Sentences with phrase «from dirty power plants»

He's ordered the evisceration of the Clean Power Plan, aimed at cutting carbon pollution by nearly a third from the dirty power plants that account for 40 percent of the nation's carbon footprint.

Not exact matches

Environmental groups have lauded the Obama administration for its work in slashing emissions from dirty coal - fired power plants in the US.

Planting bulbs may seem a far cry from a discussion about the role of the state, but reconnecting with people, in a soggy trousers, dirty hands sort of a way, is essential if we want to engage in a wider debate about what the party should do in power.

The Greens want to shut down the country's dirtiest coal power plants, and support a climate - protection law to help Germany meet its plans to reduce greenhouse - gas emissions by 80 — 95 % from 1990 levels by 2050.

Ummel said he spent the past year and a half bringing the site up to speed with new global data and a new online interface on which users can do everything from mapping the world's dirtiest and cleanest power plants to digging deep on utilities in places as far - flung as Juliette, Ga., and Changshu City, China.

After all, the 10 RGGI states are connected to a national grid for power that can allow, for example, cheaper, dirtier power from coal - fired power plants in Ohio to substitute for reduced electricity production at a coal plant in New York State.

It is even not shameful that we tried originally to put the power plants that use this fuel away from population centers so as to minimize damage from the truly dirty emissions.

why not just get every house a point of use «geothermal» pre-heating and pre-cooling system instead of these big, dirty, wasteful centralized power plants which require incredibly harmful transmission projects which more than negate any GHG offsets from the plants themselves?

Earthjustice's landmark court victory, which put in motion strict new limits on toxic air pollution from coal - fired power plants, drives the retirement of many dirty plants and a shift to cleaner power.

They recognize the potential to economically reduce emissions by supplying more power from cleaner plants and less from the dirtiest ones.

China News: Adding many nuclear power plants will greatly help pollution from far dirtier electric generating plants.

We are looking at what other states have done too to learn from them,» said Wasserman, won the Goldman Prize for her role in shutting down two of Chicago's oldest and dirtiest coal fired power plants.

Campaigners have welcomed the EU's adoption of new air pollution limits that could significantly reduce toxic emissions from Europe's dirtiest power plants.

Fund the city's transition to replace with clean energy the power it was getting from the dirty Navajo Generation Station coal plant in Arizona.

We can readily continue this rapid expansion of renewable energy — and accelerate the transition away from dirty, coal - fired power plants — by utilizing existing technologies, investing in improvements to our electricity system, and making smart policy decisions that move the country toward a clean energy future.

Just a few years ago, economists and environmentalists still pictured a world shifting steadily from «dirty» coal - fired power plants to «cleaner» natural - gas turbines.

CO2 emissions from coal power plants in the EU are undermining climate efforts, reveals the Europe's Dirty 30 report, released today by CAN Europe, WWF, the European Environmental Bureau, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and Climate Alliance Germany.

After all, the 10 RGGI states are connected to a national grid for power that can allow, for example, cheaper, dirtier power from coal - fired power plants in Ohio to substitute for reduced electricity production at a coal plant in New York State.

Dirty Air, Dirty Power: Mortality and Health Damage Due to Air Pollution from Power Plants.

Under a cap and trade rule, dirtier power plants would buy credits to release more mercury from plants with lower emissions, and communities around the dirtier facilities could face greater health risks.

But since most of America's electricity comes from coal - fired power plants, critics worry that any cut in tailpipe emissions would be offset by dirty air from increased coal burning.

This agreement is only the latest sign of progress as our country continues to transition away from dirty, dangerous, and expensive coal - fired power plants.»

«The further we dug into the pollution issues from TransAlta, the more we discovered that this old, dirty power plant was an Edsel.