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Metal Recyclers Spar Over Ship Recycling Site

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

A proposed California ship recycling venture to revamp nearly 17 acres of waterfront, including two massive historic dry docks, as a ship recycling, repair and building facility, has a “fatally flawed business plan,” according to a competitive metal recycling company also interested i ...

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Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries Presents Financing Challenges

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/11/2009

A new global deal on climate finance will significantly redistribute power, responsibility and accountability between traditional donor and recipient countries, according to a new study released by World Resources Institute (WRI).The new analysis provides recommendations on how climate change mit ...

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U.S. Airlines Lobby Feds to Oppose Global Aviation Emissions Tax

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/11/2009

The Air Transport Association fired off a letter to Todd Stern, the U.S. Climate Change Envoy, requesting that the U.S. stand against a proposed global tax on aviation emissions.In the letter, the ATA states that the International Air Passenger Adaptation Levy (PDF), proposed by a set of countrie ...

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Eco Echoes: Firms come together for Arizonas largest solar-powered community

Posted by AditiJ on 31/10/2009

Real estate developer Acute Land lease, California-based solar energy firm SolarCity, Arizonas Tucson Electric Power National Bank of Arizona and US Bancorp Community Development Corporation have all come together to present Arizona with the...

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EPA to Regulate Mercury Emissions, May Tag Coal Ash ‘Toxic’

Posted by Environmental Leader on 30/10/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering labeling coal ash as toxic waste, while the agency moves to regulate mercury emissions at coal-fired power plants.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released a 230-page report on coal ash that comes 10 months after a spi ...

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