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CO2 levels surpass 400 PPM milestone for first time

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-15
On May 9, 2013, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) surpassed the 400 parts per million (ppm) milestone for the first time in modern mainland history, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration announced.

Chemical safety board investigating massive fatal blast at Texas plant

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-18
More than a dozen people are feared dead, and many more injured, after an explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, registered 2.1 on the earthquake Richter scale and leveled a four-block radius.

ACEEE releases energy efficiency and pollution control calculator

Source: Daily News | 2013-02-20
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released a new online tool to help people get an idea of the costs and air quality benefits of some basic energy efficiency policies and compare those options with more piecemeal...

Decommissioning Quebec's last oil-fired power plant

Source: Daily News | 2013-01-23
By the end of 2013, the skyline near Montreal will be a little barer, and a lot cleaner, as the decommissioning of the “dinosaur” thermal generating facility in Sorel-Tracy — with its four colossal chimneys like...

Attend the Sites & Spills Expo and earn CMP points!

Source: Daily News | 2012-10-15
The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) has awarded Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) points for attendance at the November 7 to 8, 2012 International Sites and Spills Expo at the International Centre in Toronto.

Pacific Carbon Trust to release BC carbon economy reports

Source: Daily News | 2012-08-31
British Columbia’s Pacific Carbon Trust will release two key reports on September 4, 2012, analyzing the present and future of the province’s low-carbon economy.

Toxic Toronto?

Source: Daily News | 2012-07-09
Results are in from the first phase of an innovative toxic tracker system launched to green Toronto’s business community and reduce human and environmental exposure to harmful chemical substances from places like dry cleaners or funeral...

Historic Sudbury smelter retrofit on track for 2015

Source: Daily News | 2012-06-29
Two billion dollars, and three years later, the Clean AER Project at Vale Canada Ltd.’s Sudbury smelter may eventually end up as the single largest investment in the history of Ontario’s environment.

Bank of America investing $50 billion in climate change mitigation

Source: Daily News | 2012-06-25
Bank of America recently announced a 10-year, $50-billion environmental business goal to help address climate change, reduce demands on natural resources, and advance lower-carbon economic solutions.“Environmental business delivers value...

EPA revises boiler emissions rules

Source: Daily News | 2012-06-18
As reported by the U.S.-based Waste Business Journal (www.wastebusinessjournal.com), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted revised rules for industrial boilers and incinerators to the White House Office of Management...

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