UK to Host CCS-Enabled Coal Power Plant

UK to Host CCS-Enabled Coal Power Plant

It will be the first such experimental facility in the country

Compressed-Air Wind Energy Could Displace Coal

Compressed-Air Wind Energy Could Displace Coal

The innovation has already been proven to work

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 6th, 2009
Coal May Have Caused the Permian-Triassic Extinction

Coal May Have Caused the Permian-Triassic Extinction

The event is affectionately called 'The Great Dying'

Australian Miners Escalate Their Protest

Australian Miners Escalate Their Protest

They are fighting bills on cleaner air

Mountaintop Mining Projects Placed on Hold

Mountaintop Mining Projects Placed on Hold

EPA is reassessing their environmental impact

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 16th, 2009
Wind Power More Reliable than Coal and Oil

Wind Power More Reliable than Coal and Oil

At least as far as price fluctuations go

Capitol to Clean Its Own Power Plant

Capitol to Clean Its Own Power Plant

The facility still burns fossil fuels

China Drops Its Carbon Emission Rates

China Drops Its Carbon Emission Rates

The change is due to the financial crisis

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 9th, 2008
Activists Persuade Banks Not to Fund the Coal Industry

Activists Persuade Banks Not to Fund the Coal Industry

Bank of America Corp will reduce funding to mountaintop mining

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 8th, 2008
Environmentalists Turn to Obama for Help in Mining Decision

Environmentalists Turn to Obama for Help in Mining Decision

Mountaintop mining legislation now allows coal companies to bury streams

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 5th, 2008
MIT Develops 'Partial Capture' Emission Concept

MIT Develops 'Partial Capture' Emission Concept

The idea allows for building more coal-powered plants

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 5th, 2008
LA Is Home to the Largest Solar Panel Initiative in the World

LA Is Home to the Largest Solar Panel Initiative in the World

This new grid will cover 10 percent of its needs by 2020

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 4th, 2008
US and China Find Common Ground in Solar Power

US and China Find Common Ground in Solar Power

Two state agencies signed a collaboration agreement

Polish Miners Attack Greenpeace Activists in Poland

Polish Miners Attack Greenpeace Activists in Poland

The city of Poznan will host a UN conference on climate change

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 17th, 2008
Greenpeace Blocked Rotterdam Dock This Weekend

Greenpeace Blocked Rotterdam Dock This Weekend

The protest is a part of an ongoing GP campaign

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 14th, 2008
IEA Decides – Coal Will Dominate Until 2030

IEA Decides – Coal Will Dominate Until 2030

Coal produces more carbon than oil and natural gases

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 3rd, 2008
China Moves for a Low Carbon Economy

China Moves for a Low Carbon Economy

The Vice Environment Minister supports a step-by-step plan

 
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