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desmogblog.com - 11/14/2008

Breaking: EPA Kills US Coal Plants

— desmogblog.com — Wow. A decision by the Environmental Protection Agency today has ruled that all new and proposed coal-fired... power plants must have their carbon dioxide emissions regulated. What this means is that 30 permits for new coal-fired power plants in the ... (more) Breaking: EPA Kills US Coal Plants

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redgreenandblue.org - 11/14/2008

EPA Rules Coal Plants Must Limit CO2

— redgreenandblue.org — Huh, maybe a clean energy future does lie ahead. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB)... ruled today that the EPA had no valid reason for refusing to limit from new coal-fired power plants the carbon dioxide ... (more) EPA Rules Coal Plants Must Limit CO2

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