Sentences with phrase «smokestack emissions»

"Smokestack emissions" refers to the release of harmful gases, particles, and pollutants into the air from large industrial chimneys, typically found in factories, power plants, or other heavy industries. These emissions can have negative effects on both human health and the environment. Full definition
The expected introduction of plug - in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use, but could increase deadly air pollution in some areas, two reports say.That's because a plug - in's lower tailpipe emissions may be offset by smokestack emissions from the utility generating plants supplying electricity to recharge the big batteries that allow plug - ins to run up -LSB-...]
Seeking to propel the US faster into the fray on curbing climate change, President Obama laid out an aggressive plan Tuesday to sharply curb smokestack emissions of existing coal - fired power plants and to double wind, solar, and other renewable energy production from today's levels.
The expected introduction of plug - in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use, but could increase deadly air pollution in some areas, two reports say.That's because a plug - in's lower tailpipe emissions may be offset by smokestack emissions from the utility generating plants supplying electricity to recharge the big batteries that allow plug - ins to run up to 40 miles without kicking on their gasoline engines.
Negotiate power plant and smokestack emissions limits with the United States and border states.
When the Environmental Protection Agency sought to relax standards on industrial smokestack emissions, environmentalists erupted again, and the administration ordered a retreat.
We're finally going to actually be regulating smokestack emissions of greenhouse gases in the U.S.
A feisty Obama — «We don't have time for a meeting of the flat earth society» — cited a list of projects to address climate change, but the centerpiece is crimping smokestack emissions from coal - fired power plants.
A subsidiary of Brazilian cement giant Votorantim Cimentos, the company is working with Toronto - based Pond Biofuels on a project that turns smokestack emissions from the plant into algae.
Declining exports from producing countries would reduce the amount of shipping, and that alone would make a dent in smokestack emissions at sea.
The link between hurricanes and global warming instantly gained a much wider audience: Promotions for the Al Gore global warming movie, «An Inconvenient Truth,» featured smokestack emissions fueling a hurricane.
At the heart of it all is whether you just consider smokestack emissions — on which basis natural gas is about 50 % cleaner than coal — or include all the emissions from the entire national gas production and distribution process.
The bill authored by Kerry, Graham and Lieberman aims to reduce U.S. smokestack emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that scientists blame for global warming.
Smokestack emissions from coal - fired power plants are the primary source of mercury pollution in the U.S.
Gahl says his group's report finds inspections of power plant sites and their smokestack emissions are down by 44 %, and inspection of potential water pollutions sites have plummeted by 74 %.
Cottrell invented the electrostatic precipitator, a technology that both reduced air pollution and recovered valuable materials from smokestack emissions.
Now ponder the smokestack emissions of your typical coal plant.
In addition, while natural gas plants» smokestack emissions are significantly cleaner than those of coal plants, natural gas is still a fossil fuel that contributes to climate change when combusted.
AEP also ran ads warning that scrubbers designed to remove life - threatening pollutants from smokestack emissions wouldn't work, but would create large quantities of ``
AEP also ran ads warning that scrubbers designed to remove life - threatening pollutants from smokestack emissions wouldn't work, but would create large quantities of «oozy gook.»
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