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New case for regulating CO2 emissions; A report finds progress in fighting air pollution and suggests that could hold for carbon dioxide, too.(USA)
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The Christian Science Monitor
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April 6, 2006
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Byline: Mark Clayton Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
The nation's big power companies are creating smaller amounts of gases that cause smog and acid rain than they were 15 years ago, but they're producing more greenhouse gases.
That's the conclusion of a joint industry- environmentalist report, released Wednesday, which offers a ray of hope in the battle against global warming.
If the American electric industry can cut its air pollution in response to toughened standards, the reasoning goes, then strict controls on greenhouse gases could do the same.
"What this report shows is that with careful government regulation, companies can lower the ...