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Flurry of Coal Power Plant Shutdowns Expected by 2016
2014-02-19 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: A flurry of coal-fired power plants -- major sources of climate change-fueling carbon dioxide emissions -- could be closed by 2016, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts. New emissions regulations and low natural gas prices, partly because of the fracking boom throughout the U.S., are leading utilities to shut down coal-fired power plants and open new ones that burn natural gas. With new Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards limiting mercury, acid gases and...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical