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    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The Legal Sector Alliance (LSA) developed the LSA Carbon Footprint Protocol in consultation with the Carbon Trust. The spreadsheet tool is based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and measures emissions under a firm's control.
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    BERLIN, -- A project being touted as one of the world's first carbon capture and sequestration pilots will be commissioned next week in Germany.
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    BRUSSELS, -- After catching flak from environmentalists and some politicians for potentially weakening vehicle-related carbon dioxide emissions standards, EU lawmakers set aside more time to toughen it proposal. Meanwhile, it gave the green light to new hydrogen rules.

Climate Change and Waste

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Use this site to learn how solid-waste management may reduce emissions, offsetting climate change. The site is a good introduction to climate-change issues and gives tangible details that businesses can use to make waste-reduction decisions. Use the Climate Projects section to view what state and local governments have implemented to encourage waste reduction from businesses. For example, The Business and Industry Recycling Venture of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce will assist the Seattle Mariners and event vendors in the design and implementation of a comprehensive recycling and waste-reduction program at the new 47,000-seat Safeco Field stadium.

Web Site:epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/index.html

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