Tag: Coal
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The Charcoal Bicyclists of Deforestation-Ravaged Mozambique
After chopping, burning, and packaging up what was once old growth forest, this charcoal-hauling cyclist will embark on a 70 km ride to sell his goods.
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Charcoal Kills 2 Million People & Vast Swaths of Forest Every Year. Can Biofuel Stop the Carnage?
A new venture seeks to produce sustainably farmed, clean-burning biofuel, turn a profit, and end the ills of charcoal in Mozambique—in one fell swoop.
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Coal Use in United States Drops to 36% of Electricity Generation
Why? Natural gas use is rising.
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A Mother's Day Without Pollution
Moms everywhere want mercury safeguards to protect their families - help stop the attacks on EPA.
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Coal Kicks Ass Like NASCAR and Beer and Dale Earnhardt Jr, Says Coal Lobby
If you don't like coal, you're probably anti-American.
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Greenpeace and Apple Face Off Over Apple's "Dirty Cloud"
Greenpeace's latest report claims Apple relies heavily on coal power for its cloud operations but the numbers don't quite add up.
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To Lower Emissions Climate Coalitions Should Start Buying Fossil Fuel Rights & Not Use Them
Are we overlooking an effective means to lower emissions, keeping fossil fuels in the ground? A new study says yes. Would it be allowed to work though?
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Coal Rules, Occupy Wall Street Sucks: Coal Industry (Video)
The coal industry launches its election season ad campaign by making fun of Occupy Wall Street.
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Environmental Groups Sue the EPA Over Delay on Coal Ash Regulations
The EPA pledged new regulations after the TVA coal ash spill, but has been sitting on two proposals for two years now, and the problems that led to TVA are still rampant nationwide.
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'80s TV Icons Paint Picture of Coal's Dirty Deeds
The Sierra Club is out with a series of ads to go along with Obama's proposed greenhouse gas standards.
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Kosovo Citizens Protest World Bank's Plan to Build Coal Plant
The World Bank wants to build a big coal plant in Kosovo, and is refusing to consider cleaner, more modern energy technologies.
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Young Americans Do Care About the Environment
Student activism nationwide flies in the face of a recent study claiming young Americans don't care about the environment.
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EPA Will Target CO2 Emissions of Existing Coal Plants—When It's Not Election Season
The greenhouse gas rules the EPA unveiled this week only covered new coal plants, which disappointed some greens. But fear not, old plants will get their due
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Map Shows the Country's Dirtiest Air: Are You In a Deadly Zone?
An American Lung Association map shows how power plant pollution spreads, and concentrates, around the country.
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The Devastating Cost of Not Switching to Clean Energy
Sure, wind and solar may seem a bit more expensive
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Jessica Capshaw Calls on Moms to Protect Air Pollution Ruling
The actress has a new video for Moms Clean Air Force urging parents to support the new Mercury and Air Toxics Ruling.
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World Energy Use Over the Last 200 Years (Graphs)
The Oil Drum whipped up some charts of world energy consumption over the last 200 years. They tell a powerful story of human progress and the perils ahead.
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In 2011 Coal Produced Less Than 40% of US Electricity, For First Time in 30 Years
The percentage of electricity generated in coal-fired power plants fell to its lowest level since 1978 at the end of last year.
