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EPA coal hearing draws large crowd
2014-08-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Observer-Reporter: The Environmental Protection Agency opened two days of public hearings in Pittsburgh Thursday on its controversial proposed regulations for coal-fired power plants. By midday, the agency heard from scores of people supporting or opposing its proposal to cut carbon pollution from coal-burning plants by 30 percent by 2030. A huge crowd of supporters and opponents was on hand at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, including a large contingent of United Mine Workers of America members. Testimony,...
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'Old coal' subsidy loophole to be closed by UK government
2014-08-01 14:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A loophole in the governments energy policy that could have seen billpayers funding billions of pounds of subsidy for old coal plants will be closed, officials have told the Guardian. The move is a victory for analysts and campaigners who argued large coal subsidies would heavily undermine ministers drive to reduce carbon emissions, as well as costing consumers dearly. However, some coal payments will remain and critics say the policy still undervalues energy saving measures. The loophole...
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UPDATE 1-JFE sees 4 pct profit rise in current year, books loss on coal mines
2014-07-30 18:28:07| Steel - Topix.net
JFE Holdings Inc, Japan's No.2 steelmaker, forecast a 3.6 percent rise in recurring profit for the fiscal year through March on higher margins, though it booked a loss on the sale of a stake in its Australian coal mines, hit by coal prices at near five-year lows.
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A canary for coal mines
2014-07-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
High Country News: Late last month, a federal judge in Colorado stopped a coal-mining lease expansion from going forward, claiming that the agencies involved had not worked hard enough to account for climate impacts, either in the mines operations or in the amount of emissions that could come from the burning of the coal. The decision came just after the Environmental Protection Agency issued a new set of regulations for emissions from power plants, and, though it may be appealed, it could set new precedents in...
Bid to hasten Coal India selloff
2014-07-30 14:18:26| Steel - Topix.net
It has already lined up sales in a clutch of PSUs, including Steel Authority of India Limited and ONGC, through the offer for sale route.
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