Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2016
SmartWay also contributes to cleaner air and healthier citizens by cutting emissions that help produce smog, including fine particulate matter and nitrogen oxides. Mercury Services, Inc. billion in fuel costs—equivalent to eliminating annual energy use in over six million homes. High Country Transportation, Inc.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2009
IGCC plants gasify solid fuels into syngas, which then is used by a gas turbine combined-cycle system to generate electricity, providing a cleaner, economical coal-to-power option.
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Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2010
ABuilding on the proposed stronger ambient air quality standards for ozone ( earlier post ), EPA will develop a strategy for a cleaner and more efficient power sector, with strong emission reduction goals for SO 2 , NO x , mercury and other air toxics.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2014
Other results include: a 66% reduction in benzene; a nearly 60% reduction in mercury from man-made sources such as coal-fired power plants; an 84% decrease of lead in outdoor air; the removal of an estimated 1.5 Among the results highlighted is the removal of an estimated 1.5
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
That figure does not include damages from climate change, harm to ecosystems, effects of some air pollutants such as mercury, and risks to national security, which the report examines but does not monetize. Damages from electricity generation.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 19, 2007
And the grid is getting cleaner and more renewable every year. Simply put, the study found what advocates of electric transportation have long held to be true: as regards greenhouse gases and pollution generally speaking, the worst electricity is still better than petroleum.
Baua Electric
DECEMBER 21, 2024
Its the fourth-largest mercury polluter in the state, producing around 12 times as much mercury as is allowed by a new EPA rule. So, moving away from this coal plant and to a cleaner option would definitely be a big win, given what an environmental stain it is on the area.
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