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Health Impacts on Prep Plant Workers From Coal Cleaning Chemicals
2014-05-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Route 3 cuts through the heart of southern West Virginia coal country, but from the road, you might not even know it. Much of the surface mining is above your head, along the ridges of the Appalachian mountains that flank the road. Youre not likely to spot the entrance to an underground mine, either, though theres one sure way to tell a mine is nearby: the towering metal structures of coal preparation plants punctuate the landscape. Stilted conveyer belts pass over the road, carrying coal from...
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Charlotte airport uncertain about coal ash as fill
2014-05-10 09:14:03| Energy - Topix.net
Charlotte Douglas International Airport says it doesn't want coal ash from a Duke Energy power plant buried under a planned new runway or other airport infrastructure.
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Stanford divests from coal companies
2014-05-09 21:00:00| American School & University
According to a report from the university, the recommendation came from Stanford's Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility and Licensing. read more
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Chinese coal production drops as environmental rules bite
2014-05-09 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: China's coal industry could be facing an unprecedented slowdown, as new industry figures this week confirmed production fell last month by more than 1.3 per cent year on year. Local media reported data from the China Coal Industry Association (CCIA), which showed that coal production last month fell 1.31 per cent compared with the previous year, while sales dropped 1.29 per cent. Wang Xianzheng, director of the CCIA, told news agency Xinhua that the fall in demand had been driven by a combination...
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Warren Buffett to Close One of Nations Dirtiest Coal Plants in Favor of Solar Energy
2014-05-08 18:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: One of the dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the U.S. will soon shut down, thanks to a well-known billionaire and previously passed legislation. As part of its acquisition of Nevadas largest utility, NV Energy, Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway also inherited Reid Gardner, a 557-megawatt (MW), coal-fired energy plant near Las Vegas. The massive structure, which has a history of recognition among the countrys dirtiest carbon polluters, wont be a lasting legacy of NVs profile. NV plans on...
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