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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

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states and two Canadian provinces, where furnaces and boilers burning fossil gas, fuel oil or propane are more commonly used. Heat pumps can reduce emissions and cut energy costs The DOE is pushing for wider adoption of heat pumps because of their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the U.S.,

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds.

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Chevrolet one of 16 organizations across US recognized by EPA for Climate Action; only automaker

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The Mayor is implementing an emission reduction goal for the city of 10% below 2007 levels by 2020. The following organizations received Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Achievement Award) awards: The City and County of San Francisco; The Clorox Company; DPR Construction; SC Johnson; Sprint; and. Tiffany & Co.

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EPA issues greenhouse gas proposals

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It has been deemed by the EPA that the emissions from new motor vehicles and their engines contribute to these concentrations and threaten climate change. The public hearings are scheduled for the EPA Potomac Yard Conference Centre in Arlington, VA on May 18 and the Bell Harbor International Conference Centre in Seattle, WA on May 21.

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EPA Issues Proposed Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases; Proposed Cause or Contribute Finding Identifies Motor Vehicles as Contributing Source

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The proposed cause or contribute finding concludes that that the combined emissions of CO 2 , CH 4 , N 2 O, and HFCs from new motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines contribute to the atmospheric concentrations of these key greenhouse gases and hence to the threat of climate change. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. Planetary Emissions Management Inc. Advanced Resources International , Arlington, Va. PEM), Cambridge, Mass.

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DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

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The development of these genetic resources will enable scientists to identify genes that contribute to a number of traits that are essential to develop efficient biomass production including increased stress tolerance, water and nitrogen use efficiency and biomass production. University of Texas at Arlington. Powell, Amy.