G7 Energy Ministers Agree To Close Coal-Fired Generating Stations By 2035
The G7 energy ministers have agreed to a statement that supports phasing out coal-fired generating stations by 2035.
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Why Not The Clean Power Plan?
The Clean Power Plan just finalized by the Obama administration has occupied the media for most of a week now. So what’s the big deal? The Earth has a significant problem with climate change, and the US government has put together a coherent nationwide approach. Individual states hold high responsibility for its … [continued]
Hard Truths About World Power Plant Carbon Emissions
Would you like to know how US power plants stack up to the rest of the world’s in terms of carbon emissions? I doubt that many Americans will enjoy the answer. A report released this morning by Environment America, the national federation of statewide advocacy groups working on clean air, clean … [continued]
Coal Power Plant Emissions May Play Role In North Carolina’s High Suicide Rate, Research Finds
Is there a relationship between the air pollution released by coal-fired power plants and higher suicide rates? New research is strongly suggesting that there is — it links the high rate of suicide within North Carolina with the air pollution released there by coal-fired electricity plants. Specifically, the research found … [continued]
Indian Tribe Files Suit Against Nevada Coal Plant
An ongoing battle between a Native American tribe and a Nevada coal plant is really starting to heat up. The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians has been trying to force the closure of the Reid Gardner coal-fired power plant, located outside Las Vegas, for years. Recently, the tribe filed suit against NV energy — claiming … [continued]
IEA Says Energy Industry In Troubled Water With Future Water Usage
It’s an easily forgotten necessity of energy production: the billions of cubic meters (BCM) of freshwater that is necessary for cooling, irrigating, fracking, and other uses. This is water that is not returned to the water basin for future use — it’s temporarily lost to evaporation, consumption, or pollution. The … [continued]
Energy Subsidy Nonsense — Energy Subsidy Narrow-Mindedness Gets Old
If you’re writing about the falling cost of solar or solar selling for cheaper than coal power or grid electricity, I’m sure you will quickly receive comments from “logical” and “fair-minded” people regarding one popular topic — subsidies. Unfortunately, their logic will probably be upside down. Energy subsidies have been around for … [continued]
EPA Proposes 84% Emissions Cut For Coal-Firing Navajo Generating Station
Visiting the Grand Canyon is the trip of a lifetime. Trying to take in the natural beauty of the Southwest through a nitrogen oxide haze is a total bummer. To avoid this scenario the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed an emissions cut for the coal-firing Navajo Generating … [continued]
Yet Another Study Digs Up the Dirt on “Clean Coal”
If coal advocates want to prove that their favorite fuel can continue to dominate America’s energy future, they’re going to have to work a little harder. Researchers from Duke and Baylor universities have just announced a finding that polluted runoff from coal mines has degraded more than 22 percent … [continued]
Climate Change Will Turn Off the Lights: New Study Finds Nuclear and Coal at Risk
A new study finds that climate change will impact the 91% of US and 78% of European power that is produced using thermal power plants. In the near future, power potential is expected to be reduced from 4 to 16% with the possibility of a complete system collapse tripling or more.
