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He advocates sustained public investment in wind farms, photovoltaic and solar energy, developing clean coal technology, connecting European electricity grids, and combining heating and power from gas to make offices and homes more fuel-efficient. Yet governments which have collectively found about $5 trillion to rescue banks and galvanise economies are hesitant to focus fiscal stimulus measures on clean energy because of the long lead-time for many projects. (Planet Ark, United States)
Men rescued from China coal mine Nov 18, 2008
Rescuers have lifted out 32 of 34 workers who had been trapped in a flooded coal mine in China for a day. The accident occurred early on Monday morning at the Gaomendong Coal Mine near Pingdingshan city in Henan province ... It was the third coal mine accident in less than three weeks in Henan, with a total of five miners dying in the two previous accidents, Xinhua said. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
World risks 'dirty' energy future Nov 17, 2008
The additional nuclear power plants would also have the advantage of being less vulnerable to fuel price changes than coal or gas-fired generation, helping to enhance the security of electricity supplies. However, it said that governments would have to convince the private sector that the initial investment of about $2bn-3. (Yahoo News -- Energy Policy)
Honda Is Geared Up for Better Days Nov 17, 2008
FBR Capital Markets downgraded the coal producer to Market Perform. Cowen till sees healthy sales this holiday season. (Barron's)
Silverado Announces Updated Mineral Resource Estimates for Workman's Bench Gold and Antimony Deposit at Nolan Creek Nov 17, 2008
About the Company The Company is an exploration stage company focused on the exploration of gold properties, with some past production, and the development of new environmentally friendly low-rank coal water fuel technology ... The Company is developing low-rank coal water fuel that is designed to be produced from low-rank coal and processed into an environmentally friendly oil substitute. (Canada Newswire)
How long will the hope last? Nov 17, 2008
President-elect Obama is committed to getting rid of coal-fired power plants because they put out carbon dioxide and this has been blamed for climate change. Coal is plentiful and cheap ... SAHSgrad wrote on Nov 10, 2008 4:12 PM:" The real question is - How long can we be unified when the leading voices in our community spend all their time trying to scare us?Perhaps if the editor were willing to work with others and think more creatively, he might begin to realize that our problems are not all... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Cash Minerals Releases Positive Coal Pre-Feasibility Study (NI 43-101) on Division Mountain Property, Yukon Territory Nov 17, 2008
4 Mt of 'Proven' Coal Reserves. TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 17, 2008) - Cash Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: - ) today announced results from a recently completed NI 43-101 pre-feasibility study on the Division Mountain coal property, located in the Yukon Territory, which contains estimated measured mineral resources of 52 ... 5 million tonnes of high volatile bituminous "B" coal, including 26. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Australians March Against Climate Change Nov 17, 2008
The government has also promised proceeds from the auction of emissions permits will be used to compensate poor families and motorists for rises in the cost of fuel and electricity, which is mostly powered by burning coal. On Saturday, protesters took to the streets of Sydney, Melbourne and other cities, chanting calls for renewable energy and carrying banners with slogans such as "Renew our economy with strong targets" and "Turtles against climate change". (Planet Ark, United States)
Australia's States Press For Carbon Trade Changes Nov 17, 2008
The government has also promised proceeds from the auction of emissions permits will be used to compensate poor families and motorists for rises in the cost of fuel and electricity, which is mostly powered by burning coal. Bartlett said Rudd and Wong had "got it wrong" on design of the scheme, asking for reconsideration of planned compensation for big polluters and including cost breaks if they drew power from renewable sources. (Planet Ark, United States)
W.Va. City Tagged Nation's Unhealthiest Nov 17, 2008
For decades, Huntington thrived with the coal mines to its south, as barges, trucks and trains loaded with the black fuel continually chugged into and past the city ... But as the coal industry modernized and the economy changed, manufacturing jobs left. (CBS News -- US)
Loomis: Wyo coal mining still safe (26) Nov 16, 2008
Loomis: Wyo coal mining still safe ... CHEYENNE -- The rejection of a federal permit for a proposed Utah coal-fired power plant over carbon dioxide emissions should not effect a coal mining industry in Wyoming that supplies many such power plants around the nation, a state mining industry representative said Friday ... "We're not selling to plants that aren't constructed, so the utilities that are taking Wyoming coal are going to plants that are operating," Marion Loomis, executive director of... (Casper Star-Tribune)
