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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Rules on Mercury From Power Plants
2014-11-26 01:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a major challenge to the limits set by the Obama administration on emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants. It is the latest effort by industry groups to roll back regulations that would reduce emissions like mercury, soot, sulfur, smog and carbon dioxide. The case also threatens to undermine one of the administrations most significant victories and chip away at President Obamas legacy. John Walke, a lawyer with the...
FirstEnergy says demand response putting power plants out of business
2014-11-25 19:49:21| Energy - Topix.net
FirstEnergy Corp. has a traditional view of wholesale electricity markets: They're a competition between iron-in-the-ground facilities that can put megawatts on the grid when those megawatts are needed. Think coal plants, nuclear reactors and hydroelectric dams.
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Could Germany shutter coal plants in pursuit of green targets?
2014-11-25 13:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The German government is considering proposals to accelerate the phasing out of coal power in the country, after it emerged that the economy ministry is working on draft legislation that would impose new emissions limits on coal power generators. Reuters reported over the weekend that it has seen a document detailing how energy firms could be required to cut emissions by at least 22 million tonnes by 2020. The news agency said the rules would require the closure of 50 facilities that are already...
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EPA Rejects a Texas Clean-Air Plan, Orders Pollution Upgrades Some Big Coal Plants
2014-11-25 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dallas Morning News: The partial rejection of Texas regional haze plan, a federally required strategy for reducing pollution that causes hazy skies, would require 15 coal-burning generating units at eight Texas power plants to install or improve controls that limit emissions of sulfur dioxide. The plants are mostly upwind of urban North Texas, meaning their emissions often drift to the metropolitan area and further north to Oklahoma. They include Luminants Big Brown, Monticello and Martin Lake plants. Luminant...
GM investing $200 million in 2 Michigan plants for new vehicle
2014-11-24 18:00:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
General Motors Co. (GM) is investing US$200 million in two plants in Michigan in order to expand vehicle manufacturing in that state.
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