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Federal Court Halts Plans for Colorado Coal Mine Citing Climate Change Concerns
2014-07-03 19:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The federal coal leasing program has many flaws, such as cheating taxpayers out of billions of dollars, increasing mining that damages nearby land and water resources, and subsidizing the coal mining industrys efforts to boost exports. But the biggest problem is that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) pays almost no attention whatsoever to the very obvious fact that when burned, coal will release carbon pollution and contribute to climate change. However, thanks to an important recent court...
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More pollution controls proposed for coal plant
2014-07-03 08:26:18| Energy - Topix.net
The owners of one of Wisconsin's largest coal-fired power plants want to spend $150 million on more pollution control equipment.
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Pakistan approves 4,250MW coal based private power projects
2014-07-03 01:00:00| Power Technology
The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) of Pakistan has given the go-ahead for the processing of various coal-based power projects, which have a combined generation capacity of 4,250MW.
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Chinese coal consumption to peak in 2024 Bloomberg
2014-07-02 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Coal power generation in China will peak in 2024 as the country shifts to renewables, analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance predict. As China considers an emissions cap and amid rising concern over smog in its large cities, the country`s plans to expand polluting coal power generation are under scrutiny. One Chinese energy expert told RTCC he hoped peak coal could come as early as next year. However, BNEF forecasts coal will continue to dominate the Chinese electricity mix for the next ten...
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University of Dayton in US divesting from coal, fossil fuel investments
2014-07-01 05:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecumenical News: A U.S. Catholic university says it is to begin divesting coal and fossil fuels from its investment portfolio and it hopes its model will serve as an example to other institutions. The University of Dayton, a Catholic, Marianist university announced on June 24, it will begin divesting coal and fossil fuels from its $670 million investment pool. It is believed to be the first Catholic university in the United States to take this step, the Ohio-based university stated on its website. "I think...
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