Sentences with phrase «increased coal mining»

Levels of the potent greenhouse gas continue to rise and scientists aren't sure where most of it is coming from, though likely suspects include fracking, increased coal mining in China and a melting Arctic

Exporting coal from the US to overseas markets means an increase coal mining activity and an increase in train traffic through communities between the mines and coastal export terminals.

Not exact matches

Cele notes that, «the demand from China for iron - ore continues to grow, but at a declining pace, further exacerbating pricing pressure,» meaning that Vale's considerable investment in nickel, coal, fertilisers and copper will only partially mitigate the impact of the increase in iron - ore mining capacity globally on the company.

Coal cars will need to continue to travel longer distances to eastern ports as the mining of coal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increaCoal cars will need to continue to travel longer distances to eastern ports as the mining of coal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increacoal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increases.

Coal cars will need to travel longer distances to eastern ports as the mining of coal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increaCoal cars will need to travel longer distances to eastern ports as the mining of coal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increacoal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increases.

It is possible that the creation of cement will not be as bad as the pollution from coal - mining; however, in regards to «With the elimination of fly - ash alternatives, cement creation will quickly be the leading cause of green house gases» — If it is a top creator now, and we increase the usage, would you not expect it to climb the list?

According to GBI, China's increase in coal production will come with additional government consolidation of the mining industry into large production bases that can achieve greater efficiencies and production capacities of 90 percent by mid-decade.

It will export its coal across the Great Barrier Reef, so shipping and dredging will all increase if this coal mine proceeds.

The responses were heavily divided along political party lines: the majority of Conservative Republicans were in favor of expanding offshore drilling (76 % in favor) and coal mining (73 % in favor) while only 26 % and 14 % of liberal Democrats supported increases in offshore drilling and coal mining, respectively.

In the US, the world's second largest coal user, the volume of mined coal is increasing while the total energy content is decreasing.

The World Energy Outlook 2016, released last week, is just one among an increasing line of studies showing how nations need to slow and, ultimately, phase out investment in new fossil fuel supply infrastructure — from oil fields and pipelines to coal mines — if they are serious about keeping warming to 2C or less.

Oddly, as I pointed out earlier, the Friends of Coal industry front group is not attacking the legislation's impacts on coal — instead going for a general criticism of potential increases in energy costs to consumers. And as I've also pointed out, the United Mine Workers union concluded the bill ensured that «the future of coal will be intact (but still withheld its endorsement, seeking more concessions for coal companies and coal - fired utilitiCoal industry front group is not attacking the legislation's impacts on coal — instead going for a general criticism of potential increases in energy costs to consumers. And as I've also pointed out, the United Mine Workers union concluded the bill ensured that «the future of coal will be intact (but still withheld its endorsement, seeking more concessions for coal companies and coal - fired utiliticoal — instead going for a general criticism of potential increases in energy costs to consumers. And as I've also pointed out, the United Mine Workers union concluded the bill ensured that «the future of coal will be intact (but still withheld its endorsement, seeking more concessions for coal companies and coal - fired utiliticoal will be intact (but still withheld its endorsement, seeking more concessions for coal companies and coal - fired utiliticoal companies and coal - fired utiliticoal - fired utilities).

What I'd like to know is, taking all of these factors into account, how much extra we, the consumers, will have to pay for a kilowatt - hour of coal - fired electricity 5, 10, 20 and 30 years from now (a point in time which even WV's own Nick Rahall says will be when the most productive coal seams have been mined out) because our leaders today decided to facilitate an increase in the consumption of coal through the laughably mis - named «climate bill.»

However, the stark reality is that global emissions have accelerated (Fig. 1) and new efforts are underway to massively expand fossil fuel extraction [7]--[9] by drilling to increasing ocean depths and into the Arctic, squeezing oil from tar sands and tar shale, hydro - fracking to expand extraction of natural gas, developing exploitation of methane hydrates, and mining of coal via mountaintop removal and mechanized long - wall mining.

It was then used to power very big and inefficient steam engines that pumped water out of mines; when James Watt developed his steam engine that used 75 percent less coal than the Newcomen engine it replaced, the common thinking was that the increased efficiency meant that they would burn less coal.

The increasing proliferation of these tools has the potential to raise awareness among environmentally - minded people and perhaps bring pressure to bear upon utilities to use more renewable energy sources (or at least less coal mined from the tops of mountains!)

