Tag: Coal - Page 3
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This Land is Coal's Land
Tons of U.S. public land is used for coal mining and drilling for gas. Essentially none is used for solar, wind, and geothermal.
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US Gov's Sham Coal "Auctions" Cost You $29 Billion
Coal companies and the Bureau of Land Management have long enjoyed what may be a too-tight relationship. BLM routinely holds "auctions" where the only bidder is a single coal company. The non-competitive arrangements means cheap coal—at your expense.
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Is It Really a Coal Auction When Only One Company Bids?
In the Bureau of Land Management's upcoming lease auction for over 700 million tons of coal on public land in Wyoming, there's likely only to be one bidder: Peabody Energy
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GOP Rails Against Mercury & Toxic Pollution Rules, but "Life-Saving" Beats "Job-Killing"
In politics, life-saving can trump job-killing.
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Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies Will Save Taxpayers Billions Every Year
A new report from NRDC details just how much the economy and environment will benefit from cutting fossil fuel companies off corporate welfare.
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Coal Use Climbing Worldwide to Highest Level in 40 Years
Large increases in coal use in the Asia-Pacific region offset record declines in coal burning in the United States in 2011.
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GOP Coal Ally Hits Activist with Child Porn Accusation
Maria Gunnoe, an award-winning anti-coal activist from West Virginia, testified before Congress about the ills caused by mountaintop removal mining. So a coal-allied member of Congress responded by accusing Gunnoe of being a pedophile.
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Nothing Says We Are All Doomed Like This Coal Plant Snow Globe
If you are sick and tired of being optimistic, I have the perfect thing for you, a No Globe snow globe. The tchotchke is a one of a kind--kinda. Only two were made and only one is left to purchase, so act quickly.
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Sustainable Farming for Clean Cooking Fuel: The Quest to Kill Charcoal in Africa
An innovative company, CleanStar Mozambique, has built an extensive for-profit business that spans from sustainably harvested crops to the crowded markets of the inner city. Can it kill the charcoal cooking stove, which kills millions every year?
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Remember, the Death of Coal Will Ruin Lives
Unless we're careful, that is.
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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.
