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Poland: Can country shake off 'coal land' label?
2013-11-18 02:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A coal summit has opened in Warsaw, down the road from UN climate talks. Poland stands accused of thumbing its nose at efforts to cut emissions by encouraging use of the most carbon-intense fuel. The BBC's Matt McGrath examined whether the government's goal of a cleaner future for coal was anything more than a pipe dream. In the dense, foggy haze that sits over the ancient city of Krakow, you can barely see the outline of Wavel's famous castle. Legend has it that a fire breathing dragon lives...
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Kapsch to install GSM-R train radio system in Poland
2013-11-18 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Kapsch CarrierCom has won a 41.5m contract with Polish rail operator Polskie Koleje Panstowe (PKP) to design and install the GSM-R train radio system on E20 line between Kunowice and Terespol.
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Activists march in Poland against climate change
2013-11-17 21:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press TV: Around one thousand environmental activists have held a demonstration in Poland to call on world leaders to address the issue of climate change, media reports say. On Saturday, the campaigners marched in central Warsaw, which currently hosts a two-week UN climate conference. People from around the world took part in the event that was organized by Poland's small Green Party. Demonstrators were holding banners reading, "Social justice and positive energy for everyone", Heat up your brain,...
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Black treasure in Poland clouds UN warming negotiations
2013-11-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: A few weeks after it finishes hosting United Nations talks on limiting fossil-fuel emissions, Poland may decide to double the size of one of its biggest coal-burning power plants. Prime Minister Donald Tusk in June revived a $3.8 billion plan to expand the Opole electricity plant to guarantee security of power supplies, as it uses domestically mined coal. Next month, a final decision on the project is to be made by a government utility that owns Opole. The facility, along with Polands dependence...
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For Poland the Right Way Is Coal
2013-11-12 12:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: These are busy days in the Polish capital Warsaw, even if it doesn't show. The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 19 has opened at the National Stadium, while on the other side of the river Wisla the Polish far right gathered for their annual march on Independence Day on Monday. But bar a large banner on the National Palace of Science and Culture in the centre of the city, one of the venues for COP, hardly any signs inform citizens of Warsaw that an important meeting about the fate of...
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