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Energy
New Emission Draft Rule from the EPA Pushes to Phase out Coal-Fueled Power Plants Print E-mail
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 00:00

Written by Maya Kelty, Four Green Steps

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Last Tuesday, March 27th 2012, the EPA proposed a draft rule that would for the first time regulate carbon emissions from power plants - an important step as the second most carbon emitting country in the world.  The new rule would put a cap of 1,000 pounds of CO2 emissions per megawatt-hour on all new power plants.  The rule comes 5 years after the 2007 Supreme Court instruction to the EPA that it determine whether CO2 qualified as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act.  The Clean Air Act calls for the EPA to create and enforce regulations on air pollutants.

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A New Waste Management in Town Print E-mail
Wednesday, 28 March 2012 00:00

Written by Dennis Liu, Four Green Steps

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Ottawa’s new waste solution is in the form of a long term management program-a deal that has been struck between the Ottawa city council and the environmentally conscious organization, Plasco Energy Group. The group proposes to eliminate the increasing waste using a method that would not only benefit the environment by lightening the load on Ottawa’s current landfills, but also save millions in the tax dollars of Canadians.

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Did You Know? Surprising Facts About Solar Energy Print E-mail
Friday, 17 February 2012 00:00

Written by Madiha Boolani, Four Green Steps

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Solar energy is the primary source of energy for all life forms. Unlike oil and natural gas, solar energy is free and renewable and is completely eco-friendly. Here are a few interesting facts that you may not have known about solar energy:

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Alligator Fat Used for Biodiesel, Not Shoes! Print E-mail
Tuesday, 07 February 2012 00:00

Written by Danielle Salley, Four Green Steps

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Soybeans have multiple uses: for human consumption, animal feed, and biodiesel oil. The United States currently uses 45 billion gallons of diesel each year, and unfortunately, producing one billion gallons from soybeans constitutes 21% of the American crop. That’s a hefty bill.  Researchers at the University of Louisiana are seeking substitutes for biodiesel, and they have found a method to reuse the fat of one particular animal that would otherwise head for the landfills: the alligator.

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Shell Oil Spill in Nigeria Said to be Worst of Decade Print E-mail
Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:28

Written by Melanie Kozlan, Four Green Steps

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Government officials are saying that a recent oil spill off the coast of Nigeria is likely to be the worst oil spill to affect those waters in a decade. So far affecting up to 115 miles of ocean off of Nigeria's coast, Shell  has estimated that the spill was likely made up of less  than 40 000 barrels of oil.

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