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An inside look into what a coal terminals really like
2013-06-06 13:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: This is required reading - and viewing - for anyone worried about how export terminals handle coal in reality: a jaw-dropping exposé on the pollution from Ridley Terminals at Prince Rupert, British Columbia. You absolutely must click through and see the photos collected by The Northern View newspaper in its excellent investigation of Ridley. Here are a few of the alarming findings from the papers investigation into coal handling at the facility: Theres a certain amount of coal that sticks...
Sierra Club sues BNSF over coal dust from trains
2013-06-05 21:03:10| Railroads - Topix.net
The suit filed Wednesday says the railway sends an average of four trains or 480 open-top rail cars through the state each day carrying coal from mines in Wyoming and Montana to Canada or the only remaining coal-fired power plant in Washington at Centralia.
High Pressure Couplings suit underground coal mines.
2013-06-05 14:28:06| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
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House GOP Bill Would Cut EPA Out of Coal Ash Regulation
2013-06-05 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: Legislation from a Republican lawmaker would almost entirely cut the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) out of regulating the ash produced from power plants that burn coal. A bill introduced by Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) this week seeks to override the EPA's proposal to regulate the ash, which Republicans say could threaten more than 300,000 jobs. Instead, McKinley's legislation, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, would set up a regulatory process that largely bypasses the EPA....
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Wood Mackenzie: China thermal coal demand to double to nearly 7btpa by 2030
2013-06-04 18:30:17| Green Car Congress
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