Jul
26
Which countries produce the most coal?
While the world continues to put up more wind turbines and solar panels, it also continues to use more and
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coal
Feb
07
How much coal is left?
Compared to natural gas, the US is using proportionately less coal than it once did for generating electricity. “Proportional,” though,
3 min read
Sep
16
Record coal spending not the answer
What’s more important: fighting poverty or developing clean, renewable energy sources over fossil-fuel power that’s known to degrade
2 min read
Feb
03
US groups plan mass coal protest
Opponents of coal power are organising what they say will be the “biggest ever civil disobedience on climate” at the
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Nov
13
UK Coal unveils wind farm plans
The UK’s largest coal-miner – not a 7ft tall Yorkshire bloke called Bob but the company UK Coal – says it
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Nov
11
Are ugly Drax's 'greener' power plans viable?
The giant Drax coal-fired power station in Selby is the embodiment of ‘old’ energy, with its 12 enormous cooling towers
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Sep
09
Coal-fired carbon capture experiment begins
The controversial subject of carbon capture and storage (CCS) – liquefying toxic carbon emissions and burying it underground – is in the
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Jun
26
DoE spends $1.3bn on CCS research
Greenbang is wondering what’s carbon capture’s secret. Not the technological secret, more the secret of how it’s
1 min read
May
20
Drax spanks £50 million on biomass power plant
A quick Google search on the word ‘Drax’ should lead you happily enough to all sorts of informational goodies about
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Apr
30
Oil firm Vitol buys quarter of carbon crediters
When oil folk go shopping, what do they buy? If Dallas is anything to go by, kidney-shaped pools, shoulder pads,
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