Greenpeace activists dumped 200 kilos of coal at the entrance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday and unfurled a banner with the message “Atienza, don’t be a climate criminal.”
The activists are demanding that Secretary Lito Atienza immediately reject all plans to construct a dangerous coal-fired power plant in Iloilo City.
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The Florida Public Service Commission today hears testimony in Tallahassee on the need for the proposed coal-fired power plant in Taylor County.
Tallahassee is a partner in the proposed 800-megawatt plant near Perry. Environmentalists say the plant would cause air pollution and contribute to global climate change.
PSC officials have said the hearing won’t deal with environmental [...]

China has raised the capital threshold for projects converting coal to liquid fuel to brake a possible overheating in the coal-chemical industry, as excessive development of the fossil fuel pollutes the environment and strains the water supply.
On July 7, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s industrial watchdog, issued a circular requiring local governments [...]