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MAY 2, 2010

CO 2 emissions from US coal-fired power plant could be phased out entirely by 2030 using existing technologies or ones that could be commercially competitive with coal within about a decade, according to a paper published online 30 April in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Credit: ACS, Kharecha et al.

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JUNE 7, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected nine universities for awards for research projects that will continue to support innovation and development of advanced, lower emission coal technologies. The projects selected for awards include: Improved Alloys. DOE Share: $293,519). Brown University. DOE Share: $300,000).

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MAY 14, 2010

The US Department of Energy has selected 7 projects to participate in the University Coal Research (UCR) program. The projects aim to improve the basic understanding of the chemical and physical processes that govern coal conversion and utilization, by-product utilization, and technological development for advanced energy systems.

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JANUARY 12, 2013

In regions where the share of coal-based electricity is relatively low, EVs can achieve substantial GHG reduction, the team reports in a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. According to the 12 th Five-Year Plan of the China Coal Industry (2011?2015)

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Regal Resources Limited, an Australia-based developer of an Underground Coal to Liquids (UCTL) process to convert low rank brown/coal lignite into hydrocarbon and gas products ( earlier post ), has signed a Farm-In Agreement with Greenpower Energy Limited through its wholly owned subsidiary MOL Gippsland Pty Ltd (MOL).

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The release of this enormous investment comes in the midst of the company’s transformation, in what is also for all concerned an extremely challenging environment. As part of its tkH2Steel transformation project, coal-based blast furnaces will be replaced by hydrogen-powered direct reduction plants. Capacity will be 2.5

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JUNE 15, 2019

In a major new report on hydrogen, the International Energy Agency says that the time is right to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future. A wide variety of fuels are able to produce hydrogen, including renewables, nuclear, natural gas, coal and oil. —Dr Birol.

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APRIL 8, 2013

Whatever the future energy mix, it''s becoming apparent that coal and gas are both hugely consumptive and not entirely great for the environment--even if they provide large swathes of the world with their energy.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Celanese’s technology allows capacity to be more than doubled at significantly less than the original investment to meet future demand. The China units would utilize coal as the primary raw material. —Dave Weidman.

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MARCH 10, 2022

Keliber, a Finnish mining and battery chemical company that aims to start the sustainable production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide, has analyzed the CO 2 emissions generated by its future production using two studies. The CO 2 emissions are more than 16 tonnes/produced tonne, due to the dominance of coal as the energy source.?.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University. UC stands for uncontrolled charging and CC stands for controlled charging.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 5, 2011

My favorite part of this next CicLaVia is t he Bike Parade coming from my friends at Greenpeace and Sierra Club which they’re calling ROLL AGAINST COAL. In case you didn’t know, the City of Los Angeles still gets 40% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants, the dirtiest polluters and greenhouse gassers on the planet.

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Creative Greenius

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

But we do have a threat today to our freedom, our future and the civilization as we have enjoyed it during our lifetime. And no one touches me more deeply when I hear him sing it then another great patriot who has devoted most of his life to selflessly working on the environment and justice issues I care about – Jackson Browne. .

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MARCH 6, 2017

Most of these diseases and conditions are at least partially caused by the environment, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports. —“Don’t Pollute My Future”. The report, Don’t pollute my future! 361,000 children under 5 years die due to diarrhea, as a result of poor access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

But our friends in the oil, coal and gas industry have 5,795 gigatons of carbon on the books. Every one of those companies’ financial futures depends on that 5,795 gigatons of carbon being turned into greenhouse gas emissions that will literally cook the planet past the point of human habitation. ” What a no-brainer.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

We are the company that can leverage its highly flexible electrolyzer technology and create and redefine the future of sustainable offshore energy production. The bulk is obtained from natural gas and coal, emitting 830 million tons of CO 2 per year, more than the entire nation of Germany or the global shipping industry.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

These are the people who in the face of science that says we must transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy or destroy the futures of our children and all who come after them, still want to drill for oil that should never be burned. There are no bigger cowards then the people who work for the oil, coal and gas industries.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

In a paper in press in the journal Environment International , Ben Machol and Sarah Rizk quantify the economic value of health impacts associated with PM 2.5 For coal, oil, and natural gas, respectively, associated economic values of health impacts are $0.19–$0.45/kWh, Click to enlarge. kWh in Maryland. kWh, $0.08–$0.19/kWh,

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

All large-scale energy systems have environmental impacts, and the ability to compare the impacts of renewable energy sources is an important step in planning a future without coal or gas power. Wind beats coal by any environmental measure, but that doesn’t mean that its impacts are negligible. Source: Miller and Keith (2018a).

