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Corporate Australia in denial over climate change, former coal exec Ian Dunlop says
2014-08-15 12:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Corporate Australia is in complete denial about climate change, according to former fossil fuels executive and energy commentator Ian Dunlop. Mr Dunlop, a former chairman of the Coal Association, said business should be condemning the chairman of the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council (BAC), Maurice Newman, for claiming the Earth is cooling. A newspaper article by Mr Newman said that governments, including the former Labor government, followed biased research "like primitive civilisations...
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Rail line to Great Barrier Reef coal port Abbot Point wins approval
2014-08-15 00:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: Indian mining giant Adani has won approval to build a rail line to one of the worlds biggest coal ports near the Great Barrier Reef. Queenslands coordinator-general on Thursday ticked off on plans for a 300km rail line linking the Carmichael Galilee Basin mine to the Abbot Point terminal. Liberal National party MP Vaughan Johnson, the governments chief whip, has previously raised concerns about the route dividing rural properties in central and north Queensland. He met the Premier, Campbell...
What Coal Technologies Will Meet the EPA's New Carbon Rules?
2014-08-14 17:17:50| oilandgasonline Downloads
By Andrea Gains-Germain The EPA’s carbon reduction plan for power plants is getting a lot of press lately. And the mechanical engineer in me makes me think about the actual technology involved. New rules announced this month by the EPA target a 30% reduction in carbon emissions from power plants by 2030 (based on 2005 levels), when the agency estimates that 30% of electricity will come from coal – a downward trend from current levels of 39%. Call it a 30-30-30 picture. If the rules survive legal obstacles, lawmakers will need to resolve an ongoing debate over whether the rule will drive up electricity costs or increase energy efficiency sufficiently to lower electricity bills, a debate that centers around various technological approaches.
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I Am Bullish On King Coal
2014-08-13 12:03:48| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Coal has been an important component of global energy portfolios. However, in recent years, tougher environmental regulations, lower natural gas prices, and weak economic conditions of important global economies have adversely affected coal demand and stock prices of leading coal companies.
Coal States Sue EPA Over Clean Power Plan
2014-08-11 20:21:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Earlier this month, 12 coal-producing states filed a lawsuit against EPA in an effort to put the brakes on the Obama Administration's plan to cut greenhouse gases from existing coal-fired power plants. Content Classification: Curated read more
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