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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."

Highest state court agrees with mercury ruling (Dec 29, 2009)
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is upholding a decision that does not require coal-fired power plants to cut mercury emissions beyond federal standards.

Clean Air Act violations cost Duke Energy $93 million (Dec 22, 2009)
Duke Energy will spend $93 million to reduce emissions at its 560 MW Gallagher coal-fired power plant in Indiana as well as pay a civil penalty and take on environmental mitigation projects.

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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 ...

Proposed GHG rule could delay construction, deplete state's ...
11 January 2010-- A number of state regulators are asking the US Environmental Protection Agency to postpone a new regulation on greenhouse gases (GHG) until ...

EPA proposes tighter smog standards - POWER-GEN WorldWide
EPA proposes tighter smog standards. 7 January 2010-- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed what it said are the ...

EPA greenhouse gas regulation "imperfect, but responsible& ...
EPA greenhouse gas regulation "imperfect, but responsible". 4 January ... Smaller plants would also be covered under the regulation. The group ...

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B&W researchers removing CO2 from coal-fired plant (Feb 1, 2010)

Researchers with Babcock and Wilcox Power Generation Group have began capturing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from a pilot-scale, coal-fired boiler at the company’s research center in Ohio.

GP awarded $3.4mn in workforce training contracts (Feb 1, 2010)

General Physics Corp. was awarded more than $3.4 million in new contracts to provide customized training services and content development for power companies throughout the United States.

Third US wholefoods store to use fuel cell energy (Feb 1, 2010)

Whole Foods Market has chosen to power a third store, located in San Jose, California, US, with on-site fuel cell power from UTC Power. The other stores to install a ‘PureCell’ system from the company are in Dedham, Massachusetts and Glastonbury, Connecticut.

AMSC to ship $70mn worth of wind systems to China (Feb 1, 2010)

American Superconductor Corp. has received an order for full wind turbine electrical control systems from China’s Shenyang Blower Works Co., Ltd. (SBW) worth approximately $70 million.

Service agreement for GE turbines in Thailand (Feb 1, 2010)

Thailand’s largest chemical producer, PTT Chemical Public Company Limited, has signed a service agreement with GE to help ensure the long-term reliability of nine GE gas turbines at PTT Chemical’s site in Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong Province, Thailand.

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