Current query:Refine: |
Anger as coal power plant bid goes ahead.
Plans for a new £3 billion coal-fired power station in Scotland will be lodged tomorrow, prompting warnings of mass protests by green groups. Edinburgh Scotsman, United Kingdom. 14 March 2010.
Efforts to store carbon dioxide underground face Randolph County opposition.
Rumors that East Central Indiana could become an underground storage site for carbon dioxide have prompted opposition to CO2 sequestration in Randolph County. Muncie Star Press, Indiana. 14 March 2010.
Eco lawyers seek tougher coal ash policies.
By filing a notice to sue environment and health officials along with a power firm in Naga City, Philippines, ecology lawyers said they want tougher laws and enforcement of policies on coal ash disposal. Cebu Daily News, Philippines. 14 March 2010.
Enviros play dirty on coal, natural gas.
They don't discuss the subject too openly outside their own circles, but environmentalists make crystal clear on their Web sites that they want to stop all coal-based power production in this country. Washington DC Examiner, District of Columbia. Editorial, 14 March 2010.
£3bn coal power plant will test strength of Ed Miliband's environment rules.
A new plant in Scotland will have to prove that carbon capture technology works. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 13 March 2010.
Scots energy giant given grant to help plan 'clean' power station.
Energy firms ScottishPower and E.ON have been awarded funding to design power plants which can trap and store carbon emissions permanently underground. Edinburgh Scotsman, United Kingdom. 13 March 2010.
Scottish Power wins carbon capture technology funding.
Scottish Power has won "tens of millions of pounds" in government funding to develop new technology to tackle climate change. BBC. 13 March 2010.
Longannet owner to share £90m government fund for carbon capture.
Prospects for a new industry bringing 10,000 jobs to Scotland are a step closer after a Whitehall decision to finance work on adding carbon capture and storage equipment to Longannet power station in Fife. London Times, United Kingdom. 13 March 2010.
State regulators preparing for new water-quality rules.
State regulators are moving rapidly to re-write more than two dozen coal mining permits in advance of an anticipated crackdown by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on water quality. Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky. 13 March 2010.
Fuel cells a tough sell in a coal-fired economy.
The replacement for this dirty power in coming years may not be what most expect - it could come from a box about the size of a small washing machine that sits down the side of your house. Melbourne Age, Australia. 12 March 2010.
Alternative-energy requirement slows in state House.
Legislation that would force utilities to supply electricity that comes from renewable sources like wind and the sun is running into trouble in the Kentucky House — even after lawmakers added provisions to help new coal technologies. Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky. 12 March 2010.
Unconventional gas: This changes everything.
Natural gas is becoming less like oil and more like coal, which is a good thing. Economist. Editorial, 12 March 2010.
US coal town above mine fire claims massive fraud.
Residents of a coal mining town in PA have long believed the government's demolition of it was part of a plot to swipe the mineral rights to anthracite coal worth hundreds of millions of dollars - and not, as officials said, the solution to an out-of-control underground mine fire that menaced the town with toxic gases. Associated Press. 11 March 2010.
Study offers alternative to coal plant.
There is a cheaper, cleaner and even a job-generating alternative to building a coal plant to address increased energy demands, according to an alliance of advocacy groups that presented its findings this week to the Snapping Shoals EMC board of directors. Rockdale Citizen, Georgia. 11 March 2010.
China environment worsening, may miss energy goals.
China's environment is "still deteriorating", a senior official said Wednesday, as the booming nation burnt record amounts of coal and lagged behind in meeting its energy-saving goals. Agence France-Presse. 11 March 2010.
Poverty and tyranny central to immoral practice of mountain destruction, water and air poisoning.
Mountaintop removal is incompatible with either economic development or human habitation; industry’s claim that mountaintop removal brings prosperity to the region is a demonstrable lie. Washington Hill, District of Columbia. Opinion, 11 March 2010.
West worries about Russia turning to coal.
European efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions could be undermined by Russian plans to dramatically increase energy production from coal, Western experts said in Brussels yesterday. Euractiv, Belgium. 10 March 2010.
Clean coal? Obama funds research to capture carbon.
Can coal really be clean? Environmentalists may be skeptical, but President Obama is moving ahead with efforts to create non-polluting coal. USA Today. 10 March 2010.
Massey prepares to ship coal to China.
Massey Energy Co. is preparing its first metallurgical coal shipment to China as part of its efforts to capitalize on growing demand from Asian steelmakers, an executive with the Virginia-based mine operator said Tuesday. Associated Press. 10 March 2010.
Mountaintop mining is deadly, professor says.
A leading biology researcher warned a state Senate panel Tuesday that mountaintop mining of coal in Tennessee has already released dangerous amounts of the toxic selenium into streams. Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tennessee. 10 March 2010.
High Court gives OK for Dry Fork to fire up.
The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s ruling that the 385-megawatt coal-fired power plant meets air quality requirements. Gillette News-Record, Wyoming. 10 March 2010.
EPA chief: Mountaintop-removal guidelines coming soon.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson said Monday her agency is not seeking to halt mountaintop removal, but will "try to minimize, if not end, any environmental degradation to the water" caused by the practice. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. 9 March 2010.
Solar industry learns lessons in Spanish sun.
Two years ago, this gritty mining city hosted a brief 21st-century gold rush. Long famous for coal, Puertollano discovered another energy source it had overlooked: the relentless, scorching sun. New York Times. 9 March 2010.
China's sinking city hopes to rise beyond mining.
The old mining and power sectors in the sinking city of Fuxin, in northeast China's Liaoning province, left a legacy of pollution, inefficiency and perilous land subsidence, but its mayor said the city -- with government help -- was now finally turning things around. Reuters. 9 March 2010.
For Senators on the fence on climate, everything's in play.
The fate of comprehensive energy and climate legislation rests in the hands of about 30 senators, including coal and Rust Belt Democrats, Westerners and moderate Republicans. ClimateWire. 9 March 2010.
Proposed coal gasification plant gets new air permit.
State environmental regulators have granted an air-quality permit for a proposed Western Kentucky effort to use coal to make natural gas. Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky. 9 March 2010.
Wyoming Supreme Court upholds coal plant permit.
The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld a state air quality permit for a power plant being built at a coal mine north of Gillette. Associated Press. 9 March 2010.
Coal deal helps to clear state air.
A plan to retool or close down what would amount to several coal-fired power plants in the metro area is an important step toward clearing the air on the Front Range. Denver Post, Colorado. Editorial, 9 March 2010.
What Congressman Nick Rahall could be doing about mountaintop removal coal mining.
Congressman Rahall is a smart guy, and he’s in a position — despite his support for coal — to make this industry be a far more responsible corporate neighbor in the region. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. Opinion, 9 March 2010.
A question of health.
Several towns in Chautauqua County use bottom ash produced by the NRG plant in Dunkirk to control snow and ice on their roadways. This bottom ash, which is a byproduct caused by burning coal in the Dunkirk plant's boilers to produce electricity, is provided free of charge to the townships. Dunkirk Observer, New York. 8 March 2010.
|