Sentences with phrase «by power plants contribute»

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Nine Mid-Atlantic and New England states have agreed to cut power plant greenhouse gas emissions across the region by 65 percent by 2030 through the nation's first cap - and - trade program to reduce carbon contributing to global climate change.

Indian Point boosts New York's economy by $ 1.5 billion per year A new report claims that the Indian Point nuclear power plant contributes more than $ 1.5 billion to New York's economy every year.

The New York Independent System Operator, which runs the state's power market, included the plant in its latest reliability needs assessment, meaning it is counting on the plant to contribute to the downstate base load by 2018.

A new, highly permeable carbon capture membrane developed by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) could lead to more efficient ways of separating carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust, preventing the greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere and contributing to climate change.

Most electricity in the United States is generated at power plants that run on coal and natural gas — fossil fuels that contribute significantly to global warming by emitting large amounts of carbon dioxide.

Twenty years ago those activities contributed similar amounts of heavy - metal pollution but have since drastically cleaned up their acts, leaving power plants as the leading manmade source, by far, of mercury emissions in this country.

Tall smokestacks, built to alleviate pollution close to power plants, may contribute to the regional air problem by causing emissions to stay suspended long enough to react and produce other, more harmful pollutants.

The reader may judge whether Lomborg has contributed to public understanding by suggesting, with this reference as his authority, that the cost to society from carbon dioxide emissions from coal fired power plants is «probably» 0.64 cents per kilowatt - hour.7

«Small - scale gold mining contributes to one third of the mercury released into the environment today,» says physicist Stephan Robinson of Green Cross Switzerland — Blacksmith's partner in the research and ranking — or nearly as much as coal burning by power plants.

While hydropower and fossil fuel power plants are favored approaches in some quarters, a new assessment by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found that wind and solar can be economically and environmentally competitive options and can contribute significantly to the rising demand.

Complete restoration of deforested areas is unrealistic, yet 100 GtC carbon drawdown is conceivable because: (1) the human - enhanced atmospheric CO2 level increases carbon uptake by some vegetation and soils, (2) improved agricultural practices can convert agriculture from a CO2 ource into a CO2 sink [174], (3) biomass - burning power plants with CO2 capture and storage can contribute to CO2 drawdown.

The rest is released by human activities, with coal - fired power plants contributing the largest source of mercury to the atmosphere.

Fine particles emitted by vehicles (especially diesel - powered ones), coal - fired power plants, and burning wood can penetrate deep into the lungs, while car exhaust, heat, and sunlight contribute to high ozone levels.

Here again, Subaru's engineers kept the handling in mind by mounting the power plant as low in the bay as possible, and as far back, which contributes to the coupe's low center of mass and nearly 50/50 front / rear weight distribution.

Couldn't a developed country contribute equally to the amelioration of warming by, say, building 40 new nuclear power plants?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been doing its job, as required by the Clean Air Act, ever since, including finding that carbon emissions from motor vehicles and power plants «cause or contribute to air pollution, which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.»

The findings suggest the contribution that can be made by the development and operation of nuclear power plants in contributing to more sustainable energy systems.

Light at WRI says it would take a «huge acceleration in construction» for nuclear power plants to meaningfully contribute to India's power supply by 2030.

Complete restoration of deforested areas is unrealistic, yet 100 GtC carbon drawdown is conceivable because: (1) the human - enhanced atmospheric CO2 level increases carbon uptake by some vegetation and soils, (2) improved agricultural practices can convert agriculture from a CO2 ource into a CO2 sink [174], (3) biomass - burning power plants with CO2 capture and storage can contribute to CO2 drawdown.

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These impacts are magnified by the transportation and combustion of coal — from the trains, trucks, and tractors used to transport coal to polluting power plants, all of which heavily contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and climate change.

By Emily Atkin Posted on Share this: «Here's Who To Blame For America's Increased Contribution To Global Warming In 2013» Share: CREDIT: Shutterstock A new report released by the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday shows just how much large American industrial facilities including power plants, refineries, and chemical manufacturers contributed to global warming in 201By Emily Atkin Posted on Share this: «Here's Who To Blame For America's Increased Contribution To Global Warming In 2013» Share: CREDIT: Shutterstock A new report released by the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday shows just how much large American industrial facilities including power plants, refineries, and chemical manufacturers contributed to global warming in 201by the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday shows just how much large American industrial facilities including power plants, refineries, and chemical manufacturers contributed to global warming in 2013.

Utilities with carbon intensive power plants contribute to long - term water stress by exacerbating climate change.

In the short run, our choices for what kind of power plants we build can contribute to freshwater supply stress — by committing an imbalanced share of the available water to power plant use — and can affect water quality, by increasing water temperatures to levels that harm local ecosystems, for example.

A new, highly permeable carbon capture membrane developed by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) could lead to more efficient ways of separating carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust, preventing the greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere and contributing to climate change.