Read more coal power stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22484/coal-power.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:51:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65537/greenpeace-3-china-firms-emit-more-carbon-than-all-of-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina's inefficient power plants and heavy reliance on coal are dragging down global efforts to curb climate change, a Greenpeace report warned yesterday. The report found that major Chinese power companies are responsible for a huge amount of the country's coal use and emissions, with the top three producers alone...http://www.newser.com/story/65537/greenpeace-3-china-firms-emit-more-carbon-than-all-of-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65081/climate-urgency-takes-a-backseat-to-progress-will.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt their recent summit, the G8 nations vowed to cut emissions 80% ... within 41 years. That seems like a pretty lethargic response to a so-called “emergency,” but as Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi said, the effort is virtually futile while “5 billion people continue to behave as they have always behaved.” The...http://www.newser.com/story/65081/climate-urgency-takes-a-backseat-to-progress-will.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 9:27:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57869/utilities-poison-water-to-meet-epa-air-regs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal law that keeps utilities from poisoning the air is causing toxic metals to infiltrate US waterways, the Washington Post reports. As the Environmental Protection Agency debates possible solutions with lawmakers, utility companies are storing pollutants like mercury and selenium in sludge ponds that eventually leak into lakes and...http://www.newser.com/story/57869/utilities-poison-water-to-meet-epa-air-regs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 May 2009 16:14:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54653/clean-coal-myth-proves-industry-is-declining.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagClean coal is a myth, and the companies selling it “have their heads stuck in the mine,” Thomas Kostigen writes on MarketWatch. Although Americans generate close to 50% of their energy from coal, the technology is so yesterday—and the industry is not poised to move forward. It “should be...http://www.newser.com/story/54653/clean-coal-myth-proves-industry-is-declining.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Mar 2009 16:35:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50976/carbon-dioxide-gets-buried-in-midwest-experiment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConstruction began this week on an Energy Department project that aims to bury a million metric tons of carbon dioxide beneath Illinois' surface by 2012, Wired reports. While that's peanuts compared to the billions of tons emitted each year, the project—the largest such injection to date—could pave the...http://www.newser.com/story/50976/carbon-dioxide-gets-buried-in-midwest-experiment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Feb 2009 15:07:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46147/court-reinstates-bush-clean-air-rule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal appeals court has decided that a flawed clean air law is better than no clean air law, the New York Times reports. Reversing an earlier judgment, the court ruled to temporarily reinstate the Clean Air Interstate Rule—which limits emissions from coal-fired power plants in 28 states—while...http://www.newser.com/story/46147/court-reinstates-bush-clean-air-rule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 6:05:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46169/river-of-sludge-wipes-out-tenn-homes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 500 million gallon spill of potentially toxic goop escaped from a Tennessee power plant to destroy the landscape, wreck 15 homes and contaminate local rivers, reports CNN. The sludgy residue of coal burning busted through the walls of a containing pond. Up to 400 acres have been coated in...http://www.newser.com/story/46169/river-of-sludge-wipes-out-tenn-homes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 4:43:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44547/green-groups-come-down-on-clean-coal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new advertising campaign backed by environmental organizations, including one supported by Al Gore, is calling into question the efficacy of “clean coal technology,” the Washington Post reports. “Clean coal” was a buzzword during this year’s election, but environmentalists think it’s an oxymoron. “We cannot base the strategy for human...http://www.newser.com/story/44547/green-groups-come-down-on-clean-coal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Dec 2008 18:12:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41605/palin-chronicle-suppressed-obama-coal-interview.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin apparently believes the San Francisco Chronicle suppressed a January interview with Barack Obama, in which he threatens to bankrupt the coal industry. “You gotta listen to the tape,” Palin told an Ohio crowd yesterday. “Why is this audio tape just now surfacing? This interview was given many months...http://www.newser.com/story/41605/palin-chronicle-suppressed-obama-coal-interview.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Nov 2008 7:07:02 CST