Coal
Power Generation
Use of coal in power plants as the nation’s top electricity generation source. Issues include plant emissions, environmental effects of mining, and the development and deployment of so-called “clean coal” technology including carbon capture and storage (CCS) to reduce plant emissions.
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Power Magazine Editor-In-Chief Talks Options For Aging Coal PlantsRobert Peltier weighs in on the aging U.S. coal fleet
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India Will Tax Coal to Fund Clean EnergyFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee says a $1 "clean energy tax" will be imposed on each metric ton of domestic and imported coal.
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Groups Say EPA Missed Contaminated Coal Ash SitesThe EPA is working on new regulations for coal ash, but two environmental groups say the agency isn't doing enough.
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Sources Say Discussions Underway To Switch From Coal Capacity To Nat GasRevis James of EPRI discusses what it takes to switch plants from coal to natural gas.
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DOE Calls On States, Private Business for Effective CCSToday at NARUC, DOE said it is behind clean coal but needs the support of states, governments and the private sector.
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FirstEnergy To Buy Rival AlleghenyA merger of two giant electric utilities will create one of the nation's largest power companies.
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Bob Hilton Discusses Obama's CCS Task Force AnnouncementAlstom agrees on the need for climate legislation that creates a price for carbon.
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New Partner for FutureGen AllianceCaterpillar has signed on to the experimental carbon capture and sequestration project in Illinois.
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Permits Approved For Va. Coal PlantOfficials in a Virginia county have approved permits that could bring the state's largest coal-fueled power plant there.
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Carper, Alexander Propose Clean Air Act AmendmentTwo Senators are proposing a bill to make all coal-fired power plants install pollution control equipment.
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