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Consumers Energy 'Classic Seven' coal fired plants to go cold and dark by April 15
2016-03-28 22:40:50| Energy - Topix.net
The "Classic 7" refers to Consumers Energy's oldest coal fired plants in Michigan, all of which will be closed down by April 15, 2016. Greening of the Great Lakes host Kirk Heinze welcomes back Brian Wheeler , the senior public information director for Consumers Energy, to give more details and discuss implications of these shutdowns on Michigan's energy future.
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Renewable Energy Investments Set New Record, Twice of Coal and Gas
2016-03-25 14:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Global investment in renewable energy was more than twice that of coal and gas last year, according to a new report, despite plummeting fossil fuel prices. Renewable energy investment totaled a record $286 billion, with China, India, Brazil and other developing countries accounting for $156 billion in 2015. Chinas investment alone rose 17 percent from the year prior, representing 36 percent of the global total. Experts expect this surge to continue, while coal remains in decline; China also announced...
Feds Start Public-Land Coal Review Process
2016-03-25 14:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Federal officials started the process Thursday toward a comprehensive environmental review of the way the government leases public land for coal mining. The Interior Departments notice of intent for a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement is the first part of what will likely be a three-year process to evaluate how to better account for climate change in coal leasing, something thats likely to increase the costs of mining coal on federal land. Officials are also using the process to...
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North America's largest coal power plant to become 44-MW solar farm
2016-03-24 18:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Green Car Reports: Here's a turn of events that should make renewable-energy advocates smile. Located on the shores of Lake Erie, the Ontario Power Generation Nanticoke Generating Station was once North America's largest coal-fired power plant. It was once capable of producing almost 4,000 megawatts at full capacity, but the aging plant has been shuttered since 2013. Now the site is to be re-purposed for a 44-MW solar farm, as part of a larger effort to replace coal with renewable sources, according to Cleantech...
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China Puts the Brakes on New Coal Plants
2016-03-24 17:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Chinese media reported today that the countrys National Energy Administration (NEA) has ordered 13 provincial governments to suspend approvals of new coal-fired power plant projects until the end of 2017. Another group of 15 provinces has been ordered to delay new construction of projects that have already been approved. According to Greenpeace East Asias initial assessment of the implications of the rules, up to 250 coal-fired power plant units with a total of 170 gigawatts of capacity could...
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