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Greenhouse Gas: - A gas, such as carbon dioxide or methane, which contributes to potential climate change.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

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Enviance Becomes Founding Reporter of The Climate Registry  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatch..."The Climate Registry is a leader in driving critically important greenhouse gas reporting throughout the US and across our borders, and we are extremely

Boiler Package helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  -  04 Aug 2008
ThomasNet Industrial News Room,The Optimized Boiler Package helps facilities reduce fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions up to 10 percent each and can deliver over 90 percent fuel to

States, Enviros Warn EPA Over Ship, Aircraft Emissions  -  04 Aug 2008
Environment News ServiceDespite their impact on the global climate, greenhouse gas emissions from ships are not regulated by the US government, nor are these emissions limited

Chinese acid rain may combat greenhouse gas emissions from rice ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Earthtimes (press release),...acid rain rates of sulfate pollution can reduce rice paddy emissions of methane - a gas that is 21 times more powerful than CO2 as a greenhouse gas.

NYMEX To Launch Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) CO2  -  04 Aug 2008
Pollution Online (press release),Participating states have pledged to reduce by 2010 greenhouse gas emissions to 10% below 1990 levels. RGGI states have put in place a regional

CSA America announces new personnel certification program for ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Environmental Expert (press release),...a personnel certification program for individuals that perform third-party greenhouse gas(GHG)verification services in regulatory and voluntary markets.

Desalination plan going back to coastal panel  -  04 Aug 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,Poseidon officials and the commission's staff also differ over how to implement conditions designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and compensate for

Green-e Energy Certifies Exelon Energy Company's Renewable Energy ...  -  04 Aug 2008
CSRwire.com (press release)This certification is another important step forward in helping Exelon's customers reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with their energy use,

Get Trucking: Is Plastic the Future After All?  -  04 Aug 2008
Wall Street Journal Blogs,Since a plastic pallet can easily handle 100 trips—versus two trips for a single-use wooden pallet—the difference in greenhouse-gas emissions is stark:

Govt, firms clash over CO2 calculations  -  04 Aug 2008
The Daily Yomiuri,In its projection to achieve greenhouse gas reduction goals under the Kyoto Protocol, the government calculated electricity savings for certain

Sunrise on China's First Carbon-Neutral City  -  04 Aug 2008
Scientific AmericanBy comparison, hot water accounts for 17 percent of the energy used by US homes and buildings, making it one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas

Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition and Environmental Defense Fund ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Business Wire (press release),...“The greenhouse gas reductions—50%—are particularly significant because the TCEQ does not consider carbon dioxide a pollutant and does not regulate or

US raised issues of warming with India  -  04 Aug 2008
Times of India,She said that global warming has a strong human element and whatever the developed world does to lower or reverse greenhouse gas emissions is going to

Can Coal and Clean Air Co-Exist in China?  -  04 Aug 2008
Scientific AmericanA full 23 percent of China's greenhouse gas emissions can be linked to Western exports, according to an analysis by researchers at the Tyndall Center for

SF Mayor Signs Tough Green-Building Bill  -  04 Aug 2008
Greentech Media,The standards set out to improve energy efficiency in new and existing buildings to help achieve the city’s goal of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.

Is Natural Gas the Answer To America's Energy Needs?  -  04 Aug 2008
CNBC,...strengthen the dollar, reduce greenhouse gas emission and create tens of thousands of new jobs in the US,� McClendon told Congress last week.

Boise Inc. Joins Chicago Climate Exchange  -  04 Aug 2008
Pollution Online (press release),As part of its membership in CCX, Boise Inc. has made a voluntarily but legally-binding commitment to achieve an absolute greenhouse gas emission reduction

Weekly reader: Multiplying jellyfish, wood shortages, a 'green ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Boston Globe,The bill requires the state over the next dozen years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 20 percent below 1990 levels. By 2050, the goal is to have

Gas mania will fuel BC economy  -  04 Aug 2008
Canada.com,Concern about global warming effects of coal-fired generating plants - some of the world's largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions - are driving a

Convincing the skeptics  -  04 Aug 2008
International Herald Tribune,...for example, a culprit other than the greenhouse-gas buildups in the atmosphere that have been measured and tied beyond doubt to human activities.

Rizco Design Joins EPA's Climate Leaders Program  -  04 Aug 2008
Send2Press (press release),By participating in Climate Leaders, Rizco has pledged to measure and reduce its corporate-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over a period of five years.

How economic ideas make it into the mainstream  -  04 Aug 2008
guardian.co.uk,One of the painfully obvious ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce oil consumption is to promote pay-as-you-drive auto insurance.

'Gang of 10' unveils plan to reduce energy prices  -  04 Aug 2008
EnergyCurrent,Plants must have lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions below those of the petroleum fuels they are replacing. It also supports nuclear energy by increasing

Is Congress leading the way in Environmentalism?  -  04 Aug 2008
YourHub.com,However, many environmentalists are beside themselves with glee, believing that these high-gas prices will result in less driving and less greenhouse gas

Graphic Packaging joins forces with EPA  -  04 Aug 2008
Jobwerx,This will make a difference in controlling energy costs, improving the US economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions that’s good for all of us.

