January 05, 2011
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Air & Climate Newsletter January 05, 2011 |
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EPA moves ahead on climate change, with or without Congress
U.S. President Barack Obama might have failed to pass any substantive climate change legislation in the outgoing Congress’ otherwise productive final weeks, but that hasn’t stopped some action on climate from occurring before the year’s end. Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced last week – on Dec. 23, no less, only a day after the 11th Congress officially adjourned for the year – that the agency would introduce new emission standards targeted at fossil fuel power plants and petroleum refineries in early 2011. These two ... |
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How renewable energy and natural gas can work together
One of the more encouraging developments of the past year is growing evidence that renewable energy and natural gas could be the cornerstones of a low-carbon power sector-and sooner than many experts had thought possible. Wind and solar resources are abundant and can be converted into electricity using technologies that emit no greenhouse gases. Natural gas, as Worldwatch`s Natural Gas and Sustainable Energy Initiative has reported on ReVolt over the past year, offers a cleaner alternative to coal that can deliver sharp, immediate reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector-if ... |
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