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This country just ended its coal power production
2016-03-24 08:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNBC: Scotland will today stop generating electricity from coal for the first time in more than 100 years. Scotland will today stop generating electricity from coal for the first time in more than 100 years. The Longannet power station, north of the capital Edinburgh, switches off the last of its four generating units at 3 p.m. local time Thursday. The plant was the largest coal power station in Europe when it came online in 1969, capable of producing 2,400 megawatts. "Coal has long been the...
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Shrinking Coal Industry Looms Over Edgemont
2016-03-22 07:32:03| Railroads - Topix.net
It's a sight -- and a sound -- that matters in Edgemont, where railroad jobs shape the economic foundation of the town. "The railroad is what keeps the town alive and going," says Briana Eldrich, a Victory Steakhouse and Lounge employee.
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Nigeria eyeing 1,000 MW of electricity from coal by 2020 Fayemi
2016-03-20 12:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vanguard: Nigeria is expected to generate 1000 mega watts of electricity from coal by year 2020 to supplement other sources of energy currently in use in the country. Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, disclosed this at an Economic Summit organised by the New Telegraph newspapers with the theme, Nigeria: Beyond the Oil Economy, in Lagos last week. Also, the diversification of the nations economy has been yielding positive results, with the country earning about N400 billion...
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Georgia Residents Opposed to More Coal Ash Going into Jesup Landfill
2016-03-18 14:47:00| Waste Age
First Coast News Republic Services has a 50-year deal to operate the Broadhurst Environmental Landfill in Wayne County, but some residents are launching an effort to stop the company from expanding its use of the landfill. read more
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Oregon Governor Signs Bill to Eliminate Coal
2016-03-16 16:34:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Governor Kate Brown last week signed Senate Bill 1547, increasing renewable energy and eliminating coal from Oregon's energy sources. read more
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