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Virginia is for coal lovers State illegally approves new coal-fired power plant	Glenn Hurowitz	26 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Update: The permit that was approved this week by the state Air Pollution Control Board does not contain the 'out clause' for mercury emissions. Information from an SELC statement was incorrect, and they have apologized. Under heavy pressure from lobbyists for Dominion Virginia Power, Virginia announced yesterday that it will permit the construction of a new coal-fired power plant, even though doing so clearly violates the law. Just days after NASA's James Hans ...
Topics: coal, energy, fossil fuels, grassroots activism, state politics, Virginia (all these topics)

Big Coal's new video	David Roberts	25 Jun 2008	Gristmill
A shill from everyone's favorite Big Coal front group ABEC wanders the streets of D.C. asking totally unbiased questions: Next up: Do random passers-by prefer ponies and puppy dogs, or will they side with the environmentalists' effort to kick the nation's little old ladies in the shins?
Topics: coal, energy, video (all these topics)

For Your Energy Information Global energy demand will grow 50 percent by 2030, says EIA		25 Jun 2008	News
Posted at 3:07 PM on 25 Jun 2008 The world isn't going to kick its energy-sucking habits anytime soon, the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicted Wednesday. By 2030, global energy demand will grow 50 percent, says the EIA report, mostly in China and other developing countries. Some 124 new nuclear plants will be built worldwide by 2030, and natural gas will be in demand to "replace oil whereve ...
Topics: coal, energy, natural gas, news, nuclear power, renewable energy (all these topics)

CNN and clean coal	David Roberts	24 Jun 2008	Gristmill

Topics: coal, energy, video (all these topics)

Making a mountain into a coal hill Virginia's disappearing mountain Eden	Glenn Hurowitz	24 Jun 2008	Gristmill
As I reported last week, I'm in Appalachia, Va. to attend a hearing by the Virginia Air Resources Board about whether or not Virginia will permit Dominion Power to build a dirty, coal-fired power plant. It's Eden in the Mountains here -- miles and miles of green, forested mountains in every direction. Inside the forests, it's even better. My wife and I went on a hike through old growth hemlock groves (and did a trail-cleaning service project in the nearby Jefferson Na ...
Topics: coal, energy, fossil fuels, grassroots activism, Virginia (all these topics)

Climate change ideas for On Day One Day two of the UN Dispatch-Grist collaboration	Ideas for On Day One	24 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Our weeklong collaboration with UN Dispatch rolls on today with a discussion prompted by On Day One user taylorshelton who suggests government subsidies for non-renewable energy should be eliminated. Eliminate all subsidies for traditional fuels (coal, oil and nuclear) and invest all energy-related funds into renewable energy resources like solar, wind and cellulosic ethanol with the goal of completely eliminating dependence on fossil fue ...
Topics: Big Oil, climate, coal, energy, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

A Springfield in his step McCain goes to Springfield, talks up nukes and coal	Kate Sheppard	18 Jun 2008	Gristmill
John McCain followed up yesterday's energy speech with more energy talk today during a roundtable at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo. Today he focused more specifically on his support for two energy sources: nuclear power and 'clean coal.' The roundtable also featured Greg Boyce, CEO of Peabody Energy, the world's largest coal company, and Mike Chesser, CEO of Great Plains Energy. The panel was moderated by Jim Jones, a Chevron board member and pre ...
Topics: coal, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Calamity Kaine Virginia Gov, possible veep, afraid of Big Coal	Glenn Hurowitz	17 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine set a new standard for politician mealy-mouthedness with a letter to his Virginia Air Board (tip of the hat to Raising Kaine for digging this one up). Although he asserts that his letter isn't about any particular decision, everyone outside the governor's office knows that the letter is about one thing: The proposed massive coal-fired power plant being planned for Wise County, Virginia. His bureaucratic opacity (PDF) is sure to be taught in gov ...
Topics: climate, coal, energy, politics, presidential race 08, Virginia (all these topics)

