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Consumers Energy on track to close 7 coal-fired power plants
2016-03-22 03:41:56| Energy - Topix.net
The unit of Jackson-based CMS Energy Corp. says Monday that the "Classic Seven" plants will be shut down by April 15. They include B.C. Cobb units 4 and 5 in Muskegon, J.C. Weadock units 7 and 8 in Bay County's Hampton Township and J.R. Whiting units 1, 2 and 3 in Luna Pier. The plants are capable of generating nearly 1,000 megawatts of electricity.
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United Kingdom: Coal-fired plant permits no longer need proof of pollution standards plan
2016-03-13 19:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Scores of Britains coal-fired power stations, steel plants and iron works will no longer have to maintain a plan to show they will meet air pollution standards under the latest permits issued by the government. ClientEarth, a group of environment lawyers who last year successfully sued the government over air pollution, said the permits deleted a condition that required the plants operators to publish air quality management plans and to assess how much they might damage protected nature areas....
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Oregon becomes first state pass law to completely eliminate coal-fired power
2016-03-03 23:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Oregon has become the first US state to pass laws to rid itself of coal, committing to eliminate the use of coal-fired power by 2035 and to double the amount of renewable energy in the state by 2040. Legislation passed by the states assembly, which will need to be signed into law by Governor Kate Brown, will transition Oregon away from coal, which currently provides around a third of the states electricity supply. At the same time, the state will also require its two largest utilities to...
Greenpeace says China increasing coal-fired capacity
2016-03-02 12:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Greenpeace East Asia said on Wednesday that China had a total of 210 coal power projects in the pipeline"for environmental assessment permitting at the end of 2015, despite overcapacity in the industry and pollution concerns. Of those, 95 projects received final regulatory permits that would allow construction to begin, Greenpeace said in a report. Construction began on at least 66 coal power projects with a combined capacity of 73 gigawatts (GW), Greenpeace added, some of which had received approval...
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Harbin Electric and Siddiqsons to build 350MW coal-fired power plant in Pakistan
2016-03-01 01:00:00| Power Technology
China's state-owned Harbin Electric Corporation and Pakistan Siddiqsons Energy have reportedly reached an agreement to set-up a 350MW coal-fired power plant at the Bin Qasim port in Karachi.
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