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Flurry of Coal Power Plant Shutdowns Expected by 2016

2014-02-19 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: A flurry of coal-fired power plants -- major sources of climate change-fueling carbon dioxide emissions -- could be closed by 2016, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts. New emissions regulations and low natural gas prices, partly because of the fracking boom throughout the U.S., are leading utilities to shut down coal-fired power plants and open new ones that burn natural gas. With new Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards limiting mercury, acid gases and...

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Queens Officials Want MTA To Help Long Island City During 7 Line Shutdowns

2014-02-06 23:43:55| Railroads - Topix.net

Officials in Queens have called on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to do more to help Long Island City businesses in the face of planned weekend shutdowns on the 7 line this year.

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Pilgrim no. 1 in U.S. for shutdowns

2013-10-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Cape Cod Times: From broken water pumps, leaky valves and steaming pipes to elusive electrical problems, it's been a tough year for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Entergy, Pilgrim's owner and operator, has poured $500 million into the 41-year-old plant since buying it from Boston Edison in 1999, yet mechanical problems and off-site power outages have forced the operation to shut down six times since January, making it No. 1 among the U.S. fleet of 100 commercial nuclear reactors for shutdowns this year. 2013...

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