Read more power plant stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5976/power-plant.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:13:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCatch a fish in one of America's streams, and there's a good chance it will have at least trace amounts of mercury. The most comprehensive survey to date from the US Geological Survey tested more than 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams around the nation—and found mercury in...http://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 12:04:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66687/recession-pulls-plug-on-electricity-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagElectricity prices across America have nosedived amid an almost unprecedented fall in demand, the Wall Street Journal reports. Market prices are down up to 40% from the historic highs of last year, and are on course to keep plummeting. The lower prices aren't always seen by consumers immediately because of...http://www.newser.com/story/66687/recession-pulls-plug-on-electricity-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 3:21:51 CDThttp://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/55013/supreme-court-rules-for-power-plants-against-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal regulators may perform cost-benefit analysis on new power plant equipment designed to protect fish, and decide whether to require the equipment based on that analysis, the Supreme Court ruled today. The 6-3 decision overturns an appellate court ruling that barred the EPA from performing cost-benefit analysis because it wasn't...http://www.newser.com/story/55013/supreme-court-rules-for-power-plants-against-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 13:42:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51442/clinton-to-china-dont-be-like-us-on-environment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton emphasized the environment today in China as she wrapped up a weeklong visit to Asia, the New York Times reports. “When we were industrializing and growing, we didn’t know any better,” Clinton said, praising recent advances in green energy and asking for more. “We hope you won’t make...http://www.newser.com/story/51442/clinton-to-china-dont-be-like-us-on-environment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Feb 2009 11:35:40 CSThttp://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/50762/satellites-eye-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJapan and the US are using satellites to study global warming, the Economist reports. Last month Japan launched Ibuki—meaning breath—a satellite that will gather data from 56,000 points around the globe. America’s equivalent, the Orbital Carbon Observatory, will launch at the end of the month. Researchers hope...http://www.newser.com/story/50762/satellites-eye-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Feb 2009 3:54:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37081/german-power-plant-tests-underground-co2-capture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGermany is pioneering industrial efficiency with a new coal-fueled power plant that captures and stores its own CO2 emissions, Der Spiegel reports. The Bavarian power station began testing its system of collecting carbon dioxide and pumping it into a depleted underground natural gas reservoir. A few problems remain, though.http://www.newser.com/story/37081/german-power-plant-tests-underground-co2-capture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Sep 2008 10:28:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28781/high-costs-put-clean-coal-on-back-burner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmbitious plans to combat global warming by pumping carbon dioxide from coal-burning power plants into the ground have been delayed or canned due to spiraling costs, the New York Times reports. Scientists now fear that the next generation of coal-burning plants will be built using old, emission-spewing technology, spelling disaster...http://www.newser.com/story/28781/high-costs-put-clean-coal-on-back-burner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 May 2008 2:45:00 CDT