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Kentucky coal group sues TVA over Paradise plant
2014-07-10 22:23:52| Energy - Topix.net
The Kentucky Coal Association argues in the suit filed Thursday that the TVA did not follow proper federal procedure and its own rules in deciding to close the units at the Paradise Fossil Plant.
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Amid alleged 'war on coal,' Nebraska plant finds path forward
2014-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
US News: In one of the reddest states in the nation, one utility is turning green. As debate rages between industry and environmental groups over how new emissions restrictions will affect coal-fired power plants, Nebraskas Omaha Public Power District announced last month that it will phase out three coal units at a plant in the city of North Omaha by 2016. Over the next 20 years, they will be replaced with wind and natural-gas generators, plus a pair of upgraded coal plants, which together will cut...
Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Decimates Fish Populations in Appalachia
2014-07-10 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A study from researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) published this month provides strong new evidence that mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia is devastating downstream fish populations. Thats hardly news for long-time followers of the controversy surrounding mountaintop removal, a coal mining practice that involves blowing off the tops of mountains to access thin seams of coal and dumping the waste into valleys below. In 2010, a group of 13 prestigious biologists published...
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El Paso May Become First Texas City Go Coal Free
2014-07-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel and the most widely used for power generation. El Pasos public utility announced plans to run the city coal-free in two years. Its a bold proposal since no major U.S. city can run without coal power yet, but it seems possible, and it puts El Paso ahead among Texas cities that have sought to end their dependence on coal. The announcement mirrors an initiative in Austin. But El Paso, with less investment in coal plants, less dependence on coal power and substantial...
Rooftop solar power is making coal obsolete in Australia
2014-07-09 22:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BGR: Rooftop solar panels are becoming such a powerful factor in the energy market that they now can push the price of electricity to negative territory in the sunniest regions of the world. This is possible because powering down fossil fuel energy generators during peak solar power periods would be more expensive than paying customers to use the electricity. The negative energy price barrier was breached in Queensland, Australia, where low demand and high rooftop solar power generation pushed the...
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