Pemex upgrade will produce cleaner gasoline: company MEXICO CITY _ Mexico’s state-owned oil company says it will invest about $23 billion in upgrading refinery capacity, in part to produce cleaner gasoline. The Petroleos Mexicanos company will spend much of the money at six refineries to produce ultra-low-sulfur fuels, which it says will help reduce emissions.
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Program details on Ontario vehicle charging stations available next month PARIS _ Ontario’s Liberal government will hand out $20 million in grants next year to help create a network of public charging stations for electric vehicles. The province wants public and private sector partners to build fast-charging electric vehicle stations in cities, along highways and
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Greenpeace says 1.5-degree limit puts more pressure on Alberta to reduce emissions EDMONTON _ Alberta’s environment minister says the province is doing its share to fight climate change, even under a more stringent limit for global warming. “We have unveiled a robust package of policies that we believe signals our willingness to do our part,”
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Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke at COP21 PARIS _ Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urged sub-national governments such as cities and provinces on Tuesday to march forward ‘like a Terminator’ on environmental issues. Three premiers, Ontario’s Kathleen Wynne, Quebec’s Philippe Couillard and Manitoba’s Greg Selinger, were in the audience as the actor spoke at the international conference on
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Beijing smog red alert issued Monday The head of China’s delegation at U.N. climate talks says that the heavy smog in Beijing in recent days shows how important it is for the country to transition to clean sources of energy. Xie Zhenhua, China’s special representative for climate change, told reporters that it’s normal for countries
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Cheap gas prices may last well into 2016, perhaps longer DALLAS _ Oil prices have been lower for longer than expected. Now, with OPEC’s decision to keep pumping at current levels, analysts expect oil to remain relatively cheap well into 2016 and maybe longer. That, of course, is good news for consumers and fuel-guzzling industries
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Texas ozone rules imposed by EPA By Daniel Cohan Let’s suppose EPA is right that cities like Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth can lower their ozone levels to 70 parts per billion (ppb) by 2025. (According to my calculations, that’s impossible. But let’s suppose.) How much would people’s health benefit? The answer, sadly, is: Not much. To
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Environmentalism a moral issue to Religious Greens WASHINGTON _ As a group, the most religious Americans are less likely than others in the U.S. to trust the science of global warming. Yet one group of faithful Americans not only believes the threat is real, but also feels obliged to help save Earth’s climate, an analysis
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Louisiana LNG facilities proposed for the Plaquemines Parish area NEW ORLEANS _ Two companies are looking at building large facilities along the Mississippi River south of New Orleans where they can export natural gas to the world market, another sign of the expanding footprint of the natural gas industry in Louisiana. Until now, the area
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Schools urged to close, traffic, factories restricted after Beijing smog red alert issued Beijing issued its first-ever red alert for smog on Monday, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic that will keep half of the city’s vehicles off the roads. The red alert, the most serious warning on a four-tier system
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