dirty energy sources

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Activists dump coal to oppose approval of dirty Iloilo power plant

April 17th, 2008

…  entrance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday and unfurled a banner with the message …  (ECC) to the Iloilo Coal plant,” Greenpeace Climate and Energy Campaigner Jasper Inventor said in a statement. “If Mr. Atienza …  fuels. Emitting 29 percent more carbon per unit of energy than oil and 80 percent more than gas, it is one of the leading …

Dirty business of coal could get makeover

June 7th, 2007

…  to build one of the nation’s first plants that would turn dirty coal into cleaner fuel, generating electricity while dramatically …  the Taylorville plant would superheat the black, energy-rich rock under pressure, creating gases to drive massive …  needs, they’ve concluded that wind, solar and other sources of renewable power cannot completely satisfy the nation’s thirst for …

China to keep relying on coal

February 6th, 2007

…  plans to radically change its reliance on coal and other dirty fuels despite already feeling the impacts of global warming, according to …  financial resources for a wholesale conversion to cleaner energy sources. “To replace 70 percent of China’s energy consumption really …

TXU lobbying Congress on coal-plant plan

January 26th, 2007

…  from critics who say the company should consider other sources or newer technology for the plants. “Most of the discussions focused …  of its lobbying on winning helpful provisions in the 2005 energy bill and dealing with clean-air laws in Congress and federal …  a growing impetus to send a signal that conventional dirty coal plants should not be encouraged,” Mr. O’Donnell …

Questions linger over proposed coal-fired plant

December 4th, 2006

…  Ravenna said at the recent CORE meeting. “Why is a dirty industry allowed to come into our area without getting our opinion …  slower is better and that coal gasification is a viable energy production technology. Nov. 20, four Republicans and 21 Democrats, …

Duke coal plant tab: $3 billion, rate increases expected

November 17th, 2006

…  cost of building two coal-fired power units at Duke Energy Corp.’s Cliffside power plant in western North Carolina has gone up to …  is now on Duke to justify going forward with an expensive, dirty, conventional coal plant when cleaner and more economical alternatives …

An end run on ethanol

October 16th, 2006

…  that touted the fuel additive as a key part of America’s energy strategy. Critics note that the ethanol industry has been growing …  other respiratory illnesses. A portion of the region’s dirty air wafts along prevailing winds from other parts of the country. …

Solar power shines, despite clouds

October 8th, 2006

…  homes and businesses. Politicians, addressing high energy prices and climate change, have happily given the go-ahead to channel …  Solar electricity still costs much more than existing dirty or clean power. And previous pushes to green up the energy supply have …

Protesting activists dump coal at Thai Ministry of Energy

September 8th, 2006

…  dumped coal on the doorstep of Thailand’s Ministry of Energy in protest against energy policies that promote the burning of fossil …  which blatantly disregard the negative impacts of their dirty projects across Asia,” said Tara Buakamsri of Greenpeace Southeast …

U.S. State CO2 Laws Won’t Prevent Coal Boom

September 2nd, 2006

…  output, simply pushing coal-fired power plants and other dirty industries to relocate in states without rules, experts said on …  sparsely-populated state, according to the Department of Energy. Because a ton of CO2 produced in Nevada enters the atmosphere no …