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WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) – U.S. power plants released less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere last year as the economy slowed down and temperatures were milder than usual, a report from an environmental group said on Monday.
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WASHINGTON, April 7 – Steps President Barack Obama has taken on climate and clean energy have shown that the United States is getting ready to lead the world in fighting global warming, a White House official said on Tuesday.
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In the ranking of teenage pursuits, cell phones and social networking usually rate higher than protecting the environment.
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Could the revenue from auctioning off carbon credits be used to pay for a new health-care system? Bloomberg reports:
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Vanderbilt University plans to make a green statement on Earth Day when officials announce the carbon footprint.
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March 26 (Bloomberg) — Rex Woollen grows corn and soybeans. In 2007, the Wilcox, Nebraska, farmer started cultivating a new commodity: carbon.
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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Fearing another financial meltdown under a proposed multi-trillion-dollar greenhouse gas trading program, U.S. lawmakers are drafting legislation for strict regulation of the nascent market.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Carbon markets could one day help support the development of U.S. high-speed commuter rail lines, the head of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) said on Tuesday.
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It looks like Chicago may not be as green as some have touted.
According to a Chicago Tribune investigation, the City of Chicago still gets most of its energy from coal, natural gas and nuclear power plants despite promises from Mayor Richard Daley that Chicago would get 20 percent of its power from renewable energy sources.
NEW YORK – China’s steel industry should face fees on its exports into the United States if Washington adopts greenhouse gas cuts and Beijing does not, U.S. steel industry officials and advocates said.
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WELLAND The city was hoping to grow support for a buy local campaign at the Farmers’ Market, Saturday
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Wisconsin Energy Corp. CEO Gale Klappa told CNBCs Jim Cramer this afternoon that he believes it will be another 10 to 12 years before technology to capture carbon from old coal-fired power plants will be available on a widespread scale.
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The EU’s suggestion that developed nations should cut their emissions by 30 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020 is asking too much of the US, American policymakers told their European counterparts during bilateral talks this week.
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A report commissioned from the German Aerospace Center (the German equivalent of NASA) shows how the United States can meet the energy needs of a growing economy and achieve science-based cuts in global warming pollution
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South Carolina residents will be hurt if the federal government moves too swiftly to limit carbon emissions or shuts out the states when deciding what those limits should be. The state’s reliance on coal energy, high per capita electricity use and low per capita incomes make the state particularly vulnerable, especially in the short term.
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Michael Anable, Policy Advisor on Natural Resources to Governor Brewer, is recommending that the state continue participation in the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) that would attempt to reduce western United States and Canadian emissions to a level 15 percent below 2005 emissions in the next 11 years.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – If the United States gives industry too many permits to emit greenhouse gases in a future climate regulation plan, it could cut revenues that had been expected to fund tax breaks and clean energy development.
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CARSON CITY — A Senate panel voted Tuesday for a bill directing state regulators to require that long-term planning by NV Energy, Nevada’s major utility, factor in future costs of carbon emissions.
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In January, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell announced the funding of 49 renewable energy and renewable fuel projects in the Keystone State. Of the 49 projects selected, 12 are biodiesel-related.
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Michael Anable, policy adviser on Natural Resources to Gov. Jan Brewer, is recommending the state continue participation in the Western Climate Initiative that would attempt to reduce western United States and Canadian emissions to a level 15 percent below 2005 emissions in the next 11 years.
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The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) is developing a unique voluntary program to verify carbon offsets.
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An unnamed industry group and Chicago market-trader friends of President Obama are reportedly encouraging Congress to impose a
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Bermuda ranks 15th in the world in per capita carbon dioxide production far higher than a slew of industrialised countries.
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The U.S. House of Representatives has abandoned a plan to make its offices “carbon neutral,” a sign that Congress is wrestling with a pledge to become more green even as it crafts sweeping legislation on climate change.
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CLEVELAND, Tenn. Tennessee’s unusual commitment to cover the cost of any future carbon tax for green companies that make major investments is being credited for luring two big solar energy developments worth more than $2 billion.
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