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EPA allows TVA to dump spilled coal ash in Alabama.
The nation's largest utility can dump millions of tons of coal ash from a Tennessee spill into an Alabama landfill, federal regulators said Thursday, despite criticism that the plan is unfair to one of Alabama's poorest counties. Associated Press. 3 July 2009.
Power station protesters guilty.
Twenty-two environmental campaigners have been found guilty of obstructing a train carrying coal to Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire. BBC. 3 July 2009.
Atonement in a drive for wind power.
A guilty conscience turned Min Deqing into northwestern China’s unlikely prophet of wind and solar energy. As operations director at the main coal-fired power plant in Lanzhou he delayed installing costly air pollution control equipment for three years. New York Times. 3 July 2009.
Burning coal means pollution and death, Drax hijack defendant tells court.
The jury in a case involving the ambush of a coal train by climate campaigners is expected to retire later today after the 22 defendants decided to not to call the remainder of their witnesses. London Guardian, England. 3 July 2009.
Start over on coal plant proposal.
A federal official has told Kansas to start over its review process for a proposed coal-fired electric plant in southwest Kansas that Gov. Mark Parkinson had endorsed. Associated Press. 3 July 2009.
Drax protesters guilty over train ambush.
Environmental protesters who ambushed a freight train as it took coal to the largest power station in Europe were found guilty today of obstructing the railway. Yorkshire Post. 3 July 2009.
Constellation plans fly ash dump in Curtis Bay.
Constellation Energy plans to purchase a 65-acre industrial landfill in Curtis Bay to dispose of fly ash, a by-product of its coal-fired power plants in Pasadena, a company spokesman said yesterday. Glen Burnie Gazette, Maryland. 3 July 2009.
Feds: WVDEP should beef up mine flooding reviews.
Last week, the West Virginia Environmental Protection Secretary Randy Huffman told a U.S. Senate subcommittee what a great job his agency does making sure that mountaintop removal coal mining doesn’t contribute to flooding. Charleston Gazette-Mail, West Virginia. 3 July 2009.
Four landfills in Tennessee approved for coal ash test.
State environmental authorities have granted the Tennessee Valley Authority approval to use four East Tennessee landfills as test sites for coal ash disposal, though the agency has no current plans to do so. Associated Press. 3 July 2009.
Judge dismisses challenge to Duke Energy coal plant.
A federal judge dismissed a challenge by environmental groups to halt construction of Duke Energy's 825-megawatt Carolinas’ Cliffside plant expansion, but said the plaintiffs can pursue challenges to the permit and the plant in state courts. Charlotte Business Journal, North Carolina. 3 July 2009.
The coal question.
Coal is at the epicenter of America's tug-of-war between pollution and affordable energy, and nowhere does the conflict play out better than in Virginia. Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, Virginia. Editorial, 3 July 2009.
Still a long way from a coal plant.
Gov. Mark Parkinson already got what he wanted out of his deal to allow a new coal-fired power plant near Holcomb. But there are reasons to wonder whether the deal will deliver a coal plant. Wichita Eagle, Kansas. Editorial, 3 July 2009.
A president breaks hearts in Appalachia.
Mountaintop removal coal mining is the worst environmental tragedy in American history. When will the Obama administration finally stop this Appalachian apocalypse? Washington Post. Opinion, 3 July 2009.
Treasury faces legal action over 'dirty' banking investments.
The government is facing legal action after environmental groups accused it of spending billions on "dirty and destructive projects" through the recapitalisation of banks including the Royal Bank of Scotland. London Guardian, England. 2 July 2009.
U.S. gives up to $408 million to "clean coal" projects.
This is the third round of funding from the Clean Coal Power Initiative, which was created to increase investment in low-emission coal technology through a cost-sharing partnership between the federal government and private industry. Reuters. 2 July 2009.
Drax protesters plead climate change cause to jury.
Climate change protesters accused of hijacking a power station coal train managed to mount a vigorous political defence of their actions in court yesterday during hours of cat-and-mouse negotiations with a judge. London Guardian, England. 2 July 2009.
Coal-state senator pledges to fight 'cap and trade'
The junior senator from Wyoming, the nation's top coal-producing state, says he will do everything he can to prevent a climate-change bill from passing the Senate. Associated Press. 2 July 2009.
North Dakota co-op to get $100M to research CO2 reduction.
A North Dakota utility cooperative will receive up to $100 million in federal stimulus funds for research into an experimental process to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Wednesday. Associated Press. 2 July 2009.
State must conduct review, hold hearings on latest coal-plant proposal.
The federal EPA has essentially told the state and Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to start over in considering a permit to build a coal-burning power plant in southwest Kansas. Lawrence Journal, Kansas. 2 July 2009.
EPA to Kansas: Start over on coal plant proposal.
A federal official has told Kansas to start over its review process for a proposed coal-fired electric plant in southwest Kansas that Governor Mark Parkinson had endorsed. Associated Press. 2 July 2009.
Comments roll into ADEM about Perry County landfill.
If the U.S. EPA and the Tennessee Valley Authority reach an agreement, the Arrowhead Landfill will take in tons and tons of ash resulting from a dike’s collapse near the Kingston Fossil Fuel Plant in Roane County, Tenn., last December. Selma Times-Journal, Alabama. 2 July 2009.
Opponents of AMP call amendment "unfair perk"
An amendment to the state worker’s compensation budget which could significantly reduce construction costs for the proposed American Municipal Power Generating Station is being call “another unfair Ohio perk for coal” by the Sierra Club. Pomeroy Daily Sentinel, Ohio. 2 July 2009.
Coal mine threat to Glacier draws U.N.
A United Nations delegation will travel to Glacier National Park and the North Fork to see for itself the threats of mining and coal bed methane development could have on the Park. Hungry Horse News, Montana. 2 July 2009.
Build a better carbon trap and...
To capture the carbon dioxide generated by coal plants, chemical companies like Dow Chemical Co. and energy giants like Alstom SA have been betting big on liquid solvents like amine, a corrosive derivative of ammonia that has a thirst for binding with CO2. Greenwire. 1 July 2009.
Coal protest trial judge blocks climate change talk.
Climate change campaigners on trial for hijacking a coal train on its way to the Drax power station in North Yorkshire were stymied three times this morning in their attempts to address a jury on the dangers of global warming. London Guardian, England. 1 July 2009.
SA's CO2 levels 'very high.'
South Africa's greenhouse gas emissions per capita are similar to that of industrialised countries, partly because of its strong reliance on coal, an environmental organisation said on Wednesday. South African Press Association, South Africa. 1 July 2009.
Drax train hijackers accused of planning to turn trial into second public protest.
Climate change campaigners who hijacked a power station coal train were accused today of planning to turn their trial into a second public protest on energy policy and global warming. London Guardian, England. 1 July 2009.
What the energy bill really means for CO2 emissions.
That the bill is historic is obvious. But as it moves to the Senate, where the virtual requirement for 60 votes means that passage will be even more difficult, it's far less clear that Waxman-Markey is strong enough to meet the long-term threat of global warming. Time Magazine. 1 July 2009.
E.P.A. lists ‘high hazard’ coal ash dumps.
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a list of 44 “high hazard potential” coal ash waste dumps across the country. The “high hazard” rating applied to sites where a dam failure would most likely result in a loss of human life. New York Times. 1 July 2009.
How 'hazardous' is coal ash waste?
Just how much of a hazard are the EPA's "high hazardous potential" coal ash waste impoundments to West Virginians? It depends on how close you live to the site. West Virginia Public Broadcasting, West Virginia. 1 July 2009.
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