Thanks, neighbor, but I draw the line at black lung When taking pride in your roots means breathing local coal dust	Ashley Braun	10 Jun 2008	Gristmill
May I suggest that literally sharing a part of your local history can, in fact, be taken too far? Snipped from The New York Times:'Coal is part of us,' said William Liptok, director of the county's public works department. Not only does nearly every family in town have roots in mining, Mr. Liptok said, but virtually everyone breathes in coal dust, since it wafts into the air in the winter when trucks remove the boilers' ashes. [emphasis is mine] How's that, c ...
Topics: coal, energy, health, West Virginia (all these topics)

You can't be too rich or too dirty Fossil interests plow money into Congress	Joseph Romm	09 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Rich and thin is pass�. What's hot now is rich and dirty. Why is a smart energy and climate policy so elusive for this country? In three words -- money, money, money. The nation's energy bill is now about a trillion dollars. That means the super-rich fossil fuel companies have enormous profits they can spend on lobbying to ensure their continued dominance. How much? Jeff Goodell has the answer here: In the first quarter of 2008, Big Coal's new front gr ...
Topics: coal, energy, fossil fuels, lobbying (all these topics)

Country songs dedicated to your favorite climate personalities	Gar Lipow	07 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Dedicated to the coal and nuclear industries: Lorrie Morgan's What Part of No Don't You Understand? Dedicated to Scott McClellan: Randy Travis' Pray for the Fish: Dedicated to all the carbon traders: Tanya Tucker's Lizzie and the Rain Maker:
Topics: carbon trading, climate, coal, energy, music, nuclear power (all these topics)

Cause and effect	David Roberts	05 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Here's a sentence from a new story in the WSJ: The second-poorest state in the nation based on household income, West Virginia counts on coal to support its economy. May I suggest a rewrite? West Virginia counts on coal to support its economy; as a consequence, it is the second-poorest state in the nation based on household income.
Topics: coal, economy, energy, West Virginia (all these topics)

Fear of the day	David Roberts	03 Jun 2008	Gristmill
What if the anticipation of carbon legislation has driven more investment away from coal than actual carbon legislation will?
Topics: carbon tax, carbon trading, climate, coal, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation (all these topics)

Nice way of life. Shame if something happened to it.	David Roberts	31 May 2008	Gristmill
According to ACCCE, if we don't use coal, we'll have to wave goodbye to the American way of life:
Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, coal, energy, lying liars, messaging (all these topics)

'We're the Saudi Arabia of coal' Obama & Clinton shill for coal in Montana	Kate Sheppard	30 May 2008	Gristmill
The Flathead Beacon in Montana pinned down interviews with both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton ahead of the state's Tuesday primary. The paper asked questions on domestic oil and gas drilling, the preservation of public lands, and coal. The whole thing is interesting, but the candidates' responses on coal were the most notable: Q: But what role should fossil fuels play, specifically in Montana, where we've got vast coal reserves? Do you think, in the short term or ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, coal, energy, Hillary Clinton, Montana, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Leaving behind coal codependence Humanity's fate is not tied to coal's	David Roberts	30 May 2008	Gristmill
The clean coal PR push is looking more and more hollow. In The NYT, Matt Wald paints a grim picture: cost overruns, technological uncertainty, waning support from utilities, and a mess of unanswered questions about everything from security to legal liability. But one assumption running through the article needs to be exposed and unequivocally rejected. According to John Thompson of the Clean Air Task Force, without clean coal -- that is, carbon capture and sequestr ...
Topics: energy, coal (all these topics)

Coal: looks kinda hot, but only because America is wearing beer goggles Heinberg raises doubts about coal reserves	David Roberts	30 May 2008	Gristmill
Energy analyst Richard Heinberg is working on a book about coal, tentatively titled Coal's Future/Earth's Fate, to be published by Post Carbon Press in spring 2009. It's sure to be vital reading for anyone interested in tracking, understanding, and battling the enemy of the human race. Happily, Heinberg is publishing working drafts of various parts of the book on his website. A few months ago he ran the introduction: 'The Great Coal Rush (and Why It Will Fail).' This ...
Topics: books, carbon sequestration, coal, energy, fossil fuels (all these topics)

