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Canadian Pacific train hauling coal derails; no injuries
2013-11-26 01:10:04| Railroads - Topix.net
A northbound Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd train derailed near Windermere, British Columbia, on Monday morning, sending 16 cars loaded with coal off the tracks, a spokesman for the rail company said.
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CO2 Emission Increase Driven By China, Coal
2013-11-25 04:30:39| pollutiononline News Articles
Emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and cement production reached a new high in 2012, rising 2.2 per cent over 2011 due chiefly to an increase in coal-burning China, scientists say
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Dynegy gets pollution waiver for Ill. coal plants
2013-11-22 11:39:34| Energy - Topix.net
The Illinois Pollution Control Board agreed Thursday to give a Texas company extra time to install pollution controls at five Illinois coal-fired power plants, saying that requiring the upgrades sooner would pose an economic hardship.
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Britain to join US in ending coal power support abroad
2013-11-22 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Britain said Wednesday it would join the United States in a charge to curb financial aid for building coal-fired power plants abroad. The announcement was made at UN climate talks in Warsaw where the fossil fuel -- the biggest single contributor to global warming -- has been at the centre of a storm. "The UK will join the United States in agreeing to end support for public financing of new coal-fired power plants overseas, except in rare circumstances," Ed Davey, Britain's energy secretary,...
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Big Coal Angles For a Slice of Climate Finance Pie
2013-11-22 07:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Power generation is a major contributor to the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. Choosing the right options for less-polluting energy sources in the future is a vital question - in which energy-starved Africa has a keen interest. In one camp, highly polluting industries are appealing for support under any new climate finance mechanisms established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process. Coal is all but synonymous with greenhouse gas emissions,...
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