As I wrote last month would probably happen, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) lowered its estimate for fossil fuel energy demand in 2009, translating into a huge drop in greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions projections for coal, oil, and natural gas were all lowered in its July Short Term Energy Outlook -- meaning, by my calculations, that US emissions are expected to fall 4.3% this year alone.
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After 2008 witnessed a US emissions fall of almost 3% (due mostly...
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