Coal is dirty A new blog takes on the enemy of the human race	David Roberts	29 May 2008	Gristmill
This week marked the launch of Coal is Dirty. (It is 'a joint project managed by The DeSmog Project, Rainforest Action Network, and Greenpeace U.S.A.')The site is devoted to battling Big Coal's PR machine. They've got some great writers involved, including Jeff Goodell (author of Big Coal) and Jeff Biggers. Bookmark it.
Topics: websites, heroes, energy, coal (all these topics)

The cowardly lion McCain to skip another crucial climate vote	David Roberts	29 May 2008	Gristmill
Unbelievable. Sen. John McCain -- who just weeks ago said of the Climate Security Act, "I hope it will pass, and I hope the entire Congress will join in supporting it and the President of the United States would sign it" -- now says he won't show up to vote on it. He won't vote against it, mind you. Won't go on record. Won't take a stand. He just won't show. 'I have not been there for a number of votes. The same thing happened in the campaign of ...
Topics: climate, coal, energy, jackassery, legislation, nuclear power, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Removing mountaintop removal North Carolina bill would ban burning of coal from mountaintop-removal mining	Kate Sheppard	29 May 2008	Gristmill
On Tuesday, North Carolina State Rep. Pricey Harrison introduced legislation in the state House that would ban the burning of coal obtained through mountaintop-removal mining. If it passes, North Carolina would become the first state in the nation with such a law. The mining method isn't practiced in North Carolina, but 61 percent of the state's power comes from coal; North Carolina is second only to Georgia in the amount of MTR-mined coal it burns. According to ...
Topics: coal, energy, legislation, mining, Muckraker, news, North Carolina, politics, state politics (all these topics)

Coal in Europe The enemy of the human race is set to wipe out Europe's meager emissions gains	David Roberts	28 May 2008	Gristmill
They're building a huge new coal-fired power plant in Holz, Germany, where there are already three. To fuel it, an open-pit mine that has scarred the fields outside town with a 31-square-mile hole will be moved west, swallowing up this village and nearby Pesch. Already, their neat cottages sit empty and boarded. That's just one of many planned for Europe: Plans are on the books to build 40 major coal-fired power stations across Europe in the next five years. G ...
Topics: coal, dumbassery, energy, European Union, Germany (all these topics)

Lobbying for the enemy of the human race	David Roberts	27 May 2008	Gristmill
Million here, million there, pretty soon you're talking about real money: Peabody Investments Corp., a subsidiary of coal producer Peabody Energy Corp., spent nearly $1.3 million in the first quarter to lobby on issues related to the coal industry, according to a disclosure report. The company lobbied Congress on legislation involving renewable energy and energy independence, promotion of coal-to-liquid fuel, global warming, mine communications technology, tax cr ...
Topics: coal, energy, lobbying, politics, shenanigans (all these topics)

Solar land use: less than coal Nevada Solar one is a better and smaller neighbor than a coal mine	Gar Lipow	26 May 2008	Gristmill
Every now and then, one hears complaints about solar energy: 'But it takes too much land!' 'An entire Idaho!' 'Three Californias!' Nevada Solar One takes up about 400 acres, mostly for mirrors and heat engines. You would have to mine about 5,300 acres to feed a coal-fired powered plant producing the same amount of electricity. Even acre for acre, I'll take Solar One's pleasant campus over a coal mine. Math below the fold. The 400-acre Nevada Solar One produc ...
Topics: coal, energy, Nevada (all these topics)

Stop the presses!	David Roberts	23 May 2008	Gristmill
A report put together by the National Coal Council finds that coal is essential and it's not going anywhere and reducing coal use would mean the widespread death of puppies and cute children but the full-scale use of all available coal will lead to a country infused by pony spirits!
Topics: energy, coal, lying liars, jackassery (all these topics)

The best offense is a good Defense House passes Defense authorization bill, includes various climate-related elements	Kate Sheppard	23 May 2008	Gristmill
The House passed ($ub. req'd) the defense authorization bill for 2009 last night, and there were several climate and energy-related components included. One amendment modifies part of last year's energy bill that forbids federal agencies from purchasing alternative or synthetic fuels that have higher lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than conventional petroleum. Amendment sponsor Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.) and other critics of the provision cited fears that it could ...
Topics: coal, energy, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

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