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Senators propose Clean Air Act amendments (Feb 8, 2010)

A group of U.S. Senators introduced the Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 that calls for a 90 percent cut in mercury emissions from coal-fired plants and tightened national limits on emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX).

UK Parliament calls for tighter carbon caps to force prices higher (Feb 8, 2010)

8 February 2010 - Prices for European carbon emissions permits are too low to deliver low-carbon investment and the British government should press the EU to tighten limits on emissions, a UK Parliamentary committee said.

Proposed GHG rule could delay construction, deplete state's budgets (Jan 11, 2010)
A number of state regulators are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to postpone a new regulation on greenhouse gases (GHG) until 2011.
EPA proposes tighter smog standards (Jan 7, 2010)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed what it said are the strictest health standards to date for smog by replacing standards set by previous administrations.
EPA greenhouse gas regulation "imperfect, but responsible" (Jan 4, 2010)
The American Public Power Association (APPA) said a plan for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases (GHG) under the Clean Air Act is an "imperfect, but responsible way to proceed."
Magazine Articles on Regulation

UK Parliament calls for tighter carbon caps to force prices higher ...
UK Parliament calls for tighter carbon caps to force prices higher. 8 February 2010 - Prices for European carbon emissions permits ...

Senators propose Clean Air Act amendments - POWER-GEN WorldWide
Senators propose Clean Air Act amendments. A group of US Senators introduced the Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 that calls for ...

Results from last week's Question of the Week - POWER-GEN ...
Results from last week's Question of the Week. Will the loss of a Democratic Senate seat make the passage of a climate bill harder or easier?

Merrill Lynch: Carbon markets are under "a dark cloud&#034 ...
27 January 2010 - Uncertainty over future regulation and falling gas prices have placed carbon markets under a "big, dark cloud", according to analysts at Bank ...

Merrill Lynch: Carbon markets are under "a dark cloud&#034 ...
27 January 2010 - Uncertainty over future regulation and falling gas prices have placed carbon markets under a "big, dark cloud", according to analysts at Bank ...

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February 23-25,2010
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April 20-22,2010
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Latest News
Cat power systems for Suriname refinery (Feb 9, 2010)

Caterpillar Power Generation Systems (Caterpillar PGS) has been selected to provide two medium-speed diesel generator sets for a cogeneration power plant that will produce over 25 MW of power in Paramaribo, Suriname.

FutureGen Alliance adds members for coal-fired plant (Feb 9, 2010)

Caterpillar, the heavy machinery manufacturer, said on Feb. 8 it will join the FutureGen Alliance. Exelon announced Jan. 30 it also is joining FutureGen.

261 MW natural gas-fired plant to break ground (Feb 9, 2010)

Northland Power Income Fund agreed to build and run a C$700 million (US$654.6 million), 261 MW natural-gas-fired plant in Canada that will use GE turbines.

Growth in inventories, employment good news for manufacturers (Feb 9, 2010)

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in January for the sixth consecutive month, according to the January 2010 Manufacturing Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Report on Business.

White House lays out standards for biofuels, CCS (Feb 9, 2010)

President Obama and several cabinet members, along with a bipartisan group of governors, held a meeting Feb. 3 to discuss ways to incorporate more biofuels and emissions technology into means of lowering the United States' dependence on foreign oil.

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