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PJ residents want cement plant relocated

Posted on July 31, 2011 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

residents of Section 51A in Petaling Jaya held a protest yesterday demanding for the relocation of a cement plant because of pollution and traffic problems.

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Incineration debate heating up

Posted on July 31, 2011 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

I am currently a visitor to your fair city and will be leaving it shortly. However I did have the opportunity to read the article in The News by Kevin Mills and Robert Freeman titled “Trash fight not over.”

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Full moon will wash out Perseid

Posted on July 31, 2011 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

Without a doubt, the usual highlight for stargazing in August is the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. Unfortunately, this year they’ll be nearly full moon the nights and early mornings leading up to the peak early Friday morning, Aug. 12. Normally you would

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O’Reilly and Carnegie: Risk and opportunity in carbon market

Posted on July 31, 2011 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

Comparing our plan with Australia’s is not straightforward, write Phil O’Reilly, BusinessNZ chief executive, and John Carnegie, BusinessNZ energy and environment manager. With the dust settling after the Australian Government’s…

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Carbon harvest pressure

Posted on July 31, 2011 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

IF AUSTRALIA’S carbon emissions continued to grow at current rates, they will climb from 600 million tonnes this year to a billion tonnes a year by 2050.

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PICTURES: Melbourne electric cars revved up and ready to go

Posted on July 31, 2011 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

ONE IN 20 cars sold in Victoria in 2020 will be electric - doubling to one in 10 by 2030 - according to a new report commissioned by the Department of Transport.

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Great toys, or just a lot of noise? Auto Club Dragway causes controversy in Fontana; see video

Posted on July 31, 2011 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

A car creates smoke (and noise) with a burnout at a Street Legal drag race at Auto Club Dragway earlier this month. (Herald News photo by Russell Ingold)

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Government/Regulations: Related News

Posted on July 31, 2011 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

7/29/2011 - Illinois Simplifies State Truck Laws Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn this week signed laws that simplify trucking rules in the state…. More > 7/29/2011 - City of Vancouver Considering Parking Fees for Loading Zones Metered loading zones could become a reality in Vancouver.

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Additional news “Society”

Posted on July 31, 2011 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

Interview the mayor of Troitsk (Moscow region) Victor Sidneva that should be a “student of the future”, what role government should play in the innovative development of the country and for how Naukograd future. Viktor, a university in Troitsk? Unfortunately, no.

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Power plays

Posted on July 31, 2011 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

Power plays - Power Plays It’s too late to move energy over into the public sector but we can do a whole lot better on subsidies permits and regulations By  William A. Collins Flip on that switch Who cares the source; We’ll …

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