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NV Energy Postpones Construction of Coal Power Facility in Nevada; Plans to Expedite North-South Transmission Line
LAS VEGAS--( BUSINESS WIRE )--NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NVE) today announced that it has postponed its plans to construct a coal-fired power plant in eastern Nevada due to increasing environmental and economic uncertainties surrounding its development. The company will not move forward with ...
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Sierra Nevada beer production waste used to make ethanol
Sierra Nevada beer production waste used to make ethanol
autobloggreen.com — Beer. What can't it do? I mean, you can turn leftovers from the production process into ethanol... or ethanol or even electricity ethanol . Want to hear something else? You can also turn it into ethanol. No, seriously. That's what the Sierra Nevada ... (more) Sierra Nevada beer production waste used to make ethanol
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Grist - the Latest from Grist — By David Roberts • NV Energy, Inc. announced that it is postponing plans to build a "clean coal" plant in eastern Nevada, citing "environmental and economic uncertainties." This bit is worth noting: The company will not move forward with construction of the coal plant until the technologies that will capture and store greenhouse gasses are commercially feasible, which is not likely before the end of the next decade. Meanwhile, they're still building the high-voltage transmission lines that were part of the original plan -- they're just going to use them to carry renewable energy. • In ...

New hit show “Law & Order: Coal Plants.” The victims and suspects vary, but not the verdict: Innocent by reason of sanity
Climate Progress — [ Sean’s post-mortems on coal plants would almost make for a new “Law & Order” series. Every week, another victim bites the dust and another suspect is uncovered, but the motive is always the same — self-defense. See also the NYT story, “ Is America Ready to Quit Coal? ...

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