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Title EPA's proposed carbon dioxide rule for existing power plants : elements and implications / Carmella Ramos, editor.

Publication Info. New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety
Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety.
Note Includes index.
Contents EPA'S PROPOSED CARBON DIOXIDE RULE FOR EXISTING POWER PLANTS: ELEMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS; EPA'S PROPOSED CARBON DIOXIDE RULE FOR EXISTING POWER PLANTS: ELEMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: EPA'S PROPOSED GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; EPA'S PROPOSED PLAN FOR EXISTING COAL PLANTS; DISCUSSION OF EPA'S PROPOSAL; ISSUES RELATED TO COMPLIANCE STRATEGIES; CONCLUSION; Chapter 2: STATE CO2EMISSION RATE GOALS IN EPA'S PROPOSED RULE FOR EXISTING POWER PLANTS
Big public health and climate benefitsnumber of power plants covered by the clean power plan; state climate, energy efficiency and renewable energy policy statistics; proposed state plan dates; index
Summary INTRODUCTION; 2012 EMISSION RATE BASELINE; CO2 EMISSION RATE GOALS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 3: EPA'S PROPOSED GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING POWER PLANTS: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS; SUMMARY; BACKGROUND; STATUTORY AUTHORITY; THE PROPOSED RULE; NEXT STEPS; COSTS AND BENEFITS OF THE RULE; CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW; Chapter 4: EPAREGULATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES: CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSES AND OPTIONS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; REGULATION OF STATIONARY SOURCE GHGS; CONGRESSIONAL OPTIONS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 5: BY THE NUMBERS: CUTTING CARBON POLLUTION FROM POWER PLANTS; CLEANING UP POWER PLANTS
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed regulations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing power plants. EPA believes that its proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) will ""protect public health, move the United States towards a cleaner environment, and fight climate change while supplying Americans with reliable and affordable power."" Burning fossil fuels to produce electricity results in the release of carbon dioxide, and represents the largest source of GHG emissions in the United States. This book discusses the implications for the electric power sector. It also ex.
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Subject Carbon dioxide -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Carbon dioxide.
United States.
Power-plants -- Law and legislation.
Power-plants -- Law and legislation.
Carbon dioxide pipelines.
Carbon dioxide pipelines.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Ramos, Carmella, editor.
Other Form: Original 1634631781 9781634631785 (OCoLC)891122304
ISBN 9781631170836 electronic book
163117083X electronic book
9781634631785
1634631781