Korean Nuclear Electric Power Generator  adquiere  CAM-N View De interés para Ingenierias ambientales.- Un generador nuclear de electricidad ha adquirido dos nuevas licencias de CAM-N View.   El Modelo CAM  ( Modelo de  Aseguramiento de la Conformidad )  para procesos de combustión o químicos y para Centrales Nucleares (CAM-N View) es una Solución TI que utiliza datos meteorológicos actualizados y Dispersión de Aire avanzada a fin de: Asegurar que el complejo energético cumple con la legalidad mientras está en funcionamiento. Anticipar las conidciones de dispersión atmosférica durante el arranque crítico y las operaciones de transición.  Evitar limitaciones comunmente asociadas a hardware de monitorización de aire ambiental como:  Incapacidad de las estaciones de monitorización para indicar con exactitud qué fuente está causando altas concentraciones de un contaminante.  La monitorización de emisiones es económicamente muy costosa, especialmente cuando se requieren múltiples estaciones.  Una estación de monitorización de emisiones única no puede cubrir en un ángulo de 360 los alrededores de la planta siendo sólo un punto en el espacio.   La monitorización de emisiones sólo puede trazar una pequeña cantidad de contaminantes usualmente: CO, NOX, SO2, PM10, PM2.5 y Total Reduced Sulphur (TRS). CAM View y CAM-N View ayudan a resolver todo lo anterior y también se utilizan para planificar la producción y diseñar escenarios basados en predicciones del tiempo.  sobre CAM View   Automakers Back Obama Rule to Raise MPG May 19, 2009 -- WASHINGTON - Determined to reduce new vehicle carbon emissions by 30 percent, President Barack Obama on Tuesday is announcing that automakers will have to improve car and light truck mileage by that much starting in 2016. The new requirement is estimated to cost consumers an extra $1,300 per vehicle, but drivers will be saving at the pump. Moreover, the increased miles per gallon should save 1.8 billion barrels of oil through 2016 and cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 900 million tons, the equivalent to shutting down 194 coal plants, a senior administration official said Monday. Read Article

The First Evidence of Pre-industrial Mercury Pollution in the Andes May 19, 2009 - The study of ancient lake sediment from high altitude lakes in the Andes has revealed for the first time that mercury pollution occurred long before the start of the Industrial Revolution.   University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sciences PhD student Colin Cooke's results from two seasons of field work in Peru have now provided the first unambiguous records of pre-industrial mercury pollution from anywhere in the world and will be published in the May 18th Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Read Article

Climate Bill CO2 Allocations Strategy May 16, 2009 - The climate change bill moving through the U.S. Congress would initially give away the majority of permits to emit greenhouse gases to entities like electricity distributors and big energy users, such as steel and cement plants, in a cap and trade program.   President Barack Obama had campaigned on a plan of auctioning 100 percent of the permits, but has since indicated some flexibility. Read Article

Green Protectionism Should be the Road Not Taken May 14, 2009 – GLOBE-Net - In a speech yesterday to U.S. legislators, Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice laid out the bare bones of the strategy Canada will bring to the global climate change meetings in Copenhagen later this year and issued a blunt warning about using environment protection as a thin disguise for trade protectionism.   "Trade protectionism in the name of environmental protection would be a prescription for disaster for both the global economy and the global environment," said the minister in an address at a U.S. State department Conference of the Americas. Read Article

US EPA Outlines Ways to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint May 13, 2009 – The US Environmental Protection Agency has some suggestions on how we can save energy this summer, and reduce our emissions of Green House Gasses. The energy used in an average home costs more than $2,200 a year and contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than a typical car. Looking at the Energy Star ratings on home appliances, cooling equipment, computers and entertainment devices can, collectively, make a large difference. Read Article