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Senate Climate Bill May be Reshaped by Coal States

Posted by Environmental Leader on 13/11/2009

Senators from states heavily reliant on coal-fired electricity want the climate bill to apportion more free carbon permits to their states, reports Reuters.Without such changes, electricity consumers in certain states would have to pay unfairly higher rates, a group of 14 Democratic Senators stat ...

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As Congress Drags Feet on CO2 Regulations, EPA Moves Forward

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/11/2009

The Environmental Protection Agency, as it promised it would do, is moving ahead to regulate carbon dioxide emissions in the absence of Congressional action, Reuters reports.When the EPA came out with its endangerment finding on CO2 and the Clean Air Act, the Obama Administration signaled to Cong ...

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Military Fuel Use Up 175% Since Vietnam

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/11/2009

On a per-soldier basis, the amount of fuel used by the U.S. military in combat operation is up 175 percent since the Vietnam War, according to new analysis by Deloitte.While today’s soldier consumes about 22 gallons of fuel per day, that amount is projected to grow 1.5 percent a year throug ...

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Nations Argue Over CO2 Emissions Cuts, Audits

Posted by Environmental Leader on 10/11/2009

The measurement, reporting and auditing of greenhouse gas emissions by each country is a key focus of U.N. climate negotiations leading up to climate talks in Copenhagen in December, reports Reuters.Rich nations are under pressure to cut their emissions 25-40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 and ...

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State and Local Governments Launch Green Lodging Certifications

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

Over the past several weeks, five states and one city have launched green lodging certification programs, reports Green Lodging News. These new certifications for green lodging operations are in New York, Oklahoma, Indiana, South Carolina, Maryland, and Buffalo, N.Y.The Oklahoma Tourism and Recre ...

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