The Weeklies: Michigan company may bring gas to Coal Country Nov 16, 2008
LOADING Nov 16, 2008 - 04:05:23 CST By LAUREN DONOVAN Bismarck Tribune A Michigan company would like to bring natural gas into the heart of Coal Country, one of the few places in the region without that particular fuel service. Even though Dakota Gasification Co., makes synthetic natural gas and the Northern Border Pipeline edges through on Mercer County s western edge, folks primarily depend on propane or electric heat. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Green Is for Sissies Nov 16, 2008
Meanwhile, renewable fuels, like solar, wind and biofuels, will grow at a brisk pace but they will account for just 2 percent of the world s energy supplies by then, according to Exxon, while oil, gas and coal will represent 80 percent of global energy needs by 2030 ... Managing these flows, and reducing the costs of this prohibitively expensive technology, may ultimately create a new business for Exxon if it can apply it to large emission sources, like coal-fired power plants. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Numerous solid reasons to reject LNG Nov 16, 2008
Some estimates say using LNG creates the same total amount of pollution as burning coal. In the short- and long-term, the Pacific Northwest probably does not need to import LNG. In the near future, only a small part, if any, of the gas imported to Bradwood will be used here. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Energy revolution urged Nov 15, 2008
Demand for coal will rise higher than any other fuel while oil demand is expected to rise from 85 million barrels per day to 106 mb/d by 2030. "Oil," says the report, "will remain the world's main source of energy for many years to come, even under the most optimistic of assumptions about the development of alternative technology.". (CNN -- International)
Electric rates fall with fuel prices Nov 15, 2008
Unfortunately, coal prices remain significantly higher than they were a year ago and sustained drought conditions across the Tennessee Valley have cut TVA s hydro generation by more than 50 percent, preventing TVA s fuel costs from dropping further, Greene said. Brigham also warned customers to prepare for a possible future increase, citing the country s varying economic climate. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Environmentalists Win Big EPA Ruling Nov 15, 2008
Smoke and steam vapor pour out of the coal-fired Bruce Mansfield Power Plant over a nearby residential area of Shippingport, Pennsylvania, in September 2008 Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images. Environmentalists have long known that when it comes to climate change, coal will be a ... That's just due to the coal plants already operating as the U.S. looks to expand its energy supply to meet rising demand in the future, over 100 coal plants are in various stages of development around the country. (TIME)
US energy crunch comes home Nov 15, 2008
Another 23% comes from coal, and a similar percentage from natural gas ... Our most abundant domestic source of fuel, coal, is the greatest emitter of greenhouse gases when consumed in the current manner; 3 ... No other source of energy, including natural gas, nuclear power, biofuels, wind power, and solar power is currently capable of supplanting our oil and coal consumption, even if a decision is made to reduce their importance in our energy mix. (Asia Times Online)
Caveat for clean tech venturing in China Nov 15, 2008
He cited coal as "the devil" - although it continues to power the economies of both China and the United States - and condemned the latter for its "embarrassing" fuel efficiency standards. Should China pick up the green tech banner, he said, it "can leave us in the dust. It can crush us.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Brown Clouds Harm Glaciers, Agriculture Nov 15, 2008 /C O R R E C T I O N from source -- Western Canadian Coal Achieves Record Sales in Second Quarter 2009 Results/ Nov 14, 2008 Western Canadian Coal Achieves Record Sales in Second Quarter 2009 Results Nov 14, 2008 Nanoparticles - something else not to panic about Nov 14, 2008 As alcohol taxes rise, alcohol-related deaths go down Nov 14, 2008 Report touts northern coal gasification Nov 14, 2008 Homeowners Warming Up to Solar Water Heating Nov 14, 2008 Report touts coal gasification in the North Nov 14, 2008 Home heating and cooling: Alternative, hybrid systems gain popularity Nov 14, 2008 Energy alternatives, solutions remain work in progress Nov 14, 2008 TVA plans 6 percent cut due to cost of fuel Nov 14, 2008 TVA decreasing fuel cost adjustment Nov 14, 2008 Commodities boom ends as speculative bubbles evaporate Nov 14, 2008 Energy: Thawing Fuel For Palin's Pipeline Nov 14, 2008 Renewable energy may end up scarred, but stronger Nov 14, 2008 Coal now the fuel of choice - IEA Nov 14, 2008 Japan shines the light on corporate responsibility Nov 14, 2008 A Freeze on New U.S. Coal Plants? Nov 14, 2008 How'd we get this trade deficit? Nov 14, 2008 Progress Energy gets rate hike OK; FPL decision delayed Nov 13, 2008 Nature’s Own Chemical Plant Nov 13, 2008 INSIDE THE MARKETS: Silver lining