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The carbon intensity of the world's energy supply has remained virtually unchanged over the past 20 years, despite the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and a boom in renewable energy, says a report from the International Energy Agency. “The drive to clean up the global energy system has stalled,” IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven said, Bloomberg reported.
The August fire that severely damaged a Chevron refinery in Richmond, California, and forced 15,000 people to seek medical attention for respiratory illnesses, happened because state rules allowed the company to simply monitor potential problems rather than fix them, reported on Monday by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board. Chairman Rafael Mur-Eraso said the way refineries in California and across the U.S. do business must change, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
King County and the city of Seattle will commit nearly $1.5 billion B2B Email List to upgrade the sewer system and combined stormwater collection, pipelines and treatment under agreements with the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency to address untreated sewage discharges and other alleged violations. King County will make about $860 million in improvements and pay a $400,000 fine. Seattle will spend about $600 million on upgrades and pay a $350,000 fine.
The White House yesterday released the National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan, which the administration says will help coordinate the 27 federal agencies that enforce more than 100 ocean-related laws, the Environmental News Service reports. President Obama issued this policy by executive order in July 2010.
The House Energy and Energy Subcommittee voted 17 to 9 in favor of H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act, which aims to speed up approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. The full committee is scheduled to vote on the bill today. But President Obama has the final say on the northern section of the pipeline as it crosses the federal border, Hill says.
Lenders don't earn any interest on their loans, but they can provide a loan for as little as $25 and get the satisfaction of helping spread clean energy around the world. Kiva claims a repayment rate of 98.9 percent, and lenders can reissue their money again or withdraw it from the system.
Among other things, Kiva lenders have crowdfunded loans that borrowers use to install solar lighting systems, purchase eco-friendly cookstoves, distribute renewable energy products to isolated regions, and make home improvements to reduce energy costs and consumption.
The August fire that severely damaged a Chevron refinery in Richmond, California, and forced 15,000 people to seek medical attention for respiratory illnesses, happened because state rules allowed the company to simply monitor potential problems rather than fix them, reported on Monday by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board. Chairman Rafael Mur-Eraso said the way refineries in California and across the U.S. do business must change, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
King County and the city of Seattle will commit nearly $1.5 billion B2B Email List to upgrade the sewer system and combined stormwater collection, pipelines and treatment under agreements with the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency to address untreated sewage discharges and other alleged violations. King County will make about $860 million in improvements and pay a $400,000 fine. Seattle will spend about $600 million on upgrades and pay a $350,000 fine.
The White House yesterday released the National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan, which the administration says will help coordinate the 27 federal agencies that enforce more than 100 ocean-related laws, the Environmental News Service reports. President Obama issued this policy by executive order in July 2010.
The House Energy and Energy Subcommittee voted 17 to 9 in favor of H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act, which aims to speed up approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. The full committee is scheduled to vote on the bill today. But President Obama has the final say on the northern section of the pipeline as it crosses the federal border, Hill says.
Lenders don't earn any interest on their loans, but they can provide a loan for as little as $25 and get the satisfaction of helping spread clean energy around the world. Kiva claims a repayment rate of 98.9 percent, and lenders can reissue their money again or withdraw it from the system.
Among other things, Kiva lenders have crowdfunded loans that borrowers use to install solar lighting systems, purchase eco-friendly cookstoves, distribute renewable energy products to isolated regions, and make home improvements to reduce energy costs and consumption.