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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will require industrial processors to monitor and report their CO₂ emissions starting in 2010. Will your company have to comply with the new reporting rules? Do you already have a measurement or monitoring system in place? What about sustainability plans? Is measuring CO₂ the right canary in this particular coal mine, or should the EPA be watching for other pollutants and emissions?

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Several engineering societies have come together to tackle the issue managing of carbon emissions, representing over a million engineers and technical professionals. The divergent group proposes to create scorecards that will report on the efficacy of management technologies as well as identify barriers to proper measurement and analysis of carbon emissions. So far the group has focused on electric power and transportation, but plans to expand to other areas. Which arenas are the most important to analyze? Could this collaboration finally force corporations to make changes to their carbon footprint? Can engineers from different disciplines all agree on the key initiatives?

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating the source of three contaminated wells in Pavillion, Wyoming. The wells tested positive for a chemical that is commonly used in the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracture. The issue is raising concerns about the future use of natural gas as a safe energy source. Proponents of protective legislation say we need to safeguard the water supply, while those opposed to regulation say fracturing fluids can't reach the water table in the first place. How can we balance the discovery of new energy resources with environmental safety? Will regulation and legislation solve the problems or just make more of them?

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General Motors is proudly touting their new green car, the Volt, claiming that the vehicle can get a city fuel economy of 230 miles per gallon. However, there are some caveats, including that the new formula this claim is based on is not yet well defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Is GM setting itself up for a fall by giving a theoretical fuel economy estimate that consumers may never experience in the real world?

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It's the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, celebrated with scads of interviews with astronauts, scientists, and policy makers who have different opinions about our next steps into outer space. Some argue that the shuttle program and the space station are delaying our foray to other worlds. Should we go back to the moon or on to Mars? Will space travel remain the domain of governments, or will there be a vibrant, private enterprise that provides the innovation to get us to the next level?

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