of Chinese economic slowdown: Less strain on power grids Nov 13, 2008 Answer Desk: Time to end oil tax breaks? Nov 13, 2008 Citizens group outlines issues, concerns about Canton mine proposal Nov 13, 2008 Energy agency warns of impending supply crunch Nov 13, 2008 Visit America's "Unhealthiest City" Nov 13, 2008 TSX crumbles as consumer worries spark commodity sell-off Nov 13, 2008 World risks 'dirty' energy future Nov 12, 2008 Oil billionaire revises plan to reduce foreign oil imports Nov 12, 2008 Don't impeach -- prosecute Nov 12, 2008 Teck Plunges Most in 20 Years on Concern Coking-Coal Prices Will Decline Nov 12, 2008 Canada Stocks Fall on Economic Concern, Led by Canadian Natural, Goldcorp Nov 12, 2008 PSC rejects Alliant's proposed coal plant Nov 12, 2008 The Corn Isn't Green Nov 12, 2008 Pickens: Oil prices heading back up Nov 12, 2008 Asian Stocks Drop as Earnings Outlook Worsens, Business Confidence Slumps Nov 11, 2008 RWE Third-Quarter Profit Rises Fivefold After Electricity Prices Doubled Nov 11, 2008 Schwarzenegger sees a gleaming fusion future Nov 11, 2008 * Taiwans energy demand falls for third month Nov 11, 2008 Britain lifts India nuclear ban Nov 11, 2008 'No' to lower electricity tariffs Nov 11, 2008 The reactor would be installed underground. (Source: Hyperion) Nov 11, 2008 Transition: Marching Orders Nov 11, 2008 War World II POW recalls days at Stalag 17 Nov 11, 2008 No comments posted. Nov 11, 2008 Utilities hunker down for tough year ahead Nov 11, 2008 A climate plan in peril? Nov 10, 2008 So much else happened while people eyed election Nov 10, 2008 Delay tactics 'should be criminal' Nov 10, 2008 Economy important in energy talk Nov 10, 2008 Canton ethanol plant up and running Nov 10, 2008 California Study Shows High Cost Of Renewable Power Nov 10, 2008 Orica shares soar on news of record earnings growth Nov 10, 2008 Clean electricity can help budgets Nov 9, 2008 Hawaiian Electric customers see bills go down as oil prices ease Nov 9, 2008 The Blog Watch Nov 9, 2008 It was greenhouse gas, now it's diesel Nov 9, 2008 Australia Stocks: BHP, Orica, ResMed, Rio, Macarthur, Santos, Transfield Nov 9, 2008 Eastern plans new energy center Nov 8, 2008 Sept core growth back on rails at 5.1% Nov 8, 2008 Homeowners Warming Up to Solar Water Heating Nov 8, 2008 Reducing Pollution: Green Future For Scrap Iron Nov 8, 2008 China's Stock Index Rises, Led by China Merchants Bank, Citic Securities Nov 7, 2008 Miss. officials hold hearing on utility charges Nov 7, 2008 RISE grant will help on Highway 30 Nov 7, 2008
Some of the particles such as sulphates, linked with burning coal and other fossil fuels, reflect and scatter rays back into space. Others, also linked with fossil fuel and biomass burning, in particular black carbon in soot, absorb sunlight before it reaches the ground. (Science Daily)
Mapping system locates oil spill sites Nov 15, 2008
From the boat, you couldn't quite make out how big it was, but the smell of petroleum and methane wafting offshore from Coal Oil Point north of Santa Barbara, Calif. was strong enough to signal that it was a pretty large oil slick. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
C O R R E C T I O N from source -- Western Canadian Coal Achieves Record Sales in Second Quarter 2009 Results ... C O R R E C T I O N from source -- Western Canadian Coal Achieves Record Sales in Second Quarter 2009 Results ... VANCOUVER, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Western Canadian Coal Corp. (TSX: WTN, WTN.DB & WTN.WT and AIM: WTN) ("Company") announces its operating results for the three and six month period ended September 30, 2008. (PR Newswire)
VANCOUVER, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Western Canadian Coal Corp. (TSX: WTN, WTN.DB & WTN.WT and AIM: WTN) ("Company") announces its operating results for the three and six month period ended September 30, 2008 ... The increase was achieved primarily as a result of higher coal prices realized from the current coal year contracts, which resulted in record coal sales of $167 ... Coal shipments for the second quarter fiscal 2009 were 600,000 tonnes or 30% lower than the same quarter in fiscal... (PR Newswire)
For example, prolonged exposure to coal dust causes lung diseases and some forms of asbestos cause cancer. But is the world about to be dissolved into grey goo because of some new agent attacking cell walls. (Telegraph.co.uk)
With higher energy prices, coal stoves are back in vogue in Homer, reports. Locals have gathered chunks of coal on Kachemak Bay beaches for more than a century, and there's renewed interest these days ... But before you rush down there to grab your own coal, know this: You can't burn it in a wood stove. (Anchorage Daily News)
FAIRBANKS -- A study commissioned by the Fairbanks Economic Development Corp. is touting the value of a local plant that could turn coal and biomass into liquid fuel ... The 179-page feasibility study said coal-to-liquids technology can work in a northern environment ... A coal-to-liquids plant could cost $4 billion to $7. (Anchorage Daily News)
