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Alstom on the hunt for CCS partners in China
Alstom on the hunt for CCS partners in China
cleantech.com — Power and rail infrastructure provider is in discussions with several key players in China, where it has... launched new, more efficient boiler tech. (more) Alstom on the hunt for CCS partners in China
China and U.S. Energy Giants Team Up for 'Clean Coal'
businessweek.com — Duke Energy is working with ENN and China Huaneng Group on technologies both to produce fewer carbon... emissions and to capture more of them By Adam Aston Inside the Beltway, China is often cast as an environmental villain. Some lawmakers point to ... (more) China and U.S. Energy Giants Team Up for 'Clean Coal'

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ETA says plug-in cars could "speed climate change" unless we get off coal
ETA says plug-in cars could "speed climate change" unless we get off coal
green.autoblog.com — Think that plugging in your vehicle will protect the earth? Sure, this was the message that EPRI... and the NRDC sent following a 2008 study that found that, if 60 percent of the U.S. fleet of light vehicles converted to plug-ins by 2050, CO 2  ... (more) ETA says plug-in cars could "speed climate change" ...
Battle at Coal River Mountain Explodes: Green Jobs Vs. Big Coal Showdown
Battle at Coal River Mountain Explodes: Green Jobs Vs. Big Coal Showdown
commondreams.org — by Jeff Biggers The Battle at Coal River Mountain has officially begun. read more... (more) Battle at Coal River Mountain Explodes: Green Jobs Vs. ...
Take Action: Ask EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to Intervene at Coal River Mountain
ga3.org — Mountaintop removal blasting has begun on Coal River Mountain. These operations are happening only a few hundred... feet away from the Brushy Fork impoundment dam, which holds over 8.2 billion gallons of toxic coal sludge above Pettus, WV. If the dam ... (more) Take Action: Ask EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to ...
ALERT: Blasting Begins on Coal River Mountain
ALERT: Blasting Begins on Coal River Mountain
watthead.org — An update from Coal River Mountain Watch and Appalachian Voices . You can take emergency action here.... Mountaintop Removal Mining to Destroy 6,600 Acres-and Wind Potential Appalachian community advocates and environmentalists across the nation are expressing outrage that mountaintop removal ... (more) ALERT: Blasting Begins on Coal River Mountain
Solar Industry Takes on Coal and Oil Lobbies
Solar Industry Takes on Coal and Oil Lobbies
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — A solar industry leader smacked down the oil and coal industries on Tuesday, calling for renewable energy... proponents to open their wallets to level the playing field in Washington. (more) Solar Industry Takes on Coal and Oil Lobbies
Wind Turbines Don’t Kill Birds; Coal Plants Do
Wind Turbines Don’t Kill Birds; Coal Plants Do
cleantechnica.com — Wind Turbines Don’t Kill Birds; Coal Plants Do (more) Wind Turbines Don’t Kill Birds; Coal Plants Do
Urgent Action: Blasting Has Started on Coal River Mountain and YOU CAN STOP IT
understory.ran.org — Coal River Mountain in West Virginia is being dynamited, and the Coal River Valley community needs your... help. Earlier this week, RAN staff heard from allies in the coalfields that a subsidiary of Massey Energy, the largest coal producer in ... (more) Urgent Action: Blasting Has Started on Coal River ...
Pro-Coal Lobby Boss Claims Never To Have Opposed Climate Change Bill (VIDEO)
Pro-Coal Lobby Boss Claims Never To Have Opposed Climate Change Bill (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com — Steve Miller, president and CEO of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, told a House panel... on Thursday that his organization never opposed climate change legislation passed by the House over the summer. "Our organization has never ... (more) Pro-Coal Lobby Boss Claims Never To Have Opposed Climate ...
Jeff Biggers: BREAKING: Sit-ins-Funeral March Erupt at EPA/JP Morgan Chase Offices Across Nation: Coal River Mtn Emergency (PHOTOS)
Jeff Biggers: BREAKING: Sit-ins-Funeral March Erupt at EPA/JP Morgan Chase Offices Across ...
huffingtonpost.com — BREAKING NEWS: The Coalfield Uprising is spreading across the nation. As millions of pounds of explosions rip... across their mountain communities, including the clean energy landmark of Coal River Mountain, scores of residents from the Appalachian ... (more) Jeff Biggers: BREAKING: Sit-ins-Funeral March Erupt at ...
Breaking: EPA Sit-In to Spark Urgent Action on MTR
Breaking: EPA Sit-In to Spark Urgent Action on MTR
watthead.org — Live blog (See release below for more details:) 2:02 All activists still sitting inside. Outside protest marched... under EPA archways chanting loudly and are still causin' a ruckus outside in solidarity. Activists aren't leaving until blasting on Coal River Mountain stops 1:57 more great ... (more) Breaking: EPA Sit-In to Spark Urgent Action on MTR
Philly Activists Protest Blasting On Coal River Mountain
Philly Activists Protest Blasting On Coal River Mountain
understory.ran.org — Early Thursday morning, local climate activists dropped a banner reading “Save Coal River Mtn.” from the 18th... Street overpass above the Vine Street Expressway. The banner contrasted images of a wind farm and a bulldozer; the bottom read, “Coal Is ... (more) Philly Activists Protest Blasting On Coal River Mountain
Video: US coal plant deploys carbon capture, sequestration
marketnewslive.blogspot.com — Banking that coal power plants will come under legal and financial pressure to reduce emissions as part... of efforts to reduce global warming, French firm Alstom on Friday unveiled the world's largest carbon capture facility at a coal plant. (more) Video: US coal plant deploys carbon capture, sequestration
Buffer Rule for Mining Will Remain Until 2011
Buffer Rule for Mining Will Remain Until 2011
nytimes.com — The Interior Department will leave in place George W. Bush-era changes to a rule designed to protect... streams from mountaintop-removal coal mining until 2011, according to court documents filed by the Obama administration Friday. A new "stream-buffer ... (more) Buffer Rule for Mining Will Remain Until 2011
Patently unobvious
cleantech.com — If clean technologies are going to scale, it’s time to shake up how we think about IPR... and collaboration. (more) Patently unobvious
Blogs @ The Charleston Gazette - » Massey cited for blasting at Coal River Mountain
blogs.wvgazette.com — blast_osm.JPG Office of Surface Mining photo of surface mine blasting at an unidentified mine. It’s been widely... reported that Massey Energy late last month started blasting at its Bee Tree Mine on Coal River Mountain , the site where environmental ... (more) Blogs @ The Charleston Gazette - » Massey cited ...