The Future of Coal
Ex-energy executive: Phase out coal, oil.
A former utility executive and energy adviser says America can and should phase out coal-generated power and move entirely to renewable electricity within 30 years.
Missoula Missoulian.
16 May 2008
Coal plant questions raised.
State regulators are joining environmental groups in raising questions about the coal-fired power plant that Alliant Energy Corp. proposes to build in southwestern Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
16 May 2008
B.C.'s coal exports clash with new green initiatives.
B.C. coal that burns in overseas plants grossly outweighs the benefits of the province's green initiatives, critics say.
Vancouver Province.
16 May 2008
Activists protest proposed Wisconsin coal plant.
Protesters demonstrated Thursday against a coal-powered power plant, heartened by an environmental impact statement by state officials that said the proposed plant was "not the least cost option under any scenario."
Madison Capital Times.
16 May 2008
Cassville power plant site seen as harmful to environment.
Barge traffic could triple, acres of forest could be lost and rare aquatic creatures could be threatened if Alliant Energy builds a new coal-fired power plant along the Mississippi River, according to a new report.
Associated Press.
16 May 2008
Celebrate clean coal, come on!
The coal industry has turned up the heat on its ad campaign and apparently McCain, Clinton and Obama are buying.
Salon.
15 May 2008
Contenders tread carefully through coal dispute.
Maria Gunnoe's car brake lights have been vandalised and two of her dogs shot dead. The intimidation appeared aimed at silencing her criticism of a controversial form of mining that involves blowing up mountaintops to reach coal.
Financial Times.
14 May 2008
Carbon-market concept moves to mainstream.
Ten years ago, anyone advocating a national system of trading greenhouse-gas emission rights would have seemed like a zealot on the fringe, with no idea of what the American business community could tolerate. Times sure have changed.
Wall Street Journal.
14 May 2008
BP, Rio cancel $2 billion Australian power project.
Rio Tinto Group, the world's third- largest mining company, and BP Plc, Europe's second-largest oil producer, canceled a plan to build a coal-fired power plant in Australia that would capture and store carbon to cut emissions.
Bloomberg News.
14 May 2008
Clinton, Obama talk up clean coal.
US Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are talking more about "clean coal" and less about global warming as they woo voters in West Virginia and Kentucky - two states that sit at the heart of the nation's coal economy.
Reuters.
13 May 2008
Govt fast-tracks clean coal spending.
The federal government has ramped up spending on climate change to an unprecedented $2.3 billion but is fast-tracking clean coal over renewable energy.
Australian Associated Press.
13 May 2008
Desire for coal plants drove legislation.
Pigs became a favorite metaphor as legislators debated proposals clearing the way for two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas and restricting the power of the regulator who blocked them.
Associated Press.
12 May 2008
In the black.
No other county in Pennsylvania produces more coal than Greene, and few places feel coal's impact like this county, where growing numbers of people thrive on the commodity while the rest struggle in its shadow.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
11 May 2008
Global climate change: What it means to Iowa.
Iowa's greenhouse gas emissions are growing faster than the nation's as a whole, even as new state programs fight to limit the damage from global climate change, a new report shows.
Des Moines Register.
11 May 2008
Major setback for planned coal-burning plant.
The proposed Big Stone II power plant suffered a major setback Friday when two judges recommended against building transmission lines from the plant across west-central Minnesota.
Associated Press.
10 May 2008
Environmentalists grill Duke CEO.
Duke Energy Corp.'s recent shareholder recent was the most contentious in memory as environmentalists, including some new stockholders, challenged CEO Jim Rogers on the company's plans for new coal and nuclear plants.
Charlotte Business Journal.
09 May 2008
Kansas group plans for carbon tax.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius named a lineup of business and industry leaders Thursday along with scientists who specialize in climate change to begin planning the state's approach to an expected federal carbon tax.
Salina Journal.
09 May 2008
Duke Energy shareholders sound off on coal plant plans.
Duke Energy Corp.'s chief executive got an earful Thursday as shareholders sounded off about the utility's decision to build a new coal-fired generator in western North Carolina.
Associated Press.
09 May 2008
Groups may sue Duke Energy.
The Southern Environmental Law Center says it will sue Duke Energy Carolinas within 60 days if the Charlotte-based electric utility doesn't halt construction of the new coal-fired unit at its Cliffside power plant.
Greater Triad Business Journal.
09 May 2008
Carbon capture crucial to coal future: summit.
Australia has no choice but to rely heavily on carbon capture and storage to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in time to make a difference on climate change, delegates to the NSW Government's "clean coal" summit were told.
Sydney Morning Herald.
08 May 2008
