies and solutions. Currently, market participants face imminent industry regulations that address issues ranging from diesel engine emissions to idling. The ...
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Reduce emissions and odors with Shand & Jurs` Expanda-Seal
With reducing emissions having an increased importance, Shand & Jurs offers Expanda-Seal technology. Expanda-Seal is a patented seal on pressure relief devices that will significantly reduce emissions and odors in every process environment imaginable while also saving valuable product. While industry standards have a tested leakage rate of 1 SCFH at 90% of set point, Shand & Jurs' ...
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Siship BlueDrive: Scalable electric drive for reduced emissions
Scalable uniform-topology power supply and drive solutions Customized configuration based on practically tested, standardized components such as Sinamics High level of resilience, availability and service friendliness Up to zero emissions depending on drive configuration Siemens is expanding its portfolio of green ship propulsion systems by adding a new member to the Siship BlueDrive ...
By Siemens AG
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Australian businesses set to reduce emissions 30% by 2010
In a major step towards becoming a green community, commercial energy users in Victoria’s Castlemaine district have officially began work on an innovative project to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The project is the first of its kind in Victoria and sees KR Castlemaine, Flowserve, Victoria Carpets and the Mount Alexander Hospital commit to collectively reduce 2006 greenhouse gas ...
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Forest and donor countries stump up to reduce emissions
Forest and donor countries have kicked off an important joint process which could speed up action to reduce the 20 per cent of global carbon emissions linked to deforestation and forest degradation. Despite no formal agreement to achieve Reduced Emissions from forest Degradation and Deforestation (REDD) being reached at the United Nations conference on climate change last December, key nations ...
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European Parliament votes to reduce emissions from gas guzzlers
In a long-awaited display of responsibility, the European Parliament’s Environment committee has voted through a strong package to reduce emissions from cars. As the committee went into session, it seemed certain that a compromise package riddled with loopholes would be the one to pass. However, the MEPs voted to stick with meaningful legislation, turning their backs on nine months of lobbying by ...
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EPA Recognizes Supermarkets for Reducing Emissions under GreenChill Partnership
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) GreenChill Partnership is announcing the recipients of the program’s 2012 Environmental Achievement Awards today. Several supermarket partners are being recognized for their achievements in refrigerant management in the past year. The refrigerants used by supermarkets, if not managed properly, contribute to climate change and harm the ...
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U.S. Settles with Gasoline Refiner to Reduce Emissions at Utah Facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice today announced a settlement with HollyFrontier Corporation subsidiaries (HollyFrontier Refining & Marketing LLC, Frontier El Dorado Refining, LLC, Holly Refining & Marketing Company-Woods Cross, LLC, and Navajo Refining Company, LLC) that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations regarding fuel quality emissions ...
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General Mills Announces Plans to Reduce Emissions from Agriculture
Food company General Mills announced this week that it would reduce its supply chain emissions to a target level by August 2015, and cited agriculture as the primary source of those emissions. The company said agriculture emissions “are the single largest source of emissions in our value chain. For this reason, we intend to focus our efforts on achieving agriculture emissions reductions and ...
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Defra launches climate change plan
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published a Climate Change Plan which sets out how the Government will help to reduce emissions in the UK, including emissions from the waste sector, to help tackle climate change. The Government aims to reduce emissions from the waste sector by: Working with industry and consumers to reduce the amount of biodegradable waste produced; ...
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Mississippi River push boat project receives $494,978 diesel emissions reductions grant
Anyone along the Mississippi River will see the steady-moving push boats moving along America’s inland waterways, carrying commodities from as far north as St. Paul, Minn., to ports as far south as New Orleans, La. Push boats run 24 hours a day, seven days a week moving goods to markets at inland ports along the river. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $494,978 ...
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`Clean Up Missouri` project receives nearly $1 million to reduce diesel emissions across the state
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $999,460 to the $1.7 million Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) “Clean Up Missouri” Project to replace, retrofit and repower 196 school buses and nine switch locomotives throughout the state. MDNR will partner with St. Louis Regional Clean Cities, Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City, Ozarks Center for ...
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Missouri `Breathe Easy` project receives $947,338 in diesel emission reduction funding
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $947,338 to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) “Breathe Easy” Project, a $1.5 million project to retrofit, repower and replace diesel engines on heavy duty vehicles across the state. MDNR will partner with St. Louis Regional Clean Cities, Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City, Ozarks Center for ...
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