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Wyoming says its coal mine cleanup policy is flawed
2016-02-17 22:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A program that has allowed U.S. coal companies to forego cleanup insurance on massive western mines is flawed and needs to be fixed, Wyoming officials have told federal regulators. Coal companies must restore the land around spent mines, but roughly $3.6 billion in liabilities could fall to taxpayers under a subsidy called 'self bonding' that allows large coal companies to go without some cleanup insurance, federal officials have warned. Coal operator Alpha Natural Resources Inc left behind...
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Bangladesh sticks with coal power plant project despite major backlash
2016-02-17 00:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Bangladesh, regarded by many as the nation most vulnerable to the impacts of global climate change, is on track to construct two coal-fired power plants that critics say are dangerously close to the worlds largest single tract of mangrove forest called the Sundarbans. A major driver behind these new power power plants is to increase electricity resources for Bangladeshs 157 million people and achieve its goal of becoming a middle-income country by 2021. Currently, the country produces 8,000 megawatts...
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Josh Frydenberg says India's demand for Australian coal will increase
2016-02-16 08:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Australias resources minister has predicted Indias demand for coal will increase, even as some analysts warned him against relying on overly bullish forecasts. In a speech in Canberra, Josh Frydenberg said China which is undergoing an economic transition was not the only game in town and strong economic growth in India would drive increased demand for Australian resources. India is seeking to increase its own domestic coal production and also boost its reliance on renewable energy....
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As coal cools off, railroads close tracks and cut jobs across the country
2016-02-16 04:32:48| Railroads - Topix.net
Working in or around Conway Terminal, the sprawling testament to the might of the U.S. freight railroad system, it might be easy to forget the storm of troubles brewing at Norfolk Southern Corp. The Virginia-based rail carrier has long experienced the booms and busts of products and commodities in the broader U.S. economy, and so have its workers at Conway Terminal, one of the largest rail yards in the country that hugs the Ohio River in Beaver County. But the recent and historic decline of coal - long the most important commodity hauled through Pennsylvania - has represented a significant hit for the financially ailing Norfolk Southern, which owns Conway and all the traffic that moves through it.
CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution
2016-02-12 14:56:15| Green Car Congress
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