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, all the energy stored in the earth's reserves of coal, oil, and natural gas is matched by energy from just 20 days of sunshine. The use of wind power to generate electricity is only at about one percent of capacity world-wide so the future for utilization of renewable energy, including not only solar and wind, but tidal and other water power is encouraging. (Pekin Times, IL)
FAIRBANKS - A study commissioned by the Fairbanks Economic Development Corp. is touting the value of a local plant that could turn coal and biomass into liquid fuel ... FAIRBANKS - A study commissioned by the Fairbanks Economic Development Corp. is touting the value of a local plant that could turn coal and biomass into liquid fuel ... The 179-page feasibility study said coal-to-liquids technology can work in a northern environment. (Juneau Empire)
Don't forget to consider alternative heating systems, such as firewood, coal, wood pellets, and corn. Many of these heating systems are becoming more user-friendly and almost as convenient to use as a standard gas furnace or heat pump. (Carroll County Times)
In such an agreement, the solar power and traditional coal plants would operate in conjunction. The problem with solar has always been the retention of the heat overnight, says Looper, who has also done extensive work with biodiesel companies. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
"Unfortunately, coal prices remain significantly higher than they were a year ago and sustained drought conditions across the Tennessee Valley have cut TVA's hydro generation by more than 50 percent, preventing TVA's fuel costs from dropping further," Greene said. TVA adopted a fuel cost adjustment in October 2006 after experiencing a sharp spike in fuel costs caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita the year before. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Because 60 percent of TVA s power supply comes from coal, oil and natural gas, when fuel prices increase, TVA s cost to produce electricity for the 9 million consumers across the seven-state Valley region increases as well ... Unfortunately, coal prices remain significantly higher than they were a year ago, and sustained drought conditions across the Tennessee Valley have cut TVA s hydro generation by more than 50 percent, preventing TVA s fuel costs from dropping further. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Indonesia benefited greatly from the boom in the prices of primary commodities since the middle of last year as palm oil, rubber, coffee and cocoa as well as coal, pushed up the Jakarta stock market index to its peak of over 2,800 in April, 2008, bolstering exports and generating greater purchasing power for millions of smallholders in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi ... 3 billion people could not have all of a sudden gobbled up enough palm oil, rubber, coal and other commodities to generate... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
It burns much cleaner than petroleum or coal, making it theoretically acceptable to those who obsess over environmental concerns. It can be produced with existing technology, and retrieved in the next decade. (Investors Business Daily)
When the downturn hit, the credit markets froze up and prices plummeted for oil, coal and natural gas. Retail gasoline prices have fallen nearly 32 percent in past last month and now are below $2 a gallon in several states. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
London - Coal, already the world's second-most used fuel after oil, will grow more competitive after 2015 as oil and gas prices are expected to rise, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. Coal's share of global energy demand would rise to 29 percent in 2030 from 26 percent in 2006 - driven by booming power generation growth mostly in China and India ... Global coal consumption was set to grow to 7 011 million tonnes of coal equivalent (Mtce) in 2030 from 4 362 Mtce in 2006, the IEA... (Business Report, South Africa)
Another reality is that Eskom's crisis earlier this year was caused by a shortage of coal reserves, rather than an electricity generation capacity problem. However, the electricity reserve margin is dangerously low by global standards, and power cuts caused by the lack of electricity generation capacity are virtually certain. (Business Report, South Africa)
A Freeze on New U.S. Coal Plants ... A Freeze on New U.S. Coal Plants ... Smoke and steam vapor pour out of the coal-fired Bruce Mansfield Power Plant over a nearby residential area of Shippingport, Pennsylvania, in September 2008 Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images. (Time.com)
Barrels of oil from Saudi Arabia and containers of coal from West Virginia. Jet engines, TVs, steel beams, toy trains, DVDs, lumber, diamonds, canoes and pens. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Costs of fuel such as coal and natural gas soared during the past year before falling in recent months. "We never like to raise rates, and we do everything we can in our power to keep rates as low as possible," said Suzanne Grant, a company spokeswoman. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
19, 2008) With oil prices hovering around 100 per barrel, coal is reemerging as a key raw material in the manufacture of the basic chemical materials used to make plastics, fertilizers, and hundreds of. . (Science Daily)
