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  • Va. plant's carbon dioxide permit to be appealed

    WWBT 12 News | 09/30/2009 11:35 pm

    Associated Press - September 30, 2009 6:35 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Environmentalists are appealing a ruling upholding a permit governing carbon dioxide emissions at a Dominion Virginia Power...

  • Va. plant's carbon dioxide permit to be appealed

    WRIC 8 News | 09/30/2009 11:35 pm

    Associated Press - September 30, 2009 6:35 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Environmentalists are appealing a ruling upholding a permit governing carbon dioxide emissions at a Dominion Virginia Power...

  • EPA moves to regulate smokestack greenhouse gases

    WRIC 8 News | 09/30/2009 08:27 pm

    The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first steps to control climate-changing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, factories and refineries.

  • Business Briefs for Aug. 15

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 08/15/2009 05:01 am

    Virginia regulators are seeking comment on Dominion Virginia Power programs designed to reduce customer electricity usage and demand. The State Corporation Commission will hold a hearing Feb. 16 in Richmond ...

  • Carbon dioxide emissions drop in 2008

    WRIC 8 News | 05/20/2009 05:06 pm

    Associated Press - May 20, 2009 5:03 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is reporting that energy-related carbon dioxide emissions declined by 2.8% last year, the largest drop since ...

  • Kermit's Complaints Aside, It Is Easy Being Green

    richmond.com | 07/17/2008 03:52 pm

    Many people have the wrong idea about "green" houses. They think of Mongolian-style yurts, or solar-mounted rooftops, or kitchen counters made of recycled glass. But going green rarely entails anything ...

  • Earth Talk

    richmond.com | 02/20/2008 11:39 am

    Dear EarthTalk: As I understand it, coal that is used to fuel power plants and other industrial activity is a key culprit in pollution and climate change. So what is ...

  • Earth Talk

    richmond.com | 12/28/2007 09:30 am

    Dear EarthTalk: Where do the leading presidential candidates stand on the issue of climate change and other environmental issues? -- Max S., Seattle, Wash. The outcome of the 2008 presidential ...

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