NEWS RELEASE Press contacts: Patrick Kiker, ACEEE, 202.507.4043, [email protected] Andrew deLaski, ASAP, 617.515.7755, [email protected] Lost Savings from Obama’s Delay on New Energy-Saving Standards Is $3.7 Billion and Counting Over the past two years, the administration has missed deadline after deadline for completing new or updated standards for products ranging from …
Record high for global carbon emissions
Record high for global carbon emissions Posted: 02 Dec 2012 01:40 PM PST Global carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise again in 2012, reaching a record high of 35.6 billion tonnes – according to new figures from the Global Carbon Project. The 2.6 per cent rise projected for 2012 …
Beyond Rio + 20: Next Steps for the Widening Circle Campaign for a Global Citizens Movement
Sometimes we wonder if we are really making a difference. Often we do not see the results of our own actions as it depends on so many of us doing the ‘right’ thing even when there is no immediate reward. I remain an optimist in these troubled times when I …
O.E.C.D. Warns of Ever-Higher Greenhouse Gas Emissions
O.E.C.D. Warns of Ever-Higher Greenhouse Gas Emissions By REUTERS Published: March 15, 2012 LONDON — Global greenhouse gas emissions could rise 50 percent by 2050 without more ambitious climate policies, as fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday. “Unless the …
After Durban: We Must Pull the Emergency Brake Before the 1 Per Cent Drive Us Off the Cliff
Published on Sunday, December 18, 2011 by rabble.ca by Derrick O’Keefe On behalf of Canada, Environment Minister Peter Kent recently spent several days in Durban at the UN climate talks treating the global community like, well, shit — disrespecting her, ignoring her wishes and just generally displaying rude and selfish behaviour. But …
Alcoa begins Cheoah hydro plant modernization project
Hydro Headlines Alcoa begins Cheoah hydro plant modernization project ROBBINSVILLE, N.C. — Alcoa kicks off a modernization project at Cheoah dam and hydropower plant, one of four hydroelectric power facilities that make up Alcoa Power Generating Inc.’s Tapoco Project. China to boost hydropower capacity by 50 percent by 2015 BEIJING, …
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