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Children working in India's coal mines came as 'complete shock', filmmaker says
2016-07-06 08:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: When Chandrasekhar Reddy traveled to northeastern India in 2011, the director was looking for material for a film on forests in the region famed for its misty hills and waterfalls. Instead, he found children as young as five working in coal mines. Horrified yet fascinated, Reddy stayed in Meghalaya state for several months, befriending the children and their families, and slowly gaining access to the mines, many of which are illegal. Reddy eventually gathered enough material for his first...
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INTERVIEW - Children working in India's coal mines came as "complete shock", filmmaker says
2016-07-06 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: When Chandrasekhar Reddy travelled to northeastern India in 2011, the director was looking for material for a film on forests in the region famed for its misty hills and waterfalls. Instead, he found children as young as five working in coal mines. Horrified yet fascinated, Reddy stayed in Meghalaya state for several months, befriending the children and their families, and slowly gaining access to the mines, many of which are illegal. Reddy eventually gathered enough material for his first...
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Coal Dust Causes 23,000 Premature Deaths In The EU
2016-07-06 03:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Coal dust is responsible for about 22,900 premature deaths per year in the E.U., according to a report released Tuesday. This report is the first analysis to show how coal dust travels, damaging the health in countries hundreds of kilometers away. In addition to premature deaths, coal plants were responsible for 11,800 new cases of chronic bronchitis and 21,900 hospital admissions in 2013. The premature deaths were linked to three main pollutants: particulate matter, ground-level ozone, and...
Southern Company Clean Coal Project Scrutinized
2016-07-06 00:00:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Newspaper Investigates, Utility Claims Global Leadership Detailed look at stalled clean coal project read more
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'The New York Times' Investigates An Ailing Clean Coal Project
2016-07-05 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Kemper Project is an electrical generating station currently under construction in Kemper County, Miss. The plant has been held up as a model of the Obama administration's efforts to promote new, clean energy technologies, but the project is two years behind schedule, still not operational, and more than $4 billion over budget. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Ian Urbina of The New York Times about the Kemper Project and the administration's clean energy policy. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A key part...
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