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Human cost of coal in the UK: 1600 lives a year
2013-12-04 14:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: The days of pea-soupers may be long gone but Britons still suffer the effects of coal-burning power plants. In the UK, 1600 deaths per year and over 350,000 lost workdays can be attributed to air pollution from coal-burning, according to figures published this week by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), a non-profit group in Brussels. It also found that breathing fumes from coal-fired power stations is to blame for more than a million cases of respiratory symptoms, for example, wheezing...
Coal Rush Ravages Indonesian Borneo
2013-12-04 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Barges loaded with mountains of coal glide down the polluted Mahakam River on Indonesian Borneo every few minutes. Viewed from above, they form a dotted black line as far as the eye can see, destined for power stations in China and India. A coal rush that has drawn international miners to East Kalimantan province has ravaged the capital, Samarinda, which risks being swallowed up by mining if the exploitation of its deposits expands any further. Mines occupy more than 70 percent of Samarinda, government...
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Coal Company Asks High Court To Hear Wetlands Permitting Case
2013-12-03 17:31:48| ENR.com: Headline News
The case, which construction industry officials say is critically important, centers on EPA's authority to revoke a construction permit.
Ameren, Dynegy close deal on 5 Ill. coal plants
2013-12-03 00:58:47| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Dynegy Inc. bought the plants from St. Louis-based Ameren Corp., which wanted to divest itself of its so-called merchant business.
Ameren, Dynegy close deal on 5 Ill. coal plants
2013-12-03 00:20:42| Energy - Topix.net
Dynegy Inc. bought the plants from St. Louis-based Ameren Corp., which wanted to divest itself of its so-called merchant business.
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