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ATCO Cuts Emissions Intensity by 40% since 1990

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/01/2010

ATCO Group’s emissions intensity has decreased by more than 40 percent since 1990, although ATCO Power’s generating capacity has doubled since that time period, according to the company’s first corporate sustainability report (PDF).Here  are a few environmental highlights in th ...

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FirstEnergy Asks to Exceed Mercury Limits in Wastewater Discharges

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/01/2010

Although FirstEnergy’s Lake Shore Power Plant in Cleveland meets current pollution standards, it has asked the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow the plant to exceed limits on mercury pollution in the lake set by more stringent federal regulations — 1.3 parts per tril ...

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20% Wind Power Possible for East Half of U.S. by 2024

Posted by Environmental Leader on 21/01/2010

A shift to 20 percent or more of the Eastern Interconnection’s electrical load to wind energy is possible by 2024, but costs for new transmission lines could be as high as $93 billion, according to a new study released by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy ...

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Despite Hurdles, UW Converting Coal Plant to Biomass

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/01/2010

Proponents of a $250 million project to convert a coal-fired power plant to biomass at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say the project is moving ahead, damn the torpedoes.Those torpedoes include the fact that the project represents nearly a fifth of the state’s capital budget from 2009- ...

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BC Industrial Companies Waste Electricity for Lower Rates

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/01/2010

Documents indicate that some of BC Hydro’s largest industrial customers in British Columbia are wasting electricity in order to lock in lower rates, according to the Vancouver Sun. Yet at the same time the utility is helping customers save electricity through its Power Smart programs that p ...

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