Clean Break » carbon dioxide http://www.cleanbreak.ca Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:01:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 U.S. EPA declares CO2 a “threat to public health” http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2009/04/17/us-epa-declares-co2-a-threat-to-public-health/ http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2009/04/17/us-epa-declares-co2-a-threat-to-public-health/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:03:46 +0000 Tyler http://www.cleanbreak.ca/?p=1619 The decision today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to call CO2 and several other greenhouse gases a “threat to public health and welfare” sets the stage for more aggressive climate-change regulations to come out of the United States. Based on the EPA position, it’s now legally recognized that the CO2 that comes out of your car’s tailpipe, out of the oil sands, out of power plants, etc… is a contributor to global warming and bad for humanity.

How quickly things change under a new U.S. Administration. Cap-and-trade, renewable portfolio standards, national low-carbon standards — they’re all on their way. Something worth celebrating as Earth Day approaches…

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