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In a major policy shift [ark] by the new Obama administration, the EPA has announced it will reexamine the possibility of regulating carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. While not finalized, this is the first step towards meeting our recent alert’s demand that carbon dioxide be regulated under the Clean Air Act [search]. The [...] By CONSTANT BRAND, Associated Press Writer Belgium opened a new 20 million euro ($26 million) “zero emissions” polar science station in Antarctica on Sunday, returning to the continent to study climate change 42 years after closing its first base there. By Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News, San Francisco If growth in carbon dioxide emissions is to be constrained and even reversed then the world cannot afford a coal renaissance, scientists have said. Some commentators have argued that falling reserves of oil and gas will automatically limit CO2’s rise. By Charles Q. Choi, Special to LiveScience Editor’s Note: “The Energy Debates” is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas. We invite you to join the debate by commenting directly on each article. The Facts Instead of relying on just gasoline, many cars are now also burning [...] A European Union report has recommended banning conventional incandescent light bulbs by 2012 to save energy and cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. Most light bulbs sold in the EU are of the type pioneered by Thomas Edison in 1879. WARSAW (AFP) – The use of coal for energy production causes at least 360 billion euros worth of damage to human health and the environment every year, Greenpeace said in a new report published on Thursday. A new model of the Earth’s climate suggests that human-made carbon dioxide emissions may prevent the onset of the next ice age. |
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