Is Methanol The New Fuel Source?

December 16, 2011

Methanol could replace hydrogen gas, ethanol, and gasoline as the primary fuel source of the future for vehicles and airplanes.  Methanol’s attractiveness as a viable fuel source has resulted in an increase in research from universities and federal governments alike.  Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has been one of the front runners in the [...]

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Seventeenth Annual Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa

December 13, 2011

The annual United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP17) Climate Change Conference began November 29th In Durban, South Africa.  The 11-day conference is a gathering of representatives from across the globe, whose goal is to develop an ongoing, unified policy approach to climate change.  Friday December 9th will mark an end to the conference, hopefully [...]

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Combustible Dust Safety in the Recycling Industry – Part 2

December 6, 2011

Dominick DalSanto is a guest contributor to the EES blog.  Dominick is an environmental technologies expert for www.baghouse.com and has authored numerous articles, whitepapers, and blogs on dust collection systems for industrial sources.  This is Part 2 of his series on combustible dust safety. Selecting a Dust Collector To begin your search it is vital to look [...]

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Combustible Dust Safety in the Recycling Industry – Part 1

December 2, 2011

Dominick DalSanto is a guest contributor to the EES blog.  Dominick is an environmental technologies expert for www.baghouse.com and has authored numerous articles, whitepapers, and blogs on dust collection systems for industrial sources.  This is Part 1 of his series on combustible dust safety. Introduction An explosion at the Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth, Ga, on February [...]

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New Regulations Proposed For Underground Storage Tanks

November 29, 2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published its proposed revisions to the regulations for Underground Storage Tanks (UST), which were first promulgated in 1988.  These proposed revisions will affect retail motor fuel sales, commercial and manufacturing sectors, hospitals, transportation and agriculture.  These changes will establish federal requirements that are similar to key portions of [...]

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A Majority of Areas in the US Are Meeting Air Quality Standards for Lead

November 23, 2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a study on the lead contamination in the air.  The study has determined that 39 states are meeting the national air quality standards for lead.  These standards were strengthened in 2008, decreasing the standard to .15 micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air.  This was a ten-fold [...]

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First Texas Greenhouse Gas Permit Issued

November 18, 2011

The U.S. EPA issued the first greenhouse gas (GHG) permit in the state of Texas on November 12, after assuming regulatory control over its air permitting program in January of 2011.  The permit was issued to the Lower Colorado River Authority’s (LCRA) Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant, a natural-gas fired facility located in Llano County, [...]

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Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Proposed For Delaware River Basin

November 15, 2011

Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, has undoubtedly become one of the most contentious and hotly debated issues in states across the nation where natural gas deposits are found. The state of Pennsylvania has become ground zero for oil and gas companies, who have flocked to the area for its precious Marcellus Shale region.  [...]

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Hybrid Power Plants

November 8, 2011

Hybrid technology used in vehicles has created a way for users to “go green” at a relatively affordable cost.  Now researchers at Tel Aviv University School of Mechanical Engineering have taken this idea to power plants.  The project is headed by Professor Avi Kribus and is conducted at the University’s new Renewable Energy Center. Today, [...]

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EPA Published Final Rule On SO2 Emissions From PA Power Plant

November 3, 2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted the long awaited petition filed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from a neighboring Pennsylvania power plant.  The initial petition was filed by NJDEP on September 17, 2010, where it asked EPA to assess the air quality and SO2 [...]

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