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Exporting Coal to Korea Could Slash Emissions by 21 Percent, Analysis Finds
2014-08-20 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Exporting U.S. coal to South Korean power plants could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 21 percent compared to burning it at less efficient U.S. plants, according to researchers at Duke University. The strategy could also generate more than $25 billion in economic activity in the U.S. and cut emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter, the researchers say. For those benefits to occur, however, U.S. plants would need to replace the exported coal with natural gas, and South...
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NC Lawmakers Reach Compromise On Coal Ash Measure
2014-08-20 16:21:32| Energy - Topix.net
State House and Senate leaders said Tuesday that lawmakers have reached a compromise on legislation to make Duke Energy curb pollution from its 33 coal ash dumps across North Carolina.
Oregon Rejects Key Permit for Coal Export Terminal
2014-08-19 00:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The state of Oregon stood up to dirty coal exports today by denying a key dock-building permit. This denial is a major victory for residents and climate activists who have waged a huge, high-profile campaign against coal exports. Oregons decision today shows that our state leadership values clean air, our climate and healthy salmon runs. Coal export proponent, Ambre Energy asked the Oregons Department of State Lands for permission to build a new loading dock to ship Powder River Basin coal down...
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Appalachian Power's future plans still hooked to coal
2014-08-18 07:12:14| Energy - Topix.net
As tensions mount over the future use of coal in the production of electricity, Appalachian Power said recently there is no diversion in its present strategy.
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Fact-checking Obama's rules on carbon and coal plants
2014-08-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PolitiFact: President Barack Obamas second-term promise to tackle climate change has clashed with election-year politics. Much of the political debate has focused on the Environmental Protection Agencys newly proposed regulations on existing power plants. If enacted, the rules would curb carbon emissions that scientists say cause global warming. Misinformation about these new regulations started even before the EPA released them. In the days leading up to the EPAs June 2 announcement, the U.S. Chamber...
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