It should ease pressure on overstretched Chinese coal mines and the rail system, enable the country to restore reservoir levels and avert the threat of more power cuts this winter ... China has abundant energy, including big coal reserves and hydroelectric resources ... There is a mismatch between the location of coal fields in the north and northeast, hydroelectric power sources in the southwest and fast-growing industrial centers of the east and south. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
This $14 billion package (seems like such a small number these days) included a long list of tax incentives for nuclear power, clean coal, ethanol and other renewable fuels ... At the time, the Bush administrations basic solution to the energy crisis was to produce more oil, gas and coal. (MSNBC -- Business)
The citizens group believes having a coal mine located this close to a populated area (Orion Township, Canton Township and the City of Canton) is not beneficial development and is costly to the taxpayers of Fulton County ... Other concerns the citizens group is addressing are the blasting noise that can occur between sunrise and sunset, release of gases such as radon and methane into the air, the disruption to residents on Brereton Road due to road closings, and major traffic congestion from... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
It predicts that world renewables-based electricity generation mostly hydro and wind power will overtake gas to become the second-largest source of electricity, behind coal, before 2015. The IEA also said low-carbon energy must expand from 19 percent of the energy mix as of 2006, to 26 percent by 2030. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
For decades, Huntington thrived with the coal mines to its south, as barges, trucks and trains loaded with the black fuel continually chugged into and past the city ... But as the coal industry modernized and the economy changed, manufacturing jobs left ... In the hilly coal fields to the South, people still live in houses or trailers with drooping, battered roofs. (W-USA News, DC)
63, on concerns over how the biggest Canadian coal and metal producer will refinance $9. 8 billion it borrowed to acquire Fording Canadian Coal Trust. (Vancouver Sun)
The additional nuclear power plants would also have the advantage of being less vulnerable to fuel price changes than coal or gas-fired generation, helping to enhance the security of electricity supplies. However, it said that governments would have to convince the private sector that the initial investment of about $2bn-3. (Yahoo News -- Energy Policy)
Pickens said the U.S. needs to exploit all its resources, from solar power in Arizona to coal and nuclear energy, but that few things could cut foreign oil imports quickly. He said neither Obama's plans for 1 million plug-in hybrid vehicles nor John McCain's plans for 45 more nuclear plants would make a dent in oil imports, but natural-gas fueled semitrucks could reduce oil demand for the next 20 years before better transportation technology is available. (AZCentral -- Business)
The U.S. currently produces more than 70 percent of its electricity by burning fossil fuels, with nearly 50 percent of that coming from coal. Fossil fuel-fired plants all over the world discharge about 800 tons of carbon dioxide every second. (NJ.com -- Times)
Teck Falls Most in 20 Years on Coal Price Concern (Update1) ... Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- , which last month gained control of the world's second-largest exporter of coking coal, fell the most in 20 years in Toronto on speculation that prices for the steelmaking ingredient will decline ... The stock has plunged 81 percent since July 31, the day Teck said it agreed to buy Fording Canadian Coal Trust to boost sales of the fuel. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
75 as copper prices slid and on speculation that prices for coal used in making steel will fall along with demand for the material ... 8 billion loan it used to buy Fording Canadian Coal Trust. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
The Tuesday unanimously denied 's proposed 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant, despite the utility's plans to burn "clean coal" and biomass as fuel. In a press release, the PSC said commissioners decided that the $1. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Their rationale is simple: Using more ethanol from corn or other biomass, as well as methanol from coal or other sources, will create competition in the motor-fuel market and depose oil as the main transportation fuel. Oil prices will fall, the petrostates will suffer, and a newly energy-independent United States will zoom back to its position as the world's undisputed superpower. (Slate)
"Oil is not going to save us,'' he said of plans to increase drilling in the U.S. Pickens' plan focuses on using natural gas as a transportation fuel and then counting on wind and solar to take the place of natural gas as a source to generate electricity. Natural gas currently generates about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S. He also touted coal, solar and nuclear power to help generate more energy and then for a transmission system that will bring the power generated by wind from the... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
