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Panda Power finances conversion of retired coal plant to natural gas; one of largest power conversion projects in US
2015-10-29 10:55:32| Green Car Congress
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Coal not coming back, Appalachian Power president says
2015-10-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gazette-Mail: ROANOKE Coal consumption is not likely to increase, regardless of whether new federal regulations on power plants go into effect, and, from coals perspective, the national debate on coal and climate change has largely been lost, the president of West Virginias largest electric utility told a roomful of energy executives Tuesday. The Clean Power Plan, the Obama administrations proposal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, would cut coal consumption but even if the regulations...
US and Japan to announce deal curbing coal financing
2015-10-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: The Obama administration has crafted a deal with Japan to restrict financing for overseas coal projects, several sources told ClimateWire. The agreement is aimed at influencing other members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which will meet next month in Paris for a contentious decision over setting common rules to phase out coal financing for export credit agencies. Yet other OECD countries have not yet signed onto the deal, which could curtail 80 percent...
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Australia PM Turnbull stands by coal amid moratorium calls
2015-10-28 14:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: When Malcolm Turnbull ousted Tony Abbott as prime minister last month, climate watchers were hopeful he would reverse Australias coal-friendly stance. There was some sign of that this week, as newly appointed chief science advisor Alan Finkel envisioned a world free of fossil fuels. Yet it has been business as usual for the country`s bullish mine expansion plans, which threaten international climate goals. That is despite 61 prominent Australians, from rugby player David Pocock to Nobel laureate...
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Farmers should have right to veto coal seam gas on their land, says Warren Truss
2015-10-27 20:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Nationals leader Warren Truss believes farmers should have the right to veto coal seam gas exploration and extraction on their properties, following a call by assistant health minister Fiona Nash for a change to state laws. His comments come after the suicide of Queensland farmer George Bender, whose daughter Helen berated politicians on ABCs Q&A for failing to listen to farmers concerns regarding mining activities. A spokesman for Truss said it was Coalition policy to support the responsible...
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