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Plastics Projected to Outpace Coals Greenhouse-gas Emissions by 2030

2021-10-22 22:40:00| OGI

The report projected that the plastic industry releases at least 232 million tons of greenhouse gases each year throughout its lifecycle from the drilling for oil and gas to fuel its facilities to incineration of plastic waste.

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Opinion: Crude Oil Industry Starts to Hear Echoes of Coals Demise

2020-09-21 11:00:00| OGI

The problem for the crude oil industry is that it can't really predict the demand side of the equation with any accuracy, given the uncertain nature of the recovery from the COVIE-19 pandemic.

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Trump, GOP climate change denial hastens coal's decline

2016-07-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

The Hill: As Donald TrumpDonald TrumpGOP senator: Ginsburg may 'have to recuse herself' after Trump remarks Coulter: I'd run immigration system 'like Tinder' Pences congressional library sealed MORE prepares to accept the Republican nomination for President, it's worth noting that hes right about at least one thing: American coal use is declining rapidly, as he said in recent speech on energy. Ten years ago, coal supplied about three-fifths of US electricity; last year it provided less than 30% of the...

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Illinois coals last stand

2016-06-15 16:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Chicago Reader: Blasting at the Eagle River coal mine just outside Harrisburg drove many residents from their homes. Kari Lydersen It looks like a postapocalyptic landscape. The people in this part of Harrisburg have disappeared, leaving their quaint, once-tidy homes behind only to be reclaimed by prairie grass and field mice. The cozy gazebos, children's playground equipment, spacious porches, and basketball backstops that remain are cracked and peeling. Residents once enjoyed these amenities while gazing...

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