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EPA Proposes Transport Rule to Cut Pollution from Power Plants in 31 States and DC; New Approach for Pollution Reduction

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing regulations employing the “good neighbor” provision of the Clean Air Act to reduce interstate transport of upwind state emissions from power generation that contribute to air quality problems in downwind states. States covered by the proposed Transport Rule. Click to enlarge.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. can meet its emissions goals The Rapid Energy Policy Evaluation and Analysis Toolkit —REPEAT—which you developed at Princeton with Evolved Energy Research , influenced Congress to create massive incentives for clean-energy tech.

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Federal Appeals Court vacates EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

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A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held in a 2-1 opinion that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had overstepped its authority with the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), and, as a result, vacated the regulation (USCA Case #11-1302). Second, the Clean Air Act affords. be vacated.

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EPA proposes rule for nationwide 30% cut in GHG from existing power plants by 2030 relative to 2005

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the already widely-discussed (albeit without much detail) “Clean Power Plan” proposal, which mandates a national average 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants from 2005 levels by 2030. EPA is only proposing goals for states with fossil fuel-fired power plants.

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Hey Exxon! Hey Chevron! My Friends At the EPA Are Declaring What You Do Dangerous & You Will Pay. Pack Up Losers, It’s Time For You to Go!

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What it should have said is: “Polluters & Global Warmers Caught In The Act and Stopped – New Clean, Green, Sustainable Economy Begins Booming!&#. They have no interest in a new, clean, green economy and they have no stake in a future that sees us lowering emissions. Good thing you wear those hardhats.

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Dr. James Hansen Has Something To Tell You

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She’s already in DC, it’s only a few blocks away, Speaker. Tags: carbon producers fossil fuels citizen volunteer environment politics capitol climate action climate change civil disobedience Killer Coal Dr. James Hansen Nancy Pelosi Joe Romm Environmental Politics Climate Progress election.

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Why Should Governments Care About EV Charging?

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EVs help you lead by example Municipalities and local governments can lead by example when they choose to electrify their fleets , says Andrew Light, a clean energy specialist with the World Resources Institute. Why Install EV Charging? That’s because without internal combustion, EVs have no tailpipe emissions.