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Green innovations showcased at Taiwan's green expo

Posted by AditiJ on 05/11/2009

Taiwan is out with new incredible inventions to add a tinge of green into our daily lives. The countrys first Green Industry Expo showcased a whole brigade of innovative products that would ease your life apart from doing some good to the...

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DOE Awards $155M to Make Industrial Sector More Energy Efficient

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy-efficiency projects across the country. These awards include funding for industrial combined heat and power systems, district energy systems ...

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Partisan Bickering Puts Climate Bill in Jeopardy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/11/2009

A key U.S. Senate panel, controlled by Democrats, will begin debating a climate change bill this week despite a planned boycott by minority Republicans who demand more study of the issue, including economic costs on utilities, factories and oil refineries, reports Reuters.Senator Barbara Boxer, t ...

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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, ...

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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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