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For Poland the Right Way Is Coal
2013-11-12 12:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: These are busy days in the Polish capital Warsaw, even if it doesn't show. The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 19 has opened at the National Stadium, while on the other side of the river Wisla the Polish far right gathered for their annual march on Independence Day on Monday. But bar a large banner on the National Palace of Science and Culture in the centre of the city, one of the venues for COP, hardly any signs inform citizens of Warsaw that an important meeting about the fate of...
Reliance Power fires up second boiler at worlds largest integrated power plant and coal mining project in India
2013-11-11 01:00:00| Power Technology
Reliance Power has fired up another boiler, a key step for commissioning activity, of the second 660MW unit at the 3,960MW Sasan ultra mega power plant (UMPP) in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Did Canada Just Have the Largest Coal Slurry Spill in Its History?
2013-11-08 21:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A scary thing happened on Halloween near Hinton, Alberta. Canada had what may be the largest coal slurry spill in its history when a dam failed at the Obed Mountain coal mine and 264 million gallons (1 billion litres) of waste water contaminated at least 25 kilometers of the Athabasca river. Ten municipalities located downstream of the spill were warned not to withdraw raw drinking water from the Athabasca river until it was deemed safe. Residents were also warned not to let their animals drink water...
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Federal Judge Sets Timeline for EPA Action on Coal Ash
2013-11-06 18:50:18| ENR.com: Headline News
Construction groups contend hazardous designation would stigmatize coal ashs reuse.
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New research provides evidence of coal dust escaping from trains
2013-11-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
OPB: An atmospheric and environmental scientist with the University of Washington gathered air quality samples at two sites next to train tracks in the Northwest. And after testing 450 trains as they passed - roughly 10% of which were carrying coal - Dan Jaffe says some preliminary results from his crowdfunded study are in. We did find an increase in large particles in the air when coal trains pass by and it does suggest that its coal dust and its consistent with coal dust from those trains. One...
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