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Xcel-lent Adventure
In landmark deal, utility will disclose climate-change risks |
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28 Aug 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:21 PM on 28 Aug 2008 In a first-of-its-kind deal, utility Xcel Energy has agreed to give its investors detailed information about the risks that climate change poses to business. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo subpoenaed Xcel and four other utilities in September, asking them to determine whether their plans to build new coal plants posed undisclosed risks to investors -- from lawsuits and the c ... |
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| Topics: business, climate change impacts, coal, energy, investing, New York, news, progress, utilities (all these topics) |
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Solid to Liquid Can Be a Gas
Crow Tribe strikes $7 billion deal for coal-to-liquids plant on reservation |
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08 Aug 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:41 AM on 08 Aug 2008 The Crow Tribe on Thursday agreed to host a massive new $7 billion coal-to-liquids plant on its reservation land in Montana. The plant would produce about 50,000 barrels a day of diesel fuel when it opens, and eventually up to 125,000 barrels a day. Coal for the plant would come from a yet-to-be-developed mine on nearby Crow land with an estimated 9 billion t ... |
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| Topics: business, coal, economy, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Mountain Madness
New coal plant approved in Virginia, may fuel mountaintop-removal mining |
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26 Jun 2008 |
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| 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 ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, coal, energy, news, Virginia (all these topics) |
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Coal Is the Enemy of the Human Race
New BP, Rio Tinto venture plans three 'clean coal' plants |
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21 May 2007 |
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| Coal Is the Enemy of the Human Race New BP, Rio Tinto venture plans three "clean coal" plants Last week, oil giant BP announced a new "clean coal" partnership, and it's already spewing big plans. With Rio Tinto, the world's third-largest mining company, BP created Hydrogen Energy, a cleaner-energy venture. Just one hitch: they're gonna make hydrogen by burning fossil fuels, which produces carbon ... |
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What's a Couple of Coal Plants Among Friends?
TXU buyers announce plans for two coal-gasification plants |
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12 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| What's a Couple of Coal Plants Among Friends? TXU buyers announce plans for two coal-gasification plants The private firms that proposed a $45 billion buyout of Texas coal giant TXU continue to make some hearts go pitter-pat. After announcing that TXU would scuttle plans for all but three new coal-fired power plants, the firms added Friday that they would look into building two coal gasification plants ... |
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| Topics: business, coal, energy, greenwashing, news, Texas (all these topics) |
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Repent, Ye Synners
Shady synfuel industry making billions off tax-credit loophole |
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01 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Repent, Ye Synners Shady synfuel industry making billions off tax-credit loophole A budget bill currently being hashed out in Congress may help a few dozen coal plants continue to get filthy rich off of taxpayer money. The backstory: In 1980, Congress enacted tax incentives for turning coal into synthetic fuel, requiring only that the coal be chemically altered -- not necessarily cleaner. The subsidy was designed to be phased ... |
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