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Fuel Tech Inc. of Warrenville, Ill., which sells technology for reducing nitrogen-oxide emissions, had $21 million in new orders in the third quarter, up from $8.8 million in the year-earlier quarter, according to Dave Collins, chief financial officer.
Clean-Coal Rules Are a Boon for Some Kris Maher 2011
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Last July, the agency released its final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which requires reductions of sulfur-dioxide and nitrogen-oxide emissions in 23 Eastern and Midwestern states beginning next year, as well as seasonal ozone reductions in 28 states.
The Coal Age Is Nearer to Its End Rebecca Smith 2011
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By 2017, it says, sulfur-dioxide pollution from its power plants will tumble by two-thirds and nitrogen-oxide emissions will fall by half compared with 2011 levels.
Upgrade Costs Doom Older Plants Rebecca Smith 2011
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The bulk of nitrogen-oxide emissions either emerge as, or gradually break down into, nitrogen dioxide, a toxic gas common in vehicle exhaust fumes.
Orica Plant Exceeded Emissions Limit David Fickling 2011
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SYDNEY— Orica Ltd.'s Kooragang Island explosives-and-fertilizer plant has exceeded limits on emissions of potentially toxic nitrogen-oxide gases by as much as 27% during the past three years, according to documents reviewed by Dow Jones Newswires.
Orica Plant Exceeded Emissions Limit David Fickling 2011
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Daimler promotes BlueTec as the world's cleanest diesel engine, using filters and traps to reduce soot and nitrogen-oxide emissions.
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That study also found that ships produced an estimated 27% of the world's smog-causing nitrogen-oxide emissions in 2005.
Ships Draw Fire 2007
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As Bruce Stanley reports, ships release more sulfur dioxide -- a sooty pollutant associated with acid rain -- than all the world's cars, trucks and buses combined, according to a March study by the International Council on Clean Transportation, which also found that ships produced an estimated 27% of the world's smog-causing nitrogen-oxide emissions in 2005.
HSBC's SIV Bailout 2007
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As Bruce Stanley reports, ships release more sulfur dioxide -- a sooty pollutant associated with acid rain -- than all the world's cars, trucks and buses combined, according to a March study by the International Council on Clean Transportation, which also found that ships produced an estimated 27% of the world's smog-causing nitrogen-oxide emissions in 2005.
HSBC's SIV Bailout 2007
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The system also reduces nitrogen-oxide emissions, which are major contributors to harmful air pollution, by up to 14 percent, according to Canada's Environmental Technology Verification Program .
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