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Michigan State University will stop burning coal at its power plant
2015-04-09 16:44:00| American School & University
Eliminating coal will enable the university to reduce emissions on campus. read more
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Bloomberg pours $30 million more into fighting coal
2015-04-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is donating $30 million to bolster the Sierra Clubs 13-year-old campaign to end Americas reliance on coal, one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases. The grant will bring the former New York City mayor's support for the program to $80 million since 2011. In reporting the gift Wednesday, the Sierra Club said it obtained a matching $30 million in combined donations from more than a dozen additional funders. They include the Hewlett Foundation, the John D. and...
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Duke Energy Agrees to Pay $2.5M in Virginia Coal Ash Spill Settlement
2015-04-06 14:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. power company Duke Energy Corp agreed to a $2.5 million settlement proposed by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality relating to the 2014 coal ash spill into the Dan River in North Carolina, the DEQ said on Friday. Duke, the largest in the United States by power generation capacity, will spend $2.25 million in carrying out environmental projects to benefit Virginia localities affected by the spill. (1.usa.gov/1F9WLrk) The remaining $250,000 will be placed in a DEQ fund to respond...
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Thai Enviros Pay for Activism on Toxic Dumping, Coal Plants with Their Lives
2015-04-06 14:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Environmental activist Jintana Kaewkao confronts a member of the Forestry Department in Bangkok, Thailand, about the suspicious way forest land near her village was acquired by the owners of a steel plant. Jintana Kaewkao, a 53-year-old activist, shop-owner and mother of three, arrived at the district government office on March 12 ready for a fight. With local tensions rising over the planned construction of a steel manufacturing plant amid the wetlands and coconut trees of this seaside community...
Patriot Coal President and CEO Hatfield resigns
2015-04-04 06:16:57| Energy - Topix.net
Patriot Coal, which operates in the Appalachian coal region, said Friday that President and CEO Bennett K. Hatfield has resigned. The company has named Robert W. Bennett, who currently serves as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, as Hatfield's successor.
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