the Australian coal transporter that rejected a buyout offer from David Bonderman's TPG Capital, plunged 60 percent to 69 cents before trading was halted after Citigroup Inc. said investors should cut their losses and sell. China's steelmakers advanced on speculation the nation's central bank will add to three interest-rate reductions in the past two months after consumer prices gained by a smaller amount than economists estimated. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
German power production from hard coal fell 15 percent to 33 ... Generation from lignite, a soft brown coal, slid 2. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
"In the meantime, we've got to continue to work on renewable energy. We want to reduce our reliance on carbon fuels and dirty coal and increase our use of solar, geothermal and wind power.". Arriving on his private jet at Livermore Airport, the governor was taken by motorcade to the top-secret laboratory. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The islands overall use of coal, petroleum, gas, solar energy and electricity dropped 7 ... Coal imports fell 17 percent to 4 ... Coal imports dropped 1. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
India has 14 reactors in commercial operation and nine under construction Nuclear power supplies about 3% of India's electricity By 2050, nuclear power is expected to provide 25% of the country's electricity India has limited coal and uranium reserves Its huge thorium reserves - about 25% of the world's total - are expected to fuel its nuclear power programme long-term Source: Uranium Information Center. Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell told parliament in a written statement: "Since March... (BBC News -- South Asia)
He said the price of coal had risen to over US$100 per tonne compared to US$75 when the new tariffs were set in July. In the peninsula, about 28% of electricity is produced by coal-fired power plants while gas accounted for about 68% of the industry generation ... Although only about 28% of electricity output is generated by coal but the coal price doubles the price of gas at RM14. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Nuke + Hydro + Coal + Wind + Solar should be appropriately promoted until we only need oil for plastics and materials, and gasoline ... I mean, no one has ever died mining coal or drilling for oil, right ... I'd rather work around nuclear power the rest of my life than spend 2 weeks in a coal mine, thanks very much. (DailyTech)
Aside from job- and growth-killing environmental executive orders guaranteed to bankrupt the coal industry, cause domestic energy production to shrivel away and, as he promised during the campaign, electricity and fuel prices to "skyrocket," Obama plans to venture into social issues and remove restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research (ESCR). Bush, the first president to spend any federal dollars on ESCR, in August 2001 limited federal funding to existing stem cell lines. (Investors Business Daily)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008. War World II B-24 pilot Colin Jones' office wall is a testament to his memories as a veteran. (Boerne Star, TX)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008. War World II POW recalls days at Stalag 17. (Boerne Star, TX)
McMahon said meeting future demand will require a diverse energy mix, including nuclear power and continued reliance on coal that generates half of the nation's electricity, to meet rising demand. And then there is the matter of climate change and what an Obama administration may seek to do to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants as part of the U.S. plan to address global warming. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Some interests, including coal, oil, and automobile companies, will exert their influence to try to soften the effects of any climate program. These industries are disproportionately located in what we have come to know so well as battleground states. (Boston Globe)
Obama wants to spent $15 billion a year over the next decade to spur research into cellulosic ethanol; more fuel efficient cars; plug-in electric hybrid cars; new solar and wind turbine technologies; and capturing carbon dioxide the leading culprit in global warming from coal burning power plants. All these efforts could become less politically urgent and more financially difficult if oil prices keep on falling and financial turmoil keeps its grip on credit markets. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Mattb wrote on Nov 6, 2008 5:03 PM:" You're dreaming if you think the refinery is going to every produce a single drop.Obama will never let it happen.He said he would bankrupt any coal company that tries to build a new plant, why would he allow a new gas refinery to go online. That would lower gas prices and we would drive more. We can't have that!!!Haven't you heard of Global Warming?Nevermind that 40 inches of snow in the Black Hills. Pay no attention to the fact that 2008 had the lowest... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
