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Coal loses crown as king of power generation
2013-01-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Just a few years ago, Georgia Power generated nearly three-fourths of its electricity with coal. Last year, for the first time, natural gas edged out coal, and just this week the company announced plans to close 10 coal-fired power generators within the next few years. "We do recognize this is a historic event for our company. We've never announced this many closings at one time," says Mark Williams, a company spokesperson. If all goes as planned, within a few years only a third of the company's...
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Do Australia's bushfires emit more carbon than burning coal?
2013-01-11 13:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: "Indeed I guess there'll be more CO2 emissions from these fires than there will be from coal-fired power stations for decades." acting Opposition leader, Warren Truss, January 9, 2013 On Wednesday, leader of the National Party and acting Opposition Leader, Warren Truss claimed carbon emissions from the current bushfires are equivalent to decades of carbon emissions from coal-fired power. The current bushfires are so large that the statement by Warren Truss seems plausible. This spurred...
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Canada: Ontario Moves Ahead Plans To Close Two Coal Power Plants
2013-01-11 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Ontario, the largest and wealthiest Canadian province, will close two of its largest coal-fired power plants by the end of 2013, a year earlier than expected, the provincial government said on Thursday. The province will close four remaining coal units at the 2,000-megawatt Nanticoke Generating Station on the north shore of Lake Erie and the 950-megawatt Lambton Generating Station on the St. Clair River 26 kilometers (16 miles) south of Sarnia by year end, the government said in a release. Ontario's...
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Sam Wahab: Coal and Natural Gas Stocks That Could Profit in a Topsy-Turvy Global Market
2013-01-11 03:45:07| Semiconductors - Topix.net
January 10, 2013 From the coal beds of Indonesia to oil and gas fields throughout Europe, Sam Wahab of the London-based investment firm Seymour Pierce is a master at spotting investment opportunities in the topsy-turvy world of fluctuating energy prices.
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Coal Plant Byproduct May Reduce Phosphorus Runoff
2013-01-10 23:05:00| National Hog Farmer
An Ohio State University (OSU) scientist says an abundant byproduct from coal-burning power plants, if spread on farmers' fields, could help control phosphorus runoff that contributes to Lake Erie's harmful algal blooms. read more
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