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- Haulage industry to miss government CO[2] targets. Clark, Lindsay // Commercial Motor;9/3/2009, Vol. 210 Issue 5347, p8
The article reports on the need for the haulage industry to work cut carbon emissions to meet the government climate change targets in Great Britain. Professor Alan McKinnon, director of the Logistics Research Centre at Heriot-Watt University, says the transport industry is likely not to meet...
- Look, no footprint. Pearce, Fred // New Scientist;3/10/2007, Vol. 193 Issue 2594, p38
The article discusses the practice of carbon offsetting by corporations. There are two kinds of offset, those sanctioned by the Kyoto protocol which allow governments and companies to earn tradeable carbon credits, and unofficial offsets, where charitable organizations charge a fee to organize...
- More CHP and less pollution is the Smart way forward. // European Power News;Oct2006, Vol. 31 Issue 7, p9
The article reports on the PolySmart project, a combined heat and power system, conducted by the Ikerlan-IK4 Centre for Technological Research in Spain. The system will allow simultaneous production of electricity and less emission of pollutants by utilizing an airconditioning equipment that...
- Fume and Dust Collector Controls Emissions. // Welding Journal;May2005, Vol. 84 Issue 5, p20
Features the GS4P Gold Series Package fume and dust collector from the Jonesboro, Arkansas-based Farr Air Pollution Control which controls emissions from plasma and laser cutting tables. Specifications and applications; Automatic reverse pulse cleaning system; Other applications.
- Carfax to go carbon-neutral. Johnson, Jim // Waste News;8/20/2007, Vol. 13 Issue 8, p3
The article reports that Centerville, Virginia-based Carfax Inc., the company that issues used vehicle history reports, is planning to go carbon-neutral. Carfax spokesman Larry Gamache said that Carfax, by virtue of serving the used vehicle industry, is in a natural position to help promote...
- CO2 target for 2012 should not be delayed, EU official says. Ciferri, Luca; McVeigh, Paul // Automotive News Europe;6/25/2007, Vol. 12 Issue 13, p4
The article reports on the announcement of some European Union officials that carmakers should not win a three-year delay before tough new limits on CO2 emissions become a law. Marianne Klingbeil, head of the Commission's clean air and transport unit, said she believes a 2012 target to cut...
- Burning Clean. // Pollution Engineering;Jul2005, Vol. 37 Issue 7, p35
This article discusses the usability of the Clean Enclosed Burners (CEB), developed by Bekaert NV. Bekaert's CEB burn off waste gases by premixing the gas with air, and then burning it at high temperatures over a woven stainless steel mesh. It safety burns off any gas without giving off annoying...
- Field Testing New "Super" Boiler. Blankinship, Steve // Power Engineering;Nov2006, Vol. 110 Issue 11, p182
The article offers information on the industrial steam-generation system of Gas Technology Institute (GTI) that offers advance emission reduction benefits and fuel cost efficiency. Cleaver-Brooks has provided GTI with packaged boilers for system applications. The system ability to reduce...
- California Gets MW-Class Hydrogen Fuel Cell Plant. // Power Engineering;Nov2006, Vol. 110 Issue 11, p184
The article offers information on Fuel Cell Energy's 1 megawatt fuel cell power plant in Alameda Country, California. The plant is a part of the state's Climate Change Leadership Strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plant costs $6.1 million and was supported by $2.4 million grant...