His proposed ban on all coal-based power plants ignores the fact that Americans want a growing economy, built upon domestically produced energy sources. The U.S. has 27 percent of the world's coal reserves ... We need to find ways to use our coal more cleanly, not ban its use. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
The facility's combined heat and power plant (CHP) is up and running, burning coals fines or slurry from the old Buckheart coal mine in the area. Slurry is waste material after coal is washed ... Two-thirds of the equipment involved in the combustion of coal slurry to produce steam and electricity is pollution control equipment. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
It is more costly to make electricity with renewable power -- solar, wind, geothermal and other sources that emit no or low amounts of global-warming greenhouse gases -- than with natural gas, nuclear and coal power plants. Renewable power in 2007 accounted for about 12 percent of the electricity delivered in the state, compared with 45 percent for natural gas, 17 percent for coal, 15 percent for nuclear and 12 percent for large hydropower projects ... While renewable power one day may compete... (Planet Ark, United States)
EXPLOSIVES and chemicals maker Orica expects to report record earnings this year due to the continued strong market for thermal coal ... "A lot of our demand comes from the coal market, which is going into energy production," he said ... Most commodity analysts think the fundamentals for thermal coal are more robust than for other metals because power plants constantly need fuel. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Modern technology, geography, natural resources and cost efficiencies all demonstrate that the backbone of the electric power generation system in New York must be made up of a variety of sources including hydro, nuclear, coal, natural gas and oil ... New York's base load electrical power comes from either hydro, nuclear, coal, natural gas and oil facilities ... The challenge is that the increasing demand for electricity and New York's entrance into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to... (Albany Times Union)
That's different than most of the country where coal and nuclear energy dominate electrical generation. Thus, electricity rates have been rising here as crude oil spiked, reaching a high of $147. (Honolulu Advertiser)
California Credit Union League. Web search powered by YAHOO. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Hazelwood power station produces 16-17 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually from burning brown coal. "We will make a dent in that if or when we commercialise," Mr Soda said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
(MCC AU), the world's biggest exporter of pulverized coal, slumped for the second day, dropping 77 cents, or 11 percent, to A$6. 13, the most since Oct. 16. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
The result will be an economical and ecologically friendly answer to Eastern s power needs, made necessary by the deterioration of the university s current coal-fired power plant, officials said ... The wood chips will be much more clean burning than the coal used currently, thus reducing the overall air emissions being released into the environment. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
3% in August, improved performance of the coal and cement sectors pushed up growth in output of core infrastructure industries to 5 ... According to government data made public here on Friday, coal production increased by 10 ... The coal and cement sectors had grown 6. (India Times)
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, all the energy stored in the earth's reserves of coal, oil, and natural gas is matched by energy from just 20 days of sunshine. The use of wind power to generate electricity is only at about one percent of capacity world-wide so the future for utilization of renewable energy, including not only solar and wind, but tidal and other water power is encouraging. (Pekin Times, IL)
7, 2008) Take a close look at that cheap piece of scrap iron before you toss it in the trash. Wei-xian Zhang has a good use for it. (Science Daily)
China Shenhua Energy Co., the nations largest coal miner, dropped 0 ... Datong Coal Industry Co., Chinas second- largest coal company by capacity, lost 2 ... Coal- fired power output dropped by about 2 percent. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Entergy didn't oppose dropping the rate Thursday, but Frances Turnage, treasurer and chief financial officer of Mississippi Power, testified that her company has to pay for coal in a timely manner to make electricity. And the prime interest rate would not be high enough to cover the cost of making those coal purchases. (The Clarion-Ledger)
SCH Services, LLC announced two weeks ago its effort to locate a new coal distribution terminal in Nevada ... City Engineer Neil Guess said that the RISE grant application submitted by the city will also apply to the coal distribution terminal project if it is approved. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
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