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Exxon Sued for Illegally Emitting 8 Million Pounds of Pollution

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Exxon Sued for Illegally Emitting 8 Million Pounds of Pollution

Photo: Steve Snodgrass , Flickr, CC Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil for allowing the largest oil refining plant in the nation to emit over 8 million pounds of illegal air pollution for over five years now. The Sierra Club and Environment Texas claim that the Exxon refinery, which operates on the Gulf coast, has violated federal air pollution laws “thousands of times”. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Russian Heatwave’s Effect on Agriculture a Sign of Things to Come Elsewhere?

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Buckwheat, with 2009 prices… photo: Luigi Guarino via flickr. Take it as a sign of things to common in more places without more concerted action on climate change: As the BBC reports, the recent millennial heat wave in Russia may be over but the effects on the economy will be felt for some time. Estimates of its impact are official reported as knocking 0.8% off GDP, whi… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Fast Track Program for Green Tech Patents Gets Snubbed

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Steve Snodgrass Back in December we learned that green tech companies were receiving a fast track through the US patent process in order to boost innovation among start-ups and innovators. The first 3,000 applicants would sail through the process in just 12 months, as opposed to 40 months. We asked if zipping through the patent process would really move green tech forward. Turns out, it doesn’t. The fast track program is already off course for filling up the 3… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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