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Candidates discuss coals role in global warming, economy
2014-10-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Laramee Boomerang: Candidates running for the Wyoming Legislature recently weighed in on Wyoming's coal industry and ongoing disputes between the state and the Environmental Protection Agency regarding clean air. Three candidates answered questions during a League of Women Voter's Forum on Thursday night at the Albany County Public Library. The forum -- scheduled ahead of the Nov. 4 elections -- was split between Albany County Commissioner and state legislator candidates. Republican Charles "C.J.' Young is vying...
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Federal judge rejects mine proposal, cites coal's contribution climate change
2014-07-02 22:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: What`s the very best reason not to expand coal mining on public land? Coal is contributing to global warming. And a federal judge just blocked a proposed Colorado mine for that very reason, InsideClimateNews reports. People, it would appear, are finally starting to get it. In touting the potential economic benefits of the mine but ignoring fossil fuels` effect on climate change, ruled U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson, federal agencies failed to consider the complete cost of the project....
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Gov Mead begs for coals rescue while denying man's role in climate crisis
2014-05-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WyoFiles: Against the backdrop of dire climate reports (climate change is a growing national security threat, the inevitable loss of the Western Antarctic ice sheet will surpass the predicted rate of sea level rise) what seems to scare Wyomings top elected officials the most is what it means for the states coal mining industry. The mining industry and the $1.2 billion in annual revenue Wyoming reaps from it are indeed under threat. After peaking at more than 460 million tons in 2008, Wyoming coal production...
Duke Raked Over the Coals for 35 Million Gallon Ash Spill
2014-02-27 00:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: An estimated 35 million gallons of arsenic-contaminated water and ash has spilled into the Dan River since February 2, when a stormwater pipe broke beneath an unlined coal ash storage pond at Duke Energy`s retired power plant in Eden, near the North Carolina-Virginia border. Wake Forest University researchers, using a 3D model created with aerial images taken by a camera on their unmanned aircraft, estimate that up to 20 million gallons of ash and water spilled out of the pond on February 2, with...
Coals time is over
2014-02-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times-News: Carbon pollution harms human health and the environment and is the greatest contributor to climate change. Power plants are the largest sources of carbon pollution. Coal burning produces the greatest amount of power plant pollution. Coal plants are financial liabilities, as well. So utilities across this nation and world are closing coal plants or converting to different fuels for cleaner, affordable electricity generation. Sadly, Idahos largest electric utility is refusing to embrace the future....