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Coal Ash Spill Leaves Most North Carolina Voters Craving Stronger Environmental Leadership
2014-03-26 18:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: After polling North Carolina voters for three days, the Sierra Club and Hart Research Associates concluded that residents lack confidence in their state leaders after Duke Energys coal ash spill in February. Nearly three-quarters of voters say the incident makes them want stronger regulations and enforcement from future candidates, and the results show no difference along partisan lines. As Hart began conducting the survey on March 10, the Waterkeeper Alliance flew over the Duke Energy Cape...
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How The U.S. Natural Gas Boom Just Caused More US Coal Exports
2014-03-26 07:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateProgress: Thanks to the natural gas boom, carbon dioxide emissions dropped in the United States. But those emissions savings were probably completely undone thanks to U.S. coal exports. That`s the finding from new research by CO2 Scorecard, which looked at how the U.S. coal industry increase its exports in order to deal with the rise of natural gas in the nation`s power market. Many, including the White House, have touted natural gas as a "bridge fuel" to renewable power, since burning it only releases...
Sierra Club Poll Finds Support for Coal Ash Rules in North Carolina
2014-03-26 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: In the wake of a February incident that caused coal ash from a Duke Energy Corp. plant to flow into the Dan River, the Sierra Club released a poll Tuesday showing the states residents want officials to do more to protect the environment the pollutant. The poll, commissioned by the Sierra Club and completed by Hart Research Associates, showed that a strong majority of North Carolina residents want regulations to prevent coal ash spills. Majorities of North Carolina residents also think the state...
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03.26.14 -- Pneumatic Conveying System For Pulverized Coal Injection Into Blast Furnaces
2014-03-25 14:02:04| chemicalonline News Articles
03/26/14 Chemical Online Newsletter
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Australian town in fear of emissions and coal dust from power plant
2014-03-25 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The coal mine and adjoining power station in the small Australian town of Anglesea suffers from not one, but two incongruities. Anglesea, in Victoria, unlike its windswept Welsh namesake, is a bucolic surf location that sees a huge influx of visitors as temperatures soar in the summer months. It's not your archetypal mining town, even to its residents. "People who visit here, or people who haven't lived here long don't know the mine is here," says local doctor Jacinta Morahan. "It's well hidden"....
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