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Maine's new CFL recycling program: Should manufacturers pay?

By Alexandra Behringer, Research Manager, E SOURCE, November, 03, 2009 - Maine is the first state in the United States to require manufacturers of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to pay for collection and recycling of the bulbs. "An Act to Provide for the Safe Collection and Recycling of Mercury-Containing Light Bulbs" (LD 973) passed the Maine Legislature in May 2009 and went into effect September 2009. The legislation also limits the mercury content of all lighting products. Similar bills are being considered in California, Massachusetts, and Vermont. more...
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Solve Cercla and SEC Asbestos Liability

By Tony Nocito, Managing Director, ABCOV Conversion Systems, LLC, October, 13, 2009 - The regulatory whirlpool keeps turning the U.S. power industry every which way but loose. more...
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Land Disposal of Coal Combustion Byproducts - Management as an Engineering Material (Part II)

By Richard Goodwin, Environmental Engineering Consultant, , September, 29, 2009 - Preface - Engineering Approach more...
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Land Disposal of Coal Combustion Byproducts - Upsets and Implications (Part 1)

By Richard Goodwin, Environmental Engineering Consultant, , September, 28, 2009 - Coal-fired power plants generate about 131 million tons of coal combustion residuals-including 71 million tons of fly ash, 20 million tons of bottom ash and boiler slag, and 40 million tons of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) material. Of these Coal Combustion Byproducts [CCBs] 36% are disposed of in landfills, 21% are disposed of in surface impoundments, 38% are beneficially reused, and 5% are used as minefill. Recent upsets from surface impoundments and landfills have created a public media furor - focusing elected and appointed officials to demand more stringent regulatory control. more...
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CFC Destruction of Ozone - Major Cause of Recent Global Warming!

By Bob Ashworth, Sr. VP, , September, 04, 2009 - Abstract more...
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It's Time for Some Due Diligence on Global Warming Claims

By Dennis Moran, , ENERTEC Solutions LLC, August, 21, 2009 - Actually, it is long overdue. A staggering amount of money and man-hours already have been expended across the globe and we are getting ready to kick the level of spending up a notch. A rapidly growing group of scientists is challenging the claims on which this movement is based, yet they are being ignored by most of the media, environmental activists, and people who stand to profit from the "carbon economy." GW proponents need to answer the questions that have been raised over the validity of their claims if they want support those who will be paying the bills for their proposed programs. Their current approach - personal attacks on anyone who challenges GW orthodoxy and manufacturing a crisis to build support for their movement -- are unacceptable. more...
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Will Regional Climate Change Efforts Drive National Climate Change

By Carol Tudor, Director, E3 Consulting, LLC, July, 17, 2009 - Let's assume that federal climate change regulation is taking a back seat to economic issues for the time being, say until at least 2010. With no action at the federal level, it is possible, even likely, that the efforts at state and regional levels will mature and even start to overlap or connect. Many observers have already predicted that the patchwork of regulations will be sewn together to essentially become a nationwide program. In this paper, we take a look at the common threads of the major regional initiatives and include some opinions by industry leaders regarding the importance of creating a cohesive regulatory landscape and the potential that it is already in formation. Some regional initiatives are being designed intentionally to have the ability to link with other programs, such as a federal program, when they become established. more...
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Musings on Hot Air

By Thomas Fehring, President, NorCENergy Consultants, LLC, July, 10, 2009 - I think the scientific proof is overwhelming that the atmosphere is gradually warming. Perhaps there is some question regarding how much can be attributed to man-made factors (anthropogenic) and how much might be naturally occurring, but whatever the cause, it's time to move beyond this debate. more...
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Carbon Monoxide Catalyst Could Solve Energy and Global Warming Problems

By Chris Neil, Energy Economist, , June, 30, 2009 - A catalyst that converts carbon monoxide into carbon and oxygen could solve the world's need for energy, particularly energy that doesn't emit greenhouse gases. In the gasification process, water and a carbon-rich fuel react to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide. If a catalyst could be developed that would convert carbon monoxide back into carbon and oxygen, the carbon could be used over and over again rather than being used once and producing emissions of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO2). more...
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No Evidence to Support Carbon Dioxide Causing Global Warming!

By Bob Ashworth, Sr. VP, , May, 11, 2009 - Introduction more...
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