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Energy Voices Unicorns and biofuels: the case against EPA ethanol mandates
The EPA requiring gasoline blenders to blend cellulosic ethanol makes about as much sense as requiring automakers to sell unicorns, Rapier writes.
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Energy Voices Air pollution in Beijing: Off the charts and (now) on the agenda
Air pollution in Beijing reached such levels that Chinese officials are now openly talking about the need to clean the air. But China faces an enormous task given its overwhelming reliance on coal and weak environmental regulation.
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EPA cites Shell for air pollution in Arctic drilling
The EPA announced Thursday that it issued Shell notices of air quality violations during its shortened Arctic drilling season. Shell has worked for years with the EPA on its air permit to operate in the Arctic.
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EPA head Lisa Jackson will resign
Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, says she will step down at the beginning of President Obama's second term. Her four-year tenure includes some victories, especially car fuel-efficiency standards, but was marked with disappointments over global warming and coal ash controls.
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Energy Voices EPA squelches soot. First step in a deluge of regulations?
The US Environmental Protection Agency has imposed stricter standards on soot – or fine-particle pollution. Critics charge it's the beginning of a 'regulatory cliff.'
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Clean Water Act at 40: Is it failing to meet new pollution challenges?
Congress passed the far-reaching Clean Water Act 40 years ago. The measure scored dramatic environmental successes, including with Lake Erie. But now Erie, and the law, are besieged.
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Energy Voices Romney, Obama reps square off over energy plans in debate
Which presidential candidate has the right energy plan for the future? Surrogates for President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney presented two vastly different visions for America's energy future in a debate at MIT last Friday.
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In Gear A drop in gas prices on the horizon? Maybe.
With Hurricane Isaac behind us and winter approaching, we may be in for a break on gas prices, Read writes. But hurricane season isn't over yet, and access to the Strait of Hormuz remains in question. Gas prices could spike again.
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In Gear Greener cars have improved L.A. air quality
Smog-producing compounds in Los Angeles are down 98 percent since the 1960s. They're down by half just since 2002, thanks to higher-mileage cars.
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Mitt Romney's energy plan: What does it promise? (+video)
Mitt Romney unveiled his energy plan Thursday, saying that it would bring energy independence to the US within a decade. But some experts were skeptical of the claims.
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In win for Obama, EPA regulations on emissions upheld by appeals court
Since a 2007 Supreme Court decision, the EPA has issued four regulations to curtail carbon emissions. Big industry groups and lawmakers from coal-mining and other energy-producing states have objected.
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Opinion Rio+20 earth summit should look to reduce black carbon through carbon trading
Delegates at the Rio+20 earth summit must look beyond CO2 to black carbon. Reducing black carbon (soot) is easier than reducing other kinds of greenhouse gas emissions. And a market-based international system to reduce carbon emissions is already in place.
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New EPA guidelines on soot: a political cloud for Obama?
Forced by a federal court to act, the EPA issued new clean air guidelines lowering permissible levels of soot. The move was attacked by Republicans and industry leaders as harming the economy.
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EPA issues new soot regulations
The new rule is a political hot potato, and Democrats tried to delay its issue until after the election. However, a lawsuit forced their hand.
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Progress Watch US air pollution hits 10-year low, report finds
A report by the American Lung Association finds that air pollution has fallen to its lowest levels since the group began collecting data in 2000. The ALA credits the Clean Air Act.
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EPA unveils 'historic' air pollution rules. Can power industry cope?
The EPA says its new rules to drastically reduce toxic air pollution will improve national health at a minimal cost. But the power industry says the rules could hurt the economy.
12/21/2011 06:02 pm -
Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on energy and the environment
Energy and the environment are typically “back burner” issues in national elections, but both are huge this year for Republicans. From tarring President Obama’s administration with allegations of mismanagement and favoritism for pushing renewable-energy and a “green jobs” agenda, to lambasting “job-killing” environmental regulations, GOP candidates have embraced both energy and environmental issues with gusto. Take a look at where each of them stands.
12/19/2011 10:05 am -
Is the EPA really a 'jobs killer'?
For Republicans, the EPA ranks up there with the IRS as one of the most-reviled agencies in Washington, calling it a 'jobs killer.' The record of the Obama EPA, though, is more nuanced.
11/22/2011 11:15 am -
Obama drops smog plan: Is it all about the presidential election?
Environmentalists say President Obama is dropping a plan to set new air-quality standards with one eye on on the presidential election. The administration says it is waiting for more research.
09/02/2011 05:51 pm -
Green Economics A recipe for increasing domestic manufacturing jobs
Low electricity prices, lighter labor regulations, and strict enforcement of the Clean Air Act are key to strengthening U.S. industrial policy
08/31/2011 09:05 am -
EPA tells coal-fired plants to reduce pollution. Some may just shut down.
The details of new EPA regulations, released Thursday, mandate reductions in power-plant emissions. 'Old, decrepit plants' without pollution controls may be just too costly to retrofit and be shut down by their owners, say analysts.
07/07/2011 06:19 pm -
Supreme Court throws out back-door bid to curb global warming
A coalition of states and conservation groups sought to use public-nuisance law to compel five energy companies to curb greenhouse gases linked to global warming. The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the case.
06/20/2011 05:52 pm -
Green Economics Why the Sierra Club is worried about 'cap and trade'
The Sierra Club has some serious concerns with California's 'cap and trade' program, but they may not have as much to worry about as they think
05/13/2011 05:03 pm -
Supreme Court wary of empowering judges to order greenhouse gas cuts
A lawsuit asking a federal judge to order big power companies to cut greenhouse gases, because the emissions are a public nuisance, got a skeptical reception Tuesday at the Supreme Court.
04/19/2011 07:26 pm -
Who can force utilities to cut greenhouse gases? Supreme Court to decide.
The Supreme Court hears a case Tuesday about greenhouse gases and global warming. Case could open the way for states and citizen groups to battle the threat of global warming via judicial order.
04/19/2011 09:22 am
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