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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Mountain Madness New coal plant approved in Virginia, may fuel mountaintop-removal mining		26 Jun 2008	News
Posted at 11:53 AM on 26 Jun 2008 An embattled $1.8 billion coal plant slated for Wise County, Va., was granted pollution permits Wednesday by a state regulatory board, allowing construction to proceed. The company that will be building the 585-megawatt plant, Dominion Resources, promised local officials it would only source coal from within Virginia; that move is expected to fuel increased mountaintop-remo ...
Topics: business, climate, coal, energy, news, Virginia (all these topics)

Cheap clean coal now dirty, expensive	David Roberts	13 Apr 2008	Gristmill
The WSJ energy blog points out that skyrocketing demand for coal in the developing world is rapidly driving up the commodity price. (And WSJ proper points out that rising prices for coal mean rising prices for steel.) Meanwhile, Reuters says 'clean coal' is 'elusive' and the head of one of Australia's biggest energy companies -- AGL -- says that coal's days are numbered: ... Michael Fraser said it is unlikely any new coal generators will be built without significa ...
Topics: Australia, business, carbon sequestration, climate, coal, energy (all these topics)

For whom the bell coals More bad news for coal as big banks reconsider financing	David Roberts	04 Feb 2008	Gristmill
I assume you've all heard the good news that three huge investment banks are planning to impose stricter standards on investments in coal-fired power plants. See WSJ's Jeffrey Ball here and here. I'd like to think this was the sheer power of green groups or the moral sensitivities of bank executives finally acting up, but the fact is, the writing is on the wall. Carbon legislation is inevitable. And make no mistake: any carbon legislation is going to make new dirty co ...
Topics: business, climate, coal, energy (all these topics)

Gnashing my teeth over globalization Can economic democracy make the global economy more sustainable?	Jon Rynn	07 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Worried about more coal plants, carbon emissions from transportation, and a crumbling infrastructure? Evidence provided by several recent reports point to one of the least explored causes of these problems: globalization, that is, the transfer of manufacturing capacity from developed to developing countries, particularly China. The mechanisms differ. The U.S. and Europe, which could manufacture using environmentally benign techniques, instead use old, polluting techn ...
Topics: air pollution, business, China, climate, coal, economy, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, United States (all these topics)

Climate change direct action	David Roberts	07 Nov 2007	Gristmill
It's beginning.
Topics: business, climate, coal, energy, placemaking (all these topics)

Clinton's climate and energy plan Some reflections on the strengths and weaknesses of Hillary's new proposal	David Roberts	05 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Efficiency and permit auctions and R&D, oh my! Hillary Clinton released her comprehensive energy and climate plan today. It is thoughtful, comprehensive, and though disappointingly conventional in a few areas, inspiringly bold in others. With the release of Clinton's plan, all three Democratic frontrunners for the presidency now have visionary, far-reaching energy plans that would fundamentally reorient the country away from carbon-intensive energy ...
Topics: biofuels, business, carbon trading, climate, climate equity, coal, elections, energy, energy efficiency, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08, public transportation (all these topics)

Ecomagination and coal As long as GE funds coal, its net impact is far from green	David Roberts	17 Sep 2007	Gristmill
Let me pull a few excerpts from a recent WSJ story on the progress of GE's much-touted "ecomagination" campaign: 'I don't want to change the economic flow of the company,' [CEO Jeffrey] Immelt says. So GE continues to sell coal-fired steam turbines and is delving deeper into oil-and-gas production. Meanwhile, its finance unit seeks out coal-related investments including power plants, which are a leading cause of carbon-dioxide emissions in the U.S. ... ...
Topics: business, climate, coal, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations (all these topics)

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