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Chevron Defies California On Carbon Emissions
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On 17 April 2013 Bloomberg reported that Chevron Corporation is leading a lobbying and public relations campaign to undercut the California mandate to produce fuels from plants and algae aimed at curbing global warming (AB32), two years after the state started phasing it in. Research on commercially viable climate-friendly products has come to naught, stymied ... |
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Answers To RICE NESHAP Questions
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What's the best way to get quick, smart answers to questions about the EPA's new RICE NESHAP regulations? Call MIRATECH at 918-933-6232 Compliance with these regulations is required by May 3, 2013 for compression ignition (CI) and by October 13, 2013 for spark ignition (SI) reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE). The regulations strengthen National Emission ... |
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EPA Lowers Methane Leak Estimates
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On 28 April 2013, the Associated Press reported that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much methane, a potent heat-trapping gas, leaks during natural gas production. EPA's move is a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided environmentalists: Does the recent boom in fracking help or ... |
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EPA Cuts 2014 Budget By $296 Million Over 2012
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On 10 April 2013 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its 2014 fiscal year budget of $8.153 billion, an amount that is $296 million below the EPA's budget for Fiscal Year 2012. "EPA's FY 2014 budget reflects our firm commitment to keeping American communities across our country healthy and clean, while also taking into consideration ... |
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Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Funding Cut 70 Percent
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On 10 April 2013 the Diesel Technology Forum announced a proposed 70 percent reduction in funding for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) in the Obama Administration's 2014 budget. The cut "will nearly decimate one of the nation's most successful clean air programs", according to Allen Schaeffer , Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum.. The 2014 ... |
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