Coal Plants

Putting America on a Carbon Diet

Gillian Caldwell | Posted 12.07.2008 | World

Read More: Coal Plants, Ipcc Report, Green Jobs, Carbon Emissions, Oil, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Al Gore, Coal, Poznan Climate Change Conference, Gillian Caldwell, Global Warming, Barack Obama, 1sky, World News
Gillian Caldwell

We need to start a carbon diet, and not let the US reach for that donut. Delaying serious short-term cuts in carbon emissions is like saying we will start our diet next January. Why not this January?

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EPA Appeals Board Says No to Dirty Coal Plants Nationwide

Gillian Caldwell | Posted 11.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Coal Plants, Environmental Protection Agency, Epa, Renewable Energy, Environment, Onesky, Climate Change, Coal, Global Warming, 1sky, Green News
Gillian Caldwell

Yesterday, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appeals board issued a ruling that will essentially halt the construction of new coal plants in the United States for the near term.

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The Moving Finger Writes; and, Having Writ, Moves On -- Victory!

Carl Pope | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Coal Plants, Carbon Emissions, Coal, Global Warming, Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Green, Green Energy, Politics News
Carl Pope

The EAB just ruled that the EPA had no valid reason for refusing to limit carbon dioxide emissions from new coal-fired power plants. This may signal the beginning of a clean energy future.

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There's No Such Thing as Clean Coal

Michael Brune | Posted 10.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, John McCain, Clean Energy, Clean Coal, Coal, Barack Obama, Climate Change, Coal Plants, Alternative Resources, Carbon Emissions, Alternative Energy, Fuel Efficiency, Wind Energy, Presidential Debates, Carbon Capture, Solar Power, Green News
Michael Brune

There is no such thing as clean coal. Rather than perpetuate our country's dependence on dirty energy, we can rejuvenate our economy with a transition to truly clean and renewable energy resources.

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Al Gore Encourages Civil Disobedience To Stop Coal Plants

Reuters | Michelle Nichols | Posted 09.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Coal Plants, Al Gore, Clinton Global Initiative, Civil Disobedience, Protest, Coal, Green News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmental crusader Al Gore urged young people on Wednesday to engage in civil disobedience to st...

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McCain Opposes New Coal Plants; Promotes Clean Coal

The Wonk Room | Brad Johnson | Posted 09.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Coal Plants, Energy, Environment, John McCain, Joe Biden, Clean Coal, Coal Jobs, Barack Obama, Green News

Last week, the Wonk Room reported that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joined Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) in opposing mountaintop removal, an ecologically and ec...

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Blockading Global Warming

Michael Brune | Posted 09.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Coal Plants, Energy, Mountaintop Removal, Clean Energy, Civil Disobedience, Coal, Climate Change, Green News
Michael Brune

A new coal plant in Virginia or a destructive coal mine in Appalachia are not isolated challenges; they are part of a national energy system run amok.

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Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 07.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Abortion, Wind Power, Coal Plants, Co2 Emissions, Wolf Reintroduction, Yellowstone, Green Jobs, Exxon Mobil, Renewable Energy, Ford Motor Co, Environmental Protection Agency, Bush Administration Torture, Kbr, John Ashcroft Waterboarding, General Motors, KBR Electrocution, Defense Contractors, Contraception, Gray Wolves Endangered Species, SUV Sales, Green News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

Ashcroft claims waterboarding isn't torture, Green energy sector jobs surge, Ford offers more fuel efficient vehicles in the U.S., and the White House tries to define contraception as abortion.

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Study: If You Want Smarter Kids, Shut Coal Plants

Joseph Romm | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Children, Coal, Health, Coal Plants, Children's Health, Green News
Joseph Romm

The study, which uses molecular markers to directly track exposure to coal plant emissions, provides yet more evidence -- if any were needed -- to ban traditional coal plants.

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Georgia Coal Plant Nixed On Environmental Concerns

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Coal Plants, Stopping Coal Power Plants, Clean Coal, Environmental Concerns, Coal Plant Stopped, Georgia Coal Plant, Power Plant, Global Warming, Green News

ATLANTA (AP) -- The construction of a coal-fired power plant in Georgia was halted Monday when a judge ruled that the plant's builders must first obta...

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King Coal's Mountain Redoubt

Carl Pope | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics

Read More: Nevada, Coal Rush, Stopping Coal Power Plants, Coal Plants, Nevada Clean Energy Coalition, Governor Gibbons, Sierra Pacific Power, Coal Mining in Nevada, Coal, Coal Mining, Environment America, Politics News
Carl Pope

Coal plants are being sold to the American people like sub-prime mortgages. Their economics will shift dramatically in a few years, and ordinary customers will get stuck with unaffordable energy costs.

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A Billion-Dollar Industry Devoted to Stopping Progress

Carl Pope | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics

Read More: Coal Plants, Lobbyists, Barack Obama, Politics News
Carl Pope

Washington, DC -- This morning, the Justice Department announced that American Electric Power (AEP) -- one of the most recalcitrant operators of outmo...

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