Denver vies for title of greenest US meetings destination  -  04 Aug 2008
The Green Meeting,..."This solar energy system will provide cleaner air and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city and county of Denver and serve as a highly visible

Soaring energy prices revive prospects for nuclear industry  -  04 Aug 2008
Connecticut Business News Journal,Adding to the pressure for more clean power generation is the state's groundbreaking plan to cap greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants by 2009.

Mass. Legislature passes Global Warming Solutions Act  -  04 Aug 2008
Marblehead Reporter,Massachusetts legislators have passed a law that will cap harmful greenhouse gas emissions and put in place a long-term plan to curb emissions in the

Responsible oilsands use helps us all  -  04 Aug 2008
Toronto Star,First, it should be noted that the Canadian oilsands account for 4 per cent of Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions, while Canada itself emits about 2

Senate 'Gang of 10,' House group try to break energy logjam  -  04 Aug 2008
Oil & Gas Journal,...capability (as long as those plants' lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions were below those of the petroleum fuels their production would be replacing).

Premier Bligh ignores cost warnings on gas-fired power  -  04 Aug 2008
Courier Mail,...electricity from gas-fired generation - could pose an "unnecessary cost on the economy" when a greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme starts in 2010.

Putting a value on short-lived greenhouse gases  -  04 Aug 2008
Environmental Expert (press release),GWPs are an estimate of how much a given amount of greenhouse gas contributes to global warming, compared with CO2. On this scale, CO2 has a value of

Compromise lets Ontario join climate-change initiative  -  04 Aug 2008
Globe and Mail,..."The transportation sector is a major source of greenhouse gas pollutants," Mr. McGuinty says in the letter, a copy of which has been obtained by The Globe

Los Angeles utility starts to squawk as it stares down a $700 ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Grist Magazine,...laid the groundwork for implementation of AB 32, the landmark bill that aims to bring California's greenhouse gas emissions down to 1990 levels by 2020.

Picarro Expands Global Distribution into South Korea  -  04 Aug 2008
Your Renewable News (press release),KNJ Engineering will sell and support Picarro gas and isotope analyzers for environmental applications, including greenhouse gas (CO2,

High gas prices are good news for the planet  -  Aug 3, 2008
The Gazette (Montreal),And less driving, in newer, smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, means greenhouse gas emissions will soon start to come under control.

Expert report questions Tory greenhouse-gas claims  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Canadian Press,The government has pledged to cut greenhouse-gas emissions 20 per cent below 2006 levels by 2020 through a handful of measures.

EPA Seeks Comments on Greenhouse Gas Regulation  -  Aug 3, 2008
Occupational Health Safety,The implications of a decision to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act are so far-reaching that a number of other federal agencies have

Five states threaten to sue EPA over lack of greenhouse regulations  -  Jul 30, 2008
Legal News Line,Myers said Oregon has "repeatedly submitted" formal requests for the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from non-highway vehicles.

California to sue EPA on greenhouse gas emissions  -  Jul 30, 2008
Reuters UK,..."Ships, aircraft and industrial equipment burn huge quantities of fossil fuel, causing greenhouse gas pollution, yet President (George W.) Bush stalls with

Fertilization timing may affect greenhouse gas emissions, corn yields  -  Aug 1, 2008
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide,...“We know in other parts of the world there's been a lot of work that suggests the timing of fertilization influences our greenhouse gas emissions but we

Greenhouse gas curbs advance to state Senate  -  Jul 30, 2008
Boston Globe,By Globe Staff / July 31, 2008 The Massachusetts House gave preliminary approval yesterday to a bill that would sharply curb greenhouse gas emissions in the

Lawmakers OK bill to cut greenhouse gas emissions  -  Aug 1, 2008
Cape Cod Times,The plan, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts by between 10 and 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 and by 80 percent by 2050,

Mass. House approves bill to curb greenhouse gases  -  Jul 30, 2008
Boston Herald,The global warming bill would require the state by the year 2020 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts to 20 percent below 1990 levels.

Exelon plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions  -  Jul 15, 2008
Chicago Tribune,It also calls for the company to help customers reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy-efficiency programs and by offering a portfolio of what

Who's the greener presidential candidate?  -  Aug 1, 2008
Steuben Courier,He would like to see the US reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by some 80 percent by 2050, while McCain supports only cutting back by 65 percent.

South Africa to Set Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Targets (Update1)  -  Jul 28, 2008
BloombergGreenhouse-gas emissions ``must stop growing at the latest by 2020 to 2025, stabilize for up to 10 years, and then decline in absolute terms,''

Trade affects China's carbon footprint  -  Jul 31, 2008
Science NewsAs of 2005, the most recent year for which data are available, China was spewing greenhouse-gas emissions equivalent to some 1.7 billion metric tons of

Truckee considering greenhouse gas policies  -  Jul 31, 2008
Sierra Sun,By Greyson Howard The Town of Truckee could limit greenhouse gas emissions as the state passes legislation on global warming. Tentatively called the Truckee

Lawsuit Aims to Force Wal-Mart to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions  -  Jul 30, 2008
Center for Biological Diversity (press release),Research has indicated that continued “business-as-usual� greenhouse gas emissions threaten up to 70 percent of plants and animals worldwide with extinction




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