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Luminant Requests Environmental Protection Agency to Reconsider Air Pollution Rule

Luminant, a subsidiary of Energy Future, has filed an application with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ) for reconsidering the criteria of its final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.

8 Aug 2011

New Production Technology Reduces Electricity Consumption and CO2 Emissions

With the introduction of a new industrial manufacturing process, Bayer MaterialScience is poised to significantly reduce energy consumption and cut CO2 emissions.

31 Jul 2011

Corning to Expand Clean Air Products Plant in China

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure plan of approximately $170 million to further increase the capacity of its clean air products plant in Shanghai, China.

21 Jul 2011

Cloud Seeding: Reliable, Cost Effective or Unworthy of Scientific Attention?

It has been a long standing debated issue as to whether cloud seeding is reliable and a cost effective form of water management or just simply unworthy of any scientific attention.

20 Jul 2011

Volcanic Activity and Global Warming

There is considerable evidence to suggest that large volcanic eruptions have extensive effects on our global climate.

18 Jul 2011

Australia's Carbon Tax: Good Mechanism or Big ‘Kangaroo Hop’ Backwards?

The Gillard government has set a price on carbon emissions at AUD$23 a tonne, with increases of 5% a year before moving to a market dictated price in three years.

13 Jul 2011

Semiconductor Manufacturing Product Receives Design for the Environment Label

ATMI, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: ATMI) today formally announced that one of its new semiconductor manufacturing products has been acknowledged by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as receiving its 'Design for the Environment' designated label (DfE Label).

12 Jul 2011

Arkema Recognized for technology that Cleans Industrial Effluent

This year, Arkema has won the 2011 prize with an innovative process that uses hydrogen peroxide to eliminate sulfur residues from industrial effluents. The ultimate clean reagent, with water and oxygen as its only by-products, hydrogen peroxide has the advantage of generating neither sewage sludge nor toxic by-products.

7 Jul 2011

China Yuchai International Announces Development of Euro VI Compliant Diesel Engine

China Yuchai International declared that its main working auxiliary Guangxi Yuchai Machinery (GYMCL) has developed the first of its kind prototype diesel engine in China that meets the Euro VI emission criteria, thus setting a key milestone in the technological advancement of the country.

6 Jul 2011

Pan-European Research Project to Develop Measuring Instruments to Reduce Air Pollution

The Pan-European research project, started by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in June this year, will work on the emission specifications set by the EURO Standard 5 which is going to be effective for all new vehicle models from September this year.

13 Jun 2011