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Chesapeake Energy Changes Natural Gas Drilling Over Water Concerns

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/11/2009

Due to environmental concerns over safe drinking water, Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed not to drill for natural gas within the New York City watershed, a small area within the Marcellus Shale natural gas reserve, which includes some of the Appalachian regions of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, ...

Conventional Energy Government Oil & Gas Policy & Law Pollution U.S. Water Chesapeake Energy EARTHWORKS Environmental Concerns FRAC Act H.R. 2776 Hydraulic Fracturing natural gas NYC Watershed S. 1215 Safe Drinking Water

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Bill Would Pave Way For Green Taxi Fleets

Posted by Environmental Leader on 01/10/2009

New legislation would allow cities to create local regulations mandating energy efficiency and emissions standards for taxi fleets.Previous efforts by cities, including New York City, to require conversion of taxi fleets to hybrids, for instance, were disallowed based on 1970s-era environmental r ...

Automotive Efficiency Emissions Fossil Fuels Government Policy & Law Transportation U.S. Green Taxis Act of 2009 Hybrid law NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Representative Jerrold L. Nadler of Manhattan Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand taxi fleet

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MIT Project Uses Electronic Tags To Study Trash, Recycling

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/07/2009

With a goal of converting more trash into recycling, volunteers for an MIT research project are attaching electronic tags to items put in the trash in New York City and Seattle.By following the trash through the system, from point of disposal to the garbage dump, researchers hope to highlight the ...

Clean Energy Recycling Research & Technology Sustainability Waste electronic tags Green NYC Initiative MIT New York Seattle trash Trash Track

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Figment Festival 2009: NY shows the intent to recycle

Posted by DeshRaj on 15/06/2009

Considering the enormous trash that we keep piling on, its really good that recycling is fast developing into a trend nowadays. It becomes relatively better when a nation intends to fight this menace collectively. Consequently, the US, at New York,..

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Atlanta Limo Firm Goes Carbon Neutral

Posted by Environmental Leader on 23/03/2009

Carey Executive Limousine is partnering with Verus Carbon Neutral to offset its carbon footprint. The Atlanta, Georgia-based company is supporting the environment by offsetting the emissions of its entire fleet of nearly 50 vehicles with a Georgia forestry project. The project, managed by Valley ...

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