Archive for ‘coal’
Coal’s time is up in U.S., environmentalist warns
February 14th, 2008
The United States should leave its estimated 200 years’ supply of coal in the ground and invest in wind farms and solar technology for its power-generating needs, a leading environmental analyst said Thursday.
Popularity: 3%
Canadian provinces eye carbon-trading plan
January 30th, 2008
Many of Canada provinces are pursuing a carbon-trading plan to fight climate change, saying on Tuesday it was inevitable the country would adopt a such system, even if the current federal government is cool to the idea.
Popularity: 3%
China stuggles with power shortages
January 27th, 2008
Many blame the current situation where coal prices are free to float while power prices are fixed. The ongoing heavy snow in many parts of China, which snarls coal transportation and destroys electricity cables, is also to blame for the crisis.
Popularity: 5%
Clean Coal Greenwashing
January 17th, 2008
The AeroCivic gets 95mpg and will kill any chances you have of getting a girlfriend, go green with the EPA & Google Earth map pollution, and “Clean Coal” wants you to celebrate good times!
Popularity: 7%
Mine fire burns since 1962
January 15th, 2008
It was in 1962 that a fire at a waste dump spread to natural fuel that lies beneath this town. The fire burns in an underground area 350 acres wide.
Popularity: 3%
Officials to pick site for coal plant
December 18th, 2007
A government and industry research project to learn ways to burn coal without emitting global warming gases is taking a major step forward Tuesday with an announcement on where the futuristic power plant will be built — in Texas or Illinois.
Popularity: 3%
Australia buoys hopes at Bali climate talks
December 3rd, 2007
Australia raised hopes of global action to fight climate change on Monday by agreeing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, isolating the United States at U.N.-led talks in Bali as the only rich nation not in the pact.
Popularity: 4%
“Naughty” nations in a coal lot of trouble in Bali
December 3rd, 2007
It’s not easy being green. Particularly if you are big polluters Saudi Arabia, the United States and Canada. All three earned the first “Fossil of the Day Awards” at U.N.-led climate change talks in Bali on Monday, with each receiving a little sack of coal adorned with their national flags at a mock award ceremony filled with boos and laughter.
Popularity: 4%
Chinese province sees high rates of birth defects in coal mining areas
October 29th, 2007
Coal mining regions of northern China are reporting soaring levels of defects in newborn babies as an apparent result of heavy pollution, state media said Monday, citing a local population planning official.
Popularity: 4%
Working On The Railroads
October 22nd, 2007
Solar power, private equity and other wave-of-the-future industries have been getting attention lately. But much of Wall Street’s big money has been flowing into a Victorian-era standby: railroads. In May, Warren Buffett revealed that his company, Berkshire Hathaway, has been buying stakes in rail stocks, especially giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNI. Other big guns buying rail include Carl …
Popularity: 2%
Scientists see coal as key challenge
October 22nd, 2007
The proliferation of coal-burning power plants around the world may pose “the single greatest challenge” to averting dangerous climate change, an international panel of scientists reported Monday.
Popularity: 2%
Kan. regulator rejects permit for coal plants
October 19th, 2007
utility company and state lawmakers are vowing to challenge the rejection of a permit for two coal-fired power plants in Kansas, where the state’s top environmental regulator cited emissions of carbon dioxide. The ruling could have an impact across the country and was hailed as a victory by environmental groups that warn the plants contribute dangerously to global …
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