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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). Earlier post.). problems. First, the.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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and (b) Could emissions credits based on faulty assumptions or inadequate review be revoked? United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009. Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15 th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer , by Brian J.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. These PUMAs dont pollute the air, they dont make loud noises, and they go slow enough to prevent a lot of traffic accidents, especially for teens. Look at it this way.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

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Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. For more on plug-in hybrids and V2G, see CalCars Resources , University of Delaware V2G Research Center , and papers from a June 2005 conference in Seattle.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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Click here to review our Terms of Use. Click here to review our Terms of Use. Once reported, our staff will be notified and the comment will be reviewed. Topics: Wind , Energy efficiency Tags: IBM , smart grid , Denmark Share: Digg Del.icio.us Reddit Recent posts from Green Tech EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat U.S.

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