Sentences with phrase «air emissions»

This study identifies measures and best practices that stakeholders can consider to reduce air emissions and improve overall efficiency in the port area.

While this study did catalogue the different chemicals found in air emissions from gas drilling operations, it did not address exposure levels and their potential effects.

What are the implications of air emission credit issues for power plants currently under development?

There are ways to offset the problem of harmful air emissions, and one is as simple as planting a tree.

But, the law (and more specifically the legally required operating permit for air emissions) mandates paper records for a very good reason.

Thus, biomass plants raise similar, but not identical, concerns about air emissions and water use as fossil fuel plants.

Air emissions tied to gas development are getting more attention as drilling gets closer to urban centers and as an accumulation of industrial - sized gas projects dots rural landscapes.

Conversely, if air emissions from these devices are below federal thresholds they may be exempt from permit requirements.

Since wind power is unreliable it requires additional backup power from other generation sources, such as gas - fired generation, which — you guessed it — increases air emissions.

The website provides updates on legislation and relevant rulings concerning a wide variety of industrial activities — e.g. air emissions, contaminated sites, emergency situations, fuel transfers, hazardous material management.

At the same time, shipping activity is expected to increase with global trade and continue to produce harmful air emissions and greenhouse gases.

On the first full day of legislative business, House Republicans introduced measures on Wednesday to block the environmental agency's proposed regulation of greenhouse gases and new rules limiting toxic air emissions from cement factories.

RESOLVED: That Berkshire Hathaway Inc. («Berkshire») establish reasonable, quantitative goals for reduction of greenhouse gas and other air emissions at its energy - generating holdings; and that Berkshire publish a report to shareholders by January 31, 2015 (at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information) on how it will achieve these goals — including possible plans to retrofit or retire existing coal - burning plants at Berkshire - held companies.

New landfills would be required to capture two - thirds of their methane and toxic air emissions by 2023, or about 13 percent more emissions than required under current regulations.

Resolved that Berkshire — in response to strict new EPA regulations — establish quantitative goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas and other air emissions at its energy - generating holdings; and that Berkshire publish a report to shareholders by September 30, 2011 (at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information) on how it will achieve these goals — including plans to retrofit or retire existing coal - burning plants at Berkshire - held companies.

Both released harmful emissions of nitrous oxides and sulfur dioxide into the air in violation of air emission standards.

The reliability of supply provided by our nation's network of storage and distribution facilities has contributed to the increased use of natural gas in many sectors of the U.S. economy, which has led to reductions in air emissions — ranging from criteria pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, to greenhouse gases.

Hazardous air emissions include methane, hydrogen sulfide, elevated particulate matter, BTEX, and ozone.

RGGI is a program created by northeastern states that generates funds by selling air emissions credits to industrial polluters.

They claim EPA is prohibited from using 111 (d) to regulate carbon emissions from existing coal - fired plants because EPA already regulates air emissions from coal - fired plants under a separate section of the Clean Air Act (section 112, which regulates hazardous air pollutants).

Earlier this year, the EPA proposed rules that would limit air emissions from fracking operations.

But the ammonia data for dairies significantly exceeds results from the National Air Emissions Monitoring Study study, commissioned by the National Milk Producers Federation in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Provincial and territorial measures to minimize air emissions include transportation programs and policies such as motor vehicle inspections and scrappage programs.

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Panelists will include authors of the Synapse report Air Emissions Displacement by Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, a survey of evidence that renewable resources and energy efficiency have indeed displaced fossil fuel resources connected to the grid.

Coal - fired generation has decreased because of both the economics driven by cost per kilowatthour compared to that of natural gas and because of the effects of increased regulation on air emissions.

Unlike fossil fuel power generating facilities, solar facilities have very low air emissions of air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, and the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide during operations.

The first national workshop on the prevention and control of shipping and port air emissions has been held in Ningbo, China (23 - 25 April), under the auspices of the IMO - executed GloMEEP energy efficiency project.

They also must control mercury air emissions from coal - fired power plants, waste incineration and related industrial processes, and reduce or eliminate mercury use in small - scale gold mining and chemical manufacturing.

Besides transactional experience, Ms. Connolly counsels clients on a variety of environmental and health and safety topics, including climate change, renewable energy projects and concerns, compliance with hazardous waste and hazardous material, wastewater and air emission requirements, occupational safety issues, asbestos, mold and other building concerns, as well as shareholder, successor and lender liability.

Geothermal and biomass systems emit some air pollutants, though total air emissions are generally much lower than those of coal - and natural gas - fired power plants.

Avoiding the peak demand part of the day reduces the amount air air emissions at the coal - fired electricity plant, per unit of work done by the washing machine.

The approval follows a 12 - month environmental assessment of the project that looked at the adequacy of emissions estimates and air quality modelling, cumulative air emissions, potential health impacts and worker health issues.

By replacing two boilers with more efficient steam generators and moving them closer to ovens to reduce energy loss, and using heat recovery technology and thermal solar panels to heat water for sanitation, the team was able to decrease air emissions by 60 percent compared to the previous year.

Operations in which Hormel Foods has significant (or majority) control are under the company's air emissions goal, as it is part of the company's direct environmental footprint.

certified and has been tested for indoor air emissions, durability and substances including phthalates, formaldehyde, PBDEs, lead and other chemicals

In their announcement, the D.E.C. said Global did not provide adequate air emissions data needed to make a final determination on the projects permits.

«LPG fracturing returns polluting products to the surface that must be properly handled and disposed, in this case, flammable gases that would have to be collected in pressurized tanks or flared — a step generating air emissions and leaks that can harm public health and safety,» they wrote.

The Switzerland - based organization, officially known as Bluesign Technologies AG, provides independent auditing of textile mills, examining manufacturing processes from raw materials and energy inputs to water and air emissions outputs.

At the end of 2010, the EPA shut down a Texas drilling operation because of tainted drinking water, and the agency is pushing for tougher rules on drill - site air emissions.

A detailed description of the data sources for the national air emission surveys is presented in NIR (1990 - 2015).

Unlike coal and natural gas, geothermal incurs no hidden costs such as land degradation, high air emissions, forced extinction and destruction of animals and plants, and health impacts to humans.

A look at the future of the auto industry, and personal mobility, after Volkswagen's air emissions cheating scandal.

The tests compared operational, vibration, and air emission differences between regular ultralow sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel and a 76/33 blend of ULSD and Amyris Renewable Diesel (ARD) fuel, which is derived from sugar.