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Air Quality Permit Revives Sunflower Coal Plant Plans in Kansas
2014-06-20 18:43:36| ENR.com: Headline News
Environmental groups will continue the fight with full-court pressure.
District to phase out coal at Omaha power plant
2014-06-20 05:55:26| Energy - Topix.net
The Omaha Public Power District board has decided to phase out coal to generate electrical power at its Omaha plant.
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Coal state lawmakers concerned about new carbon rules
2014-06-19 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Charlotte Observer: Republican lawmakers from states reliant on coal production and coal-powered energy challenged a top administration official Thursday, questioning the legality and effects of new standards to reduce carbon pollution through the nation's power plants. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce met to hear testimony from Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe on the new Obama administration rule earlier this month, requiring states to reduce carbon emissions by a level...
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The House Condemns the World's Poorest to Dirty Coal
2014-06-19 15:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The FY2015 State Foreign Operations spending bill that emerged from the House on Tuesday demonstrates a clear misunderstanding of the role of international institutions in promoting U.S. interests and reflects the inconsistent priorities and hypocrisy of House Republicans. The bill cuts funding for the UN Human Rights Council and other worthy institutions, while simultaneously boosting spending to build coal-fired power plants overseas. Although trade-offs must be made when budgets are tight, steering...
Peak Coal: Why the Industrys Dominance May Soon Be Over
2014-06-19 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: After a decade in which coal has been grabbing an ever-larger share of the worlds energy supply, could coals boom be about to turn to bust? Both the United States and China are planning to curb coal, and analysts say the repercussions for the global industry could be dramatic. The world may soon breathe a great deal easier, as the biggest contributor to both urban smog and climate change goes into decline. Earlier this month, the Obama administration announced curbs on CO2 emissions from coal-fired...
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