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Coal: The fuel of the future, unfortunately
2014-04-19 20:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economist: WHAT more could one want? It is cheap and simple to extract, ship and burn. It is abundant: proven reserves amount to 109 years of current consumption, reckons BP, a British energy giant. They are mostly in politically stable places. There is a wide choice of dependable sellers, such as BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian), Glencore (Anglo-Swiss), Peabody Energy and Arch Coal (both American). Other fuels are beset by state interference and cartels, but in this industry consumers--in heating, power...
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Coal to be preferred fuel source for UK's power generation next winter, says report
2013-07-03 01:00:00| Power Technology
Coal will continue to be the preferred source of fuel for power generation in the UK as energy prices for next winter will be flat except for gas, according to a new report by the National Grid.
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In top coal state, gas to fuel next power plant
2013-05-23 03:56:07| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The next major power plant to be built in the nation's top coal-mining state will be fueled by natural gas.
Coal exports fuel climate change woes
2013-04-25 10:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Portland Tribune: My greenhouse is covered with a thin plastic film. A few molecules of plastic are all it takes to make it 30 degrees Fahrenheit warmer inside than out. When coal, gasoline and natural gas are burned, they produce carbon dioxide that traps heat just like the plastic film of my greenhouse. Green plants recycle carbon dioxide, but they can't keep up with the amount that we put out. Two hundred years ago, atmospheric CO2 levels were 280 parts-per-million; now they're more than 395 ppm. Every year...
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