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Cleantech: Bad Incentives For Green Choices - Energy Collective
Jul 10th 2013, 02:13


Cleantech: Bad Incentives For Green Choices
Energy Collective
The fundamental problem is not that green energy has positive spillovers — running your A/C on solar power doesn't make others better off — but that brown energy has negative spillovers. Thus, when we subsidize green instead of taxing brown, we end ...

Can Germany afford its 'energy bender' shift to green power? - BBC News
Jul 10th 2013, 01:18


BBC News

Can Germany afford its 'energy bender' shift to green power?
BBC News
Germany's rapid transition to renewable energy is said to be the country's biggest and most expensive project since the fall of the Berlin wall - but with rising costs for consumers and industry, will this great energy experiment succeed? The powerful ...

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Coal pollution in China is cutting life expectancy by 5.5 years - Washington Post
Jul 10th 2013, 00:51


Washington Post

Coal pollution in China is cutting life expectancy by 5.5 years
Washington Post
The study concluded that nearly 500 million people living north of the Huai River will lose an estimated 2.5 billion life years because of pollution from widespread coal burning, compared with those south of the river. The study is based on analyses of ...
Burning Heating Coal Cuts Lives by 5 Years in China, Study Finds Bloomberg
China's reliance on coal reduces life expectancy by 5.5 years, says study The Guardian
Coal-Burning Shortens Lives in China, New Study Shows National Geographic
The Verge  - Nature.com  - Voice of America
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For Coal, the End Is Near - Huffington Post
Jul 9th 2013, 22:37


The Guardian

For Coal, the End Is Near
Huffington Post
You can still find people who say they believe coal has a future. By and large, though, they're the same people who believe their future is in coal. Perhaps that's just human nature. The more you think you stand to lose, the harder it is to accept ...
Coal's Crystal Ball: Bright, Muddled, or Bleak? National Journal
The coal industry v everyone else: who will win? The Guardian
Coal is only step one in Obama administration's climate plan, according to ... Daily Caller
The Lane Report  - Martinsburg Journal  - Indianapolis Star
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30 states considered green energy laws this year - Northern Colorado Business Report
Jul 9th 2013, 22:07


30 states considered green energy laws this year
Northern Colorado Business Report
More than 30 states considered legislation this year to change their renewable energy standards, with no state rolling back those standards, according to the Center for the New Energy Economy. Of those states, only eight enacted modifications or ...

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White House has coal country on the defensive - Richmond Times Dispatch
Jul 9th 2013, 21:26


NBC Montana

White House has coal country on the defensive
Richmond Times Dispatch
After several years of taking a beating from the poor economy, new pollution rules and a flood of cheap natural gas, the coal industry was on the rebound this year as mining projects moved forward in the Western U.S. and demand for the fuel began to ...
US House panel looks at Western coal industry Great Falls Tribune
Congress Will Dig Into Western Coal Industry Tuesday Boise Weekly

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Coal-burning slashed lifespans by five years in China, study finds - Grist
Jul 9th 2013, 19:30


Ars Technica

Coal-burning slashed lifespans by five years in China, study finds
Grist
The Chinese government's Huai River policy provided coal free of charge to everybody living north of Huai River, which cleaves China in two. As residents of northern China, the colder part of the country, huddled around fuel burners inside their homes ...
Coal's high cost in China: 2.5 billion years of life expectancy Ars Technica
Coal pollution in China lowers life expectancy by 5 years Treehugger
China's Coal Addiction Is Cutting Years Off Lives Motherboard (blog)
RedOrbit  - People's Daily Online  - Yale Environment 360
all 45 news articles »

UK Coal's long-anticipated entry into administration hits pension scheme - The Guardian
Jul 9th 2013, 18:46


The Guardian

UK Coal's long-anticipated entry into administration hits pension scheme
The Guardian
The retirement savings of 7,000 past and present mineworkers at UK Coal, Britain's largest coal mining business, took a hit on Tuesday as the pit operating group responsible for repairing the pension scheme's deficit of at least £450m sank into a ...
UK Coal goes into administration with 350 jobs lost but rescue deal saves 2000 ... Mirror.co.uk
UK Coal rescue deal saves 2000 jobs Financial Times
UK Coal falls into hands of state pension rescue scheme after blaze Telegraph.co.uk
The Independent  - Economic Times  - Sky News
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How to keep coal where it belongs: in the ground - Crosscut
Jul 9th 2013, 18:25


Crosscut

How to keep coal where it belongs: in the ground
Crosscut
Seattle, a major coal port back in the 1880s, is making coal its business again by working toward carbon-neutrality and waving the red flag to stop more coal trains from crossing Washington state to local ports. Mayor Mike McGinn recently testified ...

