ENVIRONMENTAL

CBO: Waxman-Markey Will Moderately Reduce U.S. GDP

November 24, 2009 | Vincent Valk

The Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade legislation, aimed at curbing U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, will result in a slight reduction in gross domestic product (GDP) growth through 2020, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The...

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CMS Providers Expect Global Market to Triple in 5-10 Years

The 2009 market for CMS is expected to be $900 million-$1 billion in the U.S., $1-$1.2 billion in the NAFTA region, and $1.3-$1.6 billion globally....

Calgon Carbon to Provide UV System for Boston Water Treatment

Calgon Carbon announced that its ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system will be used at the John Carroll Water Treatment Plant in Marlboro, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb. The company...

BASF Inks Deal with Masdar

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Calgon Carbon Reports Income Decline

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Every so often we read about how pharmaceuticals are being discharged into global water systems. It’s good that we’re being told and reminded that this is a problem we’ve created for ourselves. Unless these pharmaceuticals are removed from...

Linde Signs Gases Contract with Abu Dhabi Firm

Linde has signed a long-term contract with Masdar (Abu Dhabi) to supply all of the gases for next-generation, thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module production at Masdar PV's manufacturing site near Erfurt, Germany. Linde will provide the complete...

U.S. Chemical Shipment Held at EU Port for Failing to Show Reach Papers

A shipment of chemicals from the U.S. has been temporarily held in a port in the European Union (EU) as EU officials demanded evidence of pre-registration and compliance according to the EU’s Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of...

Obama Revokes Executive Order on Regulatory Reviews

President Obama has revoked a controversial executive order that President Bush had signed in January 2007 that gave broad authority to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review and edit agency guidance documents, many of which could...

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