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Coals future darkens around the world
2013-09-19 14:36:38| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The future of coal is getting darker. Economic forces, pollution concerns and competition from cleaner fuels are slowly nudging nations around the globe away from the fuel that made the industrial revolution possible. The U.S. will burn 943 million tons of coal this year, only about as much as it did in 1993. Now its on the verge of adopting pollution rules that may all but prohibit the construction of new coal plants. And China, which burns 4 billion tons of coal a year -- as much as the...
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Widespread power outage darkens Central Coast
2013-06-24 13:28:06| Energy - Topix.net
A widespread power outage darkened a swath of California's Central Coast, affecting approximately 145,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers late Sunday, the utility said.
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Earth Hour 'switch-off' darkens monuments around globe
2013-03-24 01:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The seventh annual Earth Hour saw many parts of the world plunged into darkness for an hour yesterday evening to mark environmental concern over climate change and fossil fuel emissions. Millions of people across the world switched off unnecessary lights as a mark of support for the World Wildlife Fund's push towards using "clean" renewable energy. The pop group McFly, as Earth Hour ambassadors, performed a live gig in panda outfits and the London switch-off was streamed live for the first time....
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