Economic Potential of Clean, Green Energy - HispanicBusiness.com
Jul 9th 2013, 18:05


Economic Potential of Clean, Green Energy
HispanicBusiness.com
That same year, then-Congressman Inslee co-authored "Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy," which suggested the country could address global warming, revitalize its economy and gain energy independence by embracing renewable ...
Clean and green energy Lewiston Morning Tribune (subscription)
Feeling the wind's worth The Columbian
First Wind and Avista Celebrate Milestone at Palouse Wind Project Green Building Elements

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People speak out for and against Ambre Energy's coal export proposal at ... - OregonLive.com
Jul 9th 2013, 18:00


EarthFix

People speak out for and against Ambre Energy's coal export proposal at ...
OregonLive.com
The permits would be an initial nod to Ambre Energy's plans to be the first out of the gate with an export terminal at the Port of Morrow along the Columbia River. Ambre's proposal would train up to 8.8 million tons of coal from Montana and Wyoming ...
Coal transfer hearings: jobs vs. environment KOIN.com
Hearings set on coal transfer terminal at Boardman Longview Daily News
Hearings set for Tuesday on proposed coal terminal in Boardman Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Bend Bulletin  - Statesman Journal  - EarthFix
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Air Pollution From Coal Use Cuts Lifespans in China, Study Shows - Wall Street Journal
Jul 9th 2013, 16:41


Wall Street Journal

Air Pollution From Coal Use Cuts Lifespans in China, Study Shows
Wall Street Journal
BEIJING—Air pollution from coal combustion likely cut life expectancy in parts of China by more than five years during the 1990s, a study has found, adding weight to increasing public demands for Beijing to clean up the environment. Enlarge Image. image.

Obama picks green advocate as Navy energy chief - The Hill (blog)
Jul 9th 2013, 15:30


Obama picks green advocate as Navy energy chief
The Hill (blog)
Obama on Tuesday nominated Vice Adm. Dennis V. McGinn (Ret.) as the Navy's assistant secretary for energy, installations and environment. McGinn comes over from the American Council on Renewable Energy, where he was president and chief executive.

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UPDATE 3-FirstEnergy to shut two Pennsylvania coal power plants - Reuters
Jul 9th 2013, 15:06


UPDATE 3-FirstEnergy to shut two Pennsylvania coal power plants
Reuters
July 9 (Reuters) - FirstEnergy Corp will shut two coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania by Oct. 9 due to weak power prices and the high cost of complying with stricter environmental rules, the company said on Tuesday. In a federal filing, FirstEnergy ...
First Energy won't convert coal-fired power plants to dual firing for now Pittsburgh Business Times (blog)
FirstEnergy to close more coal-fired power plants Plain Dealer
FirstEnergy Corp Shuttering Two Western PA Coal Plants StateImpact Pennsylvania
Motley Fool  - Columbus Dispatch
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Yanzhou Coal Plans Yancoal Australia Buyout Offer - Wall Street Journal- India
Jul 9th 2013, 07:18


Wall Street Journal- India

Yanzhou Coal Plans Yancoal Australia Buyout Offer
Wall Street Journal- India
However, coal prices have slumped to three-year lows and that is hurting profits of miners like Yanzhou, prompting them to lay off staff, close mines and slow spending on development of new deposits. Yanzhou said Tuesday it could better manage the ...
Plan to privatise Yancoal raises concerns about coal industry ABC Online
Yanzhou Coal Plans to Privatize Australian Unit, List Receipts Bloomberg
China's Yanzhou Wants Full Control Over Aussie Coal Unit Law360 (subscription)
Platts  - Radio Australia  - RTT News
all 35 news articles »

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