For New Generation of Power Plants, a New Emission Rule From the E.P.A.
Published: Wed, 03/28/2012 - 9:51amAmy Sancetta/Associated PressA coal-fired power plant in Ohio. New coal plants will face hurdles under the proposed rule.By FELICITY BARRINGERread more
View ArticleEnergy Etch A Sketch
Published: Sun, 06/17/2012 - 10:17amAs governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney endorsed an aggressive program to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, pushed to close old coal-fired power plants...
View ArticleTo Stop Climate Change, Students Aim at College Portfolios
Published: Tue, 12/04/2012 (All day)SWARTHMORE, Pa. — A group of Swarthmore College students is asking the school administration to take a seemingly simple step to combat pollution and climate change:...
View ArticleL.A. moves to eliminate reliance on coal-powered energy
Published: Wed, 03/20/2013 - 8:11am Category: Energy Los Angeles officials are speeding up plans to end the city's reliance on coal-powered energy, a move that could help Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's...
View ArticleDWP watchdog warns high cost comes with L.A.'s coal-free plan
Published: Wed, 04/17/2013 - 11:30pm Category: Energy Weeks after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa celebrated his plan to move the city off of coal-fired energy, a city watchdog has attached a...
View ArticleIn Montana, ranchers line up against coal
Published: Wed, 05/01/2013 - 9:17am Category: Energy So even though people may be complaining about coal development and how dirty rotten bad it is, it pays a lot of bills in the state of...
View ArticleThe Amazing Energy Race
Published: Wed, 07/03/2013 - 8:18am Category: Energy The United States is falling behind. To catch up, we need to reorder our priorities, find cleaner and smarter fuels and develop new...
View ArticleChina’s Plan to Curb Air Pollution Sets Limits on Coal Use and Vehicles
Published: Fri, 09/13/2013 - 8:14am Category: Energy The Chinese government announced an ambitious plan on Thursday to curb air pollution across the nation, including setting some limits on burning...
View ArticleNew Clean Air Rules Would Do Little
Published: Sat, 10/26/2013 - 9:37am Category: Energy President Obama's recently proposed regulations to limit carbon-dioxide emissions from new power plants have been much heralded by...
View ArticleChina's anti-pollution drive risks running out of gas
Published: Tue, 10/29/2013 - 10:53pm Category: Energy A chronic shortage of natural gas is hurting China's plan to move away from burning coal to heat homes and offices, raising the prospect of more...
View ArticlePoland, Wedded to Coal, Spurns Europe on Clean Energy Targets
Published: Sat, 11/02/2013 - 8:39am Category: Energy They call it Poland’s biggest hole in the ground.read more
View ArticleFossil Fuels Receive $500 Billion A Year In Government Subsidies Worldwide
Published: Sat, 11/09/2013 - 9:19am Category: Energy Producers of oil, gas and coal received more than $500 billion in government subsidies around the world in 2011, with the richest nations...
View ArticleSlowdown in Carbon Emissions Worldwide, but Coal Burning Continues to Grow
Published: Sun, 11/24/2013 - 11:47pm Category: Energy Global emissions of carbon dioxide are slowing somewhat from the rapid pace of the last decade, new figures show, but growth in coal burning...
View ArticleThe Toxic Smog Cloud Hanging Over Shanghai Looks Just As Bad As It Sounds
Published: Sat, 12/07/2013 - 6:21pm Category: Chemicals Shanghai is notorious for its terrible air quality, but the smog in this Chinese metropolis just hit absurd levels. read more
View ArticleU.N. Says Lag in Confronting Climate Woes Will Be Costly
Published: Sat, 01/18/2014 - 10:57am Category: Energy Nations have so dragged their feet in battling climate change that the situation has grown critical and the risk of severe economic disruption is...
View ArticleE.P.A. Staff Struggling to Create Pollution Rule
Published: Tue, 02/04/2014 - 9:40pm Category: Energy In marathon meetings and tense all-day drafting sessions, dozens of lawyers, economists and engineers at the Environmental Protection Agency are...
View ArticleFirm seeks to harness Wyoming's wind energy for California
Published: Tue, 02/11/2014 - 10:03pm Category: Energy A relentless wind howls day after day across this high desert, pouring through a low gap on the Continental Divide.read more
View ArticlePlanet-warming methane leaking at higher rate, study finds
Published: Sat, 02/15/2014 - 6:41pm Category: Energy Federal regulators are missing about 14 million metric tons of greenhouse gas in their annual inventory, most of which likely comes from the...
View ArticleAs Listener and Saleswoman, E.P.A. Chief Takes to the Road for Climate Rules
Published: Wed, 03/26/2014 - 5:28pm Category: Energy Gina McCarthy was deep in enemy territory. Here on this wind-whipped prairie pocked with strip mines, Ms. McCarthy, the administrator of the...
View ArticleChina Takes On Big Risks in Its Push for Shale Gas
Published: Sun, 04/13/2014 - 1:21pm Category: Energy Residents of this isolated mountain valley of terraced cornfields were just going to sleep last April when they were jolted by an enormous roar,...
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