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A Better World Lies Beyond Coal, Oil and Gas
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Few of us will ever venture past the 60-mile boundary that separates Earth and outer space. If you do, though, you’re likely to experience something known as “the overview effect”—a cognitive shift...
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May.22.2013
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Nuclear Plants Next to Go in the Northeast
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Will plant closures leave the Northeast too reliant on a single fuel? Low gas prices and impending environmental regulations both played a role in a wave of announced coal plant retirements last ye...
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May.7.2013
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ExxonMobil Aims to Prove Gas is Cleaner Than Coal
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ExxonMobil has had a horrible four-week run in the aftermath of its Pegasus pipeline break in Arkansas, but a just-published greenhouse gas emissions study by the company’s research arm could provi...
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Apr.24.2013
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Groups Call for Moratorium on Powder River Coal in Letter to New Interior Secretary Jewell
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The leaders of 21 organizations welcomed Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell to her first day on the job with a letter calling for “an immediate moratorium on new coal leasing in the Powder Rive...
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Apr.18.2013
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Environmentalists say ‘war on coal’ a fabrication
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U.S. coal mining employment the past two years was the highest it’s been in 15 years, despite claims that President Barack Obama is waging war on the industry, an environmental group that studied f...
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Apr.11.2013
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Coal Transporters Held Accountable for Contamination of Local Waterways
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The Sierra Club and its partners sent a 60-day notice of intent to sue to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) and several coal companies yesterday for violations of the federal Clean Water ...
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Apr.8.2013
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The road to climate heaven is paved with ever cheaper oil
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Greenpeace recently issued a call for coordinated action to halt development of the 14 most threatening fossil fuel projects on the planet. These coal, oil, and gas projects, by increasing greenhou...
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Mar.26.2013
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As U.S. Cleans Its Energy Mix, It Ships Coal Problems Abroad
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Ready for some good news about the environment? Emissions of carbon dioxide in the United States are declining. But don’t celebrate just yet. A major side effect of that cleaner air in the U....
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Mar.20.2013
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American Electric Power agrees to close 3 coal plants in emissions settlement.
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One of the the nation’s largest utilities agreed Monday to close three of its coal-fired power plants as part of a settlement with government officials and environmental groups, the latest sign of ...
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Mar.7.2013
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Strengthening Beijing Air Pollution Control and Regulations
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Beijing residents continue to struggle with choking levels of hazardous air pollution, compounded by a sandstorm, causing the government to urge people to stay indoors and take steps to protect the...
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Mar.6.2013
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Developers drop plans for Texas coal plant
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Developers have dropped plans for the White Stallion Energy Center about 90 miles southwest of Houston, signaling the end of a once heady rush to build several new coal-fired power plants across Te...
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Feb.21.2013
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N.Y. Town Is Sued Over Ban on Fracking Discussion
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Environmental advocates filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against a small town in Broome County, N.Y., whose board of supervisors has blocked discussion of fracking at public meetings. The Natural Resourc...
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Feb.14.2013
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Almost half of all coal burned in the world is burned in China
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Speaking of air pollution in China, here’s a disconcerting graph from the U.S. Energy Information Agency. The EIA explains: Coal consumption in China grew more than 9% in 2011, continuing its upwar...
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Jan.30.2013
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Europe Increases Its Use of Dirty Coal
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Being European, living in the U.S., I often credit myself for being from a more climate change-savvy continent. The flagship program of Europe’s climate politics is the Emission Trading Scheme for ...
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Jan.25.2013
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Coal keeps on selling, lawsuits and bad economics be damned
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In 1997, most of the world’s nations signed on to the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty intended to fight climate change. The goal was to gradually cut greenhouse gas emissions through the end of 2012, the ...
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Jan.3.2013
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10 Environmental Victories of 2012
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Protesters rally in Washington, D.C. against the Keystone XL Pipeline. For me, the holidays are a time to reflect on what we’ve achieved over the past year and look ahead to the challenges and poss...
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Jan.2.2013
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Let’s learn to love carbon capture, before it’s too late
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Source: The Guardian Progress on CCS technology has stalled, but with coal and gas generating much of our electricity for years to come, we need it Last week the prime minister laid out the importa...
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Dec.18.2012
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Battle Over Coal Exports Continues as Tanker Accident Adds to Laundry List of Reasons Coal is a B...
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Source: Ecowatch People in Washington and Oregon have been turning out in force to protest the coal industry’s plans to send millions of tons of dirty fuel through their backyards, and an incident ...
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Dec.10.2012
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Kyoto won’t save us from climate change – but a carbon tax could
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Source: The Guardian Given the failure of UN climate talks, a carbon consumption tax would be the most effective way of lowering emissions It is a stark and frightening fact that, despite more than...
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Nov.9.2012
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Coal resurgence threatens climate change targets
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Source: The Guardian Biggest increase in coal usage for 50 years could throw the UK’s green ambitions off course Coal is enjoying a renaissance, with the highest consumption of the fuel since...
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Oct.29.2012
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