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. The 2013 assessment is the most comprehensive to date, and includes information on the release and impacts of mercury in aquatic environments for the first time. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

DOE is currently targeting transformational technologies that by 2030 will support a new coal-fired power plant with CO 2 capture with a cost of electricity at least 30% lower than a supercritical, pulverized-coal plant with CO 2 capture, or approximately $30 per tonne of CO 2 captured.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have concluded that ground-level PM 2.5 Steven Barrett, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, and colleagues have published their results in the journal Atmospheric Environment. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge. Fabio Caiazzo, Akshay Ashok, Ian A.

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APRIL 7, 2020

Australia-based Woodside has signed an agreement with Japanese companies JERA Inc, Marubeni Corporation and IHI Corporation to undertake a joint study examining the large-scale export of hydrogen as ammonia for use decarbonizing coal-fired power generation in Japan. Source: ARENA (Australian Renewable Energy Agency).

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

We focused on these three countries because they are all at somewhat different points in their economic development, and we reasoned that comparing air pollution patterns among them would give us a good indicator of future trends. Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 —Philip Landrigan.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The least expensive way for the Western US to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global warming is to replace coal with renewable and other sources of energy that may include nuclear power, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, researchers. Click to enlarge.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 12, 2009

So let me get this straight - while those of us who are trying to lead greener lives, have been cutting our carbon footprints and working with our cities, states and the rest of the USA to help them do likewise, Killer Coal has been playing us for chumps and wiping out all our efforts every single second of every day.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 2, 2011

Dude was a physician before becoming the Senator from one of America’s dirtiest coal producing states. If we’ve got to sacrifice the future generations to make that happen then so be it.&#.

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

Additional layers of complexity and the uncertainty that brings is fostering an environment of pre-emptive underinvestment for oil and gas supply, where capital expenditure lags demand. Fear of a mismatch between demand and future supply could start to materialize in this time frame, ,hte report says.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 7, 2009

One of the other big business groups the WSJ is talking about is the motley group of US Senators and US Congress members who got their money directly from the oil, gas and coal industry. They have no interest in a new, clean, green economy and they have no stake in a future that sees us lowering emissions.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 17, 2009

While Elizabeth has had the pleasant task of teaching me about the history, culture and joys of Tonga I’ve had to play the role of harshing her mellow with today’s reality by teaching her about the future of Tonga. Why We Tongans Are The Canary In The Coal Mine. We’re all on the same island my friends.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Very broadly, the report lays out an agenda to “Invest in Our Future” through education and innovation, “Build on Our Strengths” in the critical sectors of energy and manufacturing, and “Play to Win” by making overdue tax and regulatory reforms to stay competitive. —“Road Map to Renewal”.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 2, 2009

The Age of Stupid is a 90-minute film about climate change, set in the future, which will have its world premiere in London on March 15th 2009 and then be released in UK cinemas on March 20th 2009, followed by other countries. Killer Coal Environmental Politics Saving Energy Pete Postlethwaite Sustainability solar power.

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MAY 30, 2019

in 2017, according to latest official data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Less coal was used to produce heat and electricity but this was offset by higher industrial and transport emissions, the latter increasing for the fourth consecutive year. Source: EEA.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, asking that recently drafted cap-and-trade legislation be amended to clearly state that biofuels, including the biofuel component of fuel blends, are not obligated under the emissions cap because they are already regulated under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.),

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JANUARY 25, 2018

A study conducted before and after the 2004 closure of a coal-burning power plant in Tongliang, China, found that children born before the closure had shorter telomeres than those conceived and born after the plant stopped polluting the air. Results appear in the journal Environment International. 2018.01.005.

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JULY 31, 2013

It will ensure that NETL remains on the forefront of this research, which is critical not only to our economic future but to the environment as well. However, coal and other fossil fuels still provide 80 percent of our energy, 70 percent of our electricity, and will be a major part of our energy future for decades.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

AnMBR involves anaerobic micro-organisms that are able to live in environments devoid of oxygen, such as sediment layers on floors of lakes, dams and the ocean. Sasol currently uses aerobic microbes to treat GTL and coal-to-liquids (CTL) effluents in ORYX GTL, Qatar and Synfuels, Secunda facilities.

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