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Coal Plant Carbon-Capture Tech Looking for Scale
2014-07-23 17:44:10| ENR.com: Headline News
System to capture 90% of carbon at a Texas coal unit seen as a possible model for industryif it works.
Environmental regulation to slow demand for coal, says report
2014-07-23 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A new report warns investors that the coal industry could suffer a slump in demand in the medium term as governments seek to cut carbon emissions and focus on cleaner sources of energy. The report Carbon Constraints Cast A Shadow Over The Future Of The Coal Industry has been published by the Carbon Tracker Initiative in collaboration with Standard & Poors (S&P) and Aviva. It argues that a decline in coal production and consumption globally is becoming a much more realistic scenario. Elad...
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Charlotte, Duke, consider airport coal ash plan
2014-07-23 06:36:48| Energy - Topix.net
Charlotte officials and Duke Energy are still considering Charlotte Douglas International Airport as a site for millions of tons of coal ash now at Mountain Island Lake.
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Replacing coal, oil with natural gas will not help fight global warming, expert argues
2014-07-21 21:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Both shale gas and conventional natural gas have a larger greenhouse gas footprint than do coal or oil, especially for the primary uses of residential and commercial heating. Dr. Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology, came to this conclusion after assessing the best available data and analyzing greenhouse gas footprints for both methane (including shale gas and conventional gas) and carbon dioxide over a timescale of 20-years following emissions. The findings are...
India Doubles Coal Tax to Fund Ambitious Clean Energy Initiatives
2014-07-21 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: India's finance minister has doubled the tax on coal imported to or mined in the country, raising the tariff from $0.83 to $1.67 per metric ton, with plans to use the revenue to fund a host of renewable energy projects over the next decade, Clean Technica reports. The revenue will be added to the National Clean Energy Fund, which was established to provide low-cost financing for renewable energy projects. The fund's scope will be expanded to include environmental projects as well as clean energy...
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