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Coal Executive to Host Fundraiser for Trump
2016-06-22 14:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A top coal industry executive will host a fundraiser for Donald TrumpDonald TrumpLibertarian candidate declines to pick between Clinton, Trump Groups focused on stopping Trump to air ads to unbind delegates Clinton vows to work closely with Democrats MORE next week as the presumptive Republican nominee's campaign runs short on cash. Murray Energy Corp. CEO Robert Murray will host Trump at a personal, invitation-only fundraiser next Tuesday, according to a company spokesman. Murray is a provocative...
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Opencast coal mine planned for Northumberland coast
2016-06-22 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A new surface coal mine could be created on the scenic Northumberland coast if an application is approved next month. Banks Mining wants to create a three million tonne (Mt) opencast mine which will operate for seven years from an area of 250 hectares at Druridge Bay, between Widdrington and Cresswell. The project has attracted opposition from local residents, Friends of the Earth and the Northumberland Wildlife Trust (NWT), which have lodged multiple objections based on its impact on greenhouse...
White House economists say US coal program costing taxpayers
2016-06-22 11:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A US program meant to encourage coal mining on federal land is open to industry abuse and costs taxpayers billions of dollars in lost revenue every year, a White House study to be released on Wednesday concluded. Roughly 40 percent of US coal comes from federal land and taxpayers are being short changed on those sales due to lax oversight and permissive royalty rules, according to the report from the White House Council of Economic Advisors. "The program has been structured in a way that misaligns...
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Methane Emissions Onshore Oil and Gas 14 Coal Plants Powered for One Year
2016-06-21 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: When we talk about climate change all too often we focus on carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. But there is a much more potent greenhouse gas, methane, which is much more efficient at trapping radiation than CO2. Some estimates put it at 87 times more potent over a 20 year lifetime than carbon dioxide. And who is the biggest culprit for releasing methane in the U.S.? It is the oil and gas industry, which is the largest industrial source of methane pollution in the country, releasing 33 percent...
TVA will cap coal ash impoundment
2016-06-20 14:05:54| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times Daily: The Tennessee Valley Authority has determined that capping the coal ash impoundment at the Colbert Fossil Plant is the most economically feasible option, a decision that does not sit well with some environmentalists. TVA announced last week in its final environmental impact statement that it will cap and close 10 coal ash impoundments at six different coal-fired power plants, including its Barton facility in Colbert County. In the study, TVA said it plans to spend $280 million to clean up the...
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