Sentences with phrase «harmful emissions which»

Vehicles create harmful emissions which enter indoor air unless they are filtered out.

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Worldwide, livestock generate between 14.5 and 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions — mainly methane and nitrous oxide, which are more harmful to the climate than even CO2.

These paints are made with water as the carrier, rather than petroleum - based solvents which reduces their harmful emissions.

Erie County and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority («NYSERDA») have announced the development of a Climate Action and Sustainability Plan for internal county operations which is expected to save more than $ 700,000 in energy costs and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 5,300 metric tons of carbon dioxide by 2020, equivalent to taking 925 cars off the road.

Erie County is developing a Climate Action and Sustainability Plan for internal county operations with funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) which is expected to not only reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions but also save the County on energy costs.

A group of energy companies and power plants are challenging New York's recently approved Clean Energy Standard (CES), which aims to reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions in the state by subsidizing financially distressed nuclear power plants, including the FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point plants in Oswego county.

Our extrusion process is used to create ceramic substrates and particulate filters, which help reduce harmful vehicle emissions.

This style of house leads to poor air quality and higher emissions of ammonia, which has several harmful effects, including negative impacts on aquatic species and crops.

I would also like to know in which locales it is expressly illegal, or any shred of evidence that it contributes to harmful emissions to any measurable degree (it's not at all like burning motor oil).

But emissions have two parts: One is the pollutants that are harmful to people, animals, oceans, etcetera; the other is CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions that are generally considered to be the cause of global warming, which is generally considered to be fact, and that CO2 is produced in direct proportion to how much fossil fuel is burned in cars, as well as buildings, locomotives, planes, and ships.

It's been nice in recent days to see some strong advocates for curbs in emissions of greenhouse gases shift from the more overheated, and unsupported, rhetoric they used earlier this year in attempting a kind of «kitchen sink» argument aiming to tie virtually every recent harmful weather event to warming, even those — like powerful tornadoes — for which there is no link and certainly no trend.

According to the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the burning of coal is responsible for 70 percent of the emissions of soot that clouds out the sun in so much of China; 85 percent of sulfur dioxide, which causes acid rain and smog; and 67 percent of nitrogen oxide, a precursor to harmful ground level ozone.

The suggested resolutions, which still must be cleared by the Securities and Exchange Commission, are part of a 25 - year campaign by corporate responsibility advocates to get Exxon and other fossil fuel producers to limit emissions of harmful greenhouse gases.

EPA acted on the court's decision with its 2009 «endangerment finding,» which exhaustively reviewed the science and concluded that, without action, rising CO2 emissions would likely result in dangerous warming trends harmful to human health and the economy.

«This project taps into indigenous energy resources in our state, which not only creates jobs but also helps to reduce harmful emissions,» said Ashlie Lancaster, S.C. Energy Office's director.

Scientists are developing a multi-gas detector that could spot harmful emissions fast with a single sensor, which could deliver a breakthrough in preventing climate change.

Clean energy advocates who oppose the sunsetting of nuclear power maintain that nuclear power, which generates the most electricity without harmful carbon emissions, is our best weapon against climate change.

«These technology challenges will identify ways New York can replace and upgrade aging HVAC systems with cleaner and more energy efficient systems, which will lower energy bills and reduce harmful emissions,» said Alicia Barton, President and CEO, NYSERDA.

Vehicle emissions contribute to climate change, smog, and particulate pollution, which all are harmful to human health and natural ecosystems.

On harmful substances and hazardous waste, the report spotlights the historic adoption of the Minamata Convention on Mercury — a global, legally binding agreement to reduce mercury emissions and the first new global convention on environment and health for close to a decade — which was widely viewed as a major step forward in the global phase - out of the deadly heavy metal.

Students create device that cuts harmful emissions from lawnmowers, which emit 11 times the air pollution of a new car for each hour of operation

Mr. Pruitt, meeting with White House officials, made the case that the rule, which would rein in planet - warming methane emissions, would be harmful to his state's economy.

· Clean Air: Other sources of electricity produce harmful particulate emissions which contribute to global climate change and acid rain.

The study also found that other shipping - related pollutants, including sulphur and soot, were on the rise; these harmful emissions, which are known to cause lung cancer and various respiratory diseases - another study found they contributed to over 60,000 deaths a year - are projected to increase by over 30 % in the next 12 years.

Both offer certification to products with low chemical and particle emissions - which means they won't be giving off harmful VOCs; these products include electronics, building materials, bedding, furniture, and more.