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Advanced battery electric vehicles coming to Arizona in 2010
Arizona is one of a few cities that will get the new all electric advanced battery Nissan LEAF. It can go 100 miles on a charge, has a top speed of 80 mph and cost about the same as a normal sedan. The best part is it costs 4 times less to operate than...
Tags: EV, electric vehicle, payback, ROI, clean air, imported oil, pollution, LEAF
EPA to reject Texas air permit process
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 2 months ago
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The air pollution permitting process in the nation's largest greenhouse-gas-producing state does not adhere to the Clean Air Act and portions of it should be thrown out, federal regulators said Tuesday in an announcement applauded by Texas environmentalists.
Tags: Texas, EPA, texas air, permit process, air act, clean air
Illinois coal plants sued over dirty air
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Lisa Madigan today sued the owner of six coal-fired power plants that are some of the biggest contributors to dirty air in the Chicago area...District Court in Chicago, the federal and state governments accused Midwest Generation of extending the life...
Tags: power plant, Midwest Generation LLC, pollution control, Illinois, Chicago, air pollution, clean air
EPA approves California pollution rule
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility The Environmental Protection Agency has given the go-ahead for California to impose stringent regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.California has been fighting the federal EPA over the issue for years. The agency's approval announced...
Tags: Southern California Public Radio, EPA, greenhouse gas, motor vehicle, Environmental Protection Agency, Obama, clean air, gas emissions, gas rules, epa approves
The Little Climate Bill That Could...Not?
H.R. 2454: The American Clean Energy and Security Act passed the House of Representatives on June 26th, 2009. The margin - 7 votes. Although this is a victory for the bill, passing the Senate is going to be a major challenge. The...
Tags: Clean Air, Climate Bill, Global Warming, House of Representatives, senate
A Disgruntled Veteran on Energy Policy and “Cap & Trade”
My Electric Bill is HOW MUCH!?! A Disgruntled Vet on Energy Policy and "Cap & Trade" Bill Ernest Jr. "At a time of great fiscal challenges, this legislation is paid for by the polluters who currently emit the dangerous carbon emissions that contaminate...
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Duke gets split verdict in pollution suit
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility Cinergy Corp., the Cincinnati-based utility company acquired by Duke Energy Corp. three years ago, was found Wednesday by an federal court jury in Indianapolis of violating the U.S. Clean Air Act when it modified parts of an Indiana power station. The...
Tags: Indianapolis, Southern District of Indiana, Duke Energy Corp., power plant, air act, clean air, Ohio
Waterfront repays PNB loan
Cebu :: Philippines | 9 months ago
Credibility It said that as agreed by the parties in a court-supervised compromise last November, the latest settlement brought to about P2.9 billion the total amount paid to PNB over the past eight years...The company operates the Waterfront Cebu Casino Hotel in...
Tags: Cebu City, Kristie Kenney, Waterfront Cebu Casino Hotel, Philippines, clean air
Air is cleaner; burn ban lifted
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility Stagnant weather patterns of this past week have eroded, providing cleaner air, resulting in the lifting of the Stage II ban on Saturday, said the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. During a Stage II burn ban, people are prohibited from using fireplaces, pellet...
Tags: burn ban, ban lifted, air agency, sound clean, clean air
Exxon investing $500 million
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility About half of a more than $1 billion global investment in cleaner-burning diesel fuel by Exxon Mobil Corp. will take place at its Baton Rouge refinery. The $500 million investment will enable Exxon Mobil to boost its daily diesel output in Baton Rouge...
Tags: Exxon Mobil Corp., Environmental Protection Agency, civil penalties, ExxonMobil, clean air, air act
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