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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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PG&E Expands Net Metering, California Solar Producers Jump For Joy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 30/10/2009

Solar advocates in California say that a recent move by Pacific Gas & Electric to expand net metering will encourage adoption of more rooftop solar.Earlier this week Governor Schwarzenegger convinced PG&E to up the amount of net metering allowed in its territory from 2.5 percent of peak d ...

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GE, BP Partner on Carbon Capture Coal Plant in CA

Posted by Environmental Leader on 30/10/2009

GE and BP plan to jointly build a 250 megawatt coal power plant that is designed to capture and store 90 percent of emissions. The plant, near Bakersfield, Calif., will be among the world’s few Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) plants, according to a press release.IGCC is a pre- ...

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