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U.S. billionaire Tom Steyer made a fortune on Asian coal
2014-05-14 10:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reutrs: Billionaire Tom Steyer has rapidly become one of Americas most visible environmental advocates, vowing to punish lawmakers who oppose climate change action and pledging to spend up to US$100 million to put the issue center stage in the Nov. 4 elections. His in-your-face tactics have made him fierce enemies on the right who accuse him of hypocrisy and claim that he made much of his fortune through investments in fossil fuel energy at Farallon Capital Management, the San Francisco-based hedge fund...
Deadly Fire Roars Through Coal Mine in Turkey
2014-05-14 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: An explosion on Tuesday in a coal mine in western Turkey killed more than 200 miners and left hundreds of others trapped underground, Turkeys energy minister said early Wednesday. The official, Taner Yildiz, said many, and perhaps most, of the miners had died of smoke inhalation. Were dealing with carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide poisoning, Mr. Yildiz said on television. Rescue efforts were continuing but time is against us, he added. The explosion set off a fire that blocked exits from...
Official: 2 killed at West Virginia coal mine
2014-05-13 16:46:19| Energy - Topix.net
Two workers were trapped and killed at a West Virginia coal mine with a history of violating health and safety regulations, a federal official said Tuesday.
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Stopping Climate Change 'Almost Impossible' If China Can't Quit Coal, Report Says
2014-05-12 19:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: If China doesn`t begin to limit its coal consumption by 2030, it will be "almost impossible" for the world avoid a situation where global warming stays below 2°C, a new study released Monday found. The study, led by the U.K.`s Center for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, recommends China put a cap on greenhouse gas emissions from coal by 2020, and then swiftly reduce its dependency on the fossil fuel. The reductions would...
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Uncovered: The coal dust in our wind
2014-05-11 05:08:58| Railroads - Topix.net
When a ship is ready for loading car, handlers in the barney yard release the cars downhill in a prescribed sequence.
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