Following a tumultuous year for the coal industry, including the disastrous coal - chemical spill that left 300,000 without access to clean water in West Virginia, and increasing layoffs as coal mining continues to decline, a coalition of Appalachian citizen groups are demanding increased action from the Obama Administration.

If implemented, proposals for scores of new mines and mine expansions, along with expansion of railroad and terminal infrastructure, will lead to an even greater increase in Australia's coal exports.

The scale of the increase, which only includes major mines, reflects Beijing's aim to put 860 million tonnes of new coal production capacity into operation over the five years to 2015, more than the entire annual output of India.

[50] It was announced in October 2010 that Peabody Energy was planning to increase the exporting of coal from its Powder River Basin mines to European markets.

For example, a tax on coal that incorporated the increased health care costs associated with mining it and breathing polluted air, the costs of damage from acid rain, and the costs of climate disruption would encourage investment in clean renewable sources of energy such as wind or solar.

The national survey by Pew Research Center, conducted March 27 - April 9 among 2,541 adults, finds pockets of partisan agreement over expanding solar and wind power, though wide political divides remain over increasing fossil fuels through such methods as coal mining, hydraulic fracturing and offshore drilling for oil and natural gas, a pattern consistent with a 2016 Pew Research Center survey.

The World Bank approved a loan of $ 80 million to help China increase the development and utilization of coal bed methane and coal mine methane.

Second, WORC wrote that a coal mining increase would impact the local environment and surrounding communities, citing in particular air quality degradation due to an increase in particulate matter and land and water strains.

Despite coal industry claims that coal mining creates lots of jobs, the truth is that coal mining employment has been declining for decades, due to increased use of machinery instead of manpower.

Existing coal plant or mine workers, engineers, and geologists would be slowly transitioned as the geothermal project is developed and operation increases, while the coal plant operation decreases.

In per - capita terms Australia has among the highest greenhouse gas emissions in the world, yet the Australian Turnbull Government is resisting efforts to reduce those emissions and is trying to increase the amount of coal mining, coal burning and coal exporting.

«Action taken to increase Australia's capacity for fossil fuel production — such as increasing export capacity or commissioning new coal mines — is difficult to reconcile with the goals of the Paris Agreement,» the report says.

Between 2006 and 2011, the Denver - metro area saw a 35 % increase in direct employment growth in the clean energy sector; today more people are employed by the solar industry than the coal mining or steel manufacturing industries.

The most worrying (and unnecessary) is the coal mining, but we could also reduce the amount of metal mining by increasing recycling and reducing consumption.

As mines become deeper or use coal seams in areas that have already been mined, the risk to mine workers will increase.

Analysts say this is the first time Beijing has put a ban on the opening of new mines: the move has been prompted both by falling demand for coal as a result of a slowing economy and by increasing public concern about hazardous levels of pollution, which have blanketed many cities across the country over recent months.

With the arrival of the environmental movement in the late 1960s, the coal industry came under increasing pressure to clean up the myriad of pollutants produced by its mines and plants.

Ward uncovered a Sep. 2010 engineering report prepared for the EPA which showed that Arch Coal could have cut the stream damage from its proposed Spruce Mine in half without significantly increasing coal - production coCoal could have cut the stream damage from its proposed Spruce Mine in half without significantly increasing coal - production cocoal - production costs.

Complaints focus on the environmental impacts of mountaintop removal mining, the projected high costs of carbon capture and storage, the human health dangers of large, rapid releases of carbon dioxide, the global warming risk posed by small levels leakage over long periods, increases in coal mining needed to run scrubbers as well as carbon capture and storage systems.

Since the early 1990s, when the coal mining sector was reopened for foreign investment, Indonesia witnessed a robust increase in coal production, coal exports and domestic sales of coal.

Despite the claims that our energy mix can't function without it, everyday there is news of the closing of coal mines, oil companies moving out of projects, and increased uptake of renewable energy.

Yet as cruel as coal mining could be, over time it helped liberate humans from agricultural drudgery, increase productivity, raise living standards, and, at least in developed nations, reduce reliance on wood for fuel, allowing reforestation and the return of wildlife.

Increasingly, Indian and Chinese companies are not only buying increased amounts of coal from overseas, but are also investing in mines or buying mines outright in Australia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Russia, South Africa, the United States, Tanzania, Zambia.

Another problem with the federal coal leasing program is that Bureau of Land Management officials have failed to comprehend or adjust to the US coal mining industry's efforts to increase exports of publicly owned coal.

These factors include the manufacturing downturn, the physical displacement effect of increased renewable energy, the price effects of subsidies and network «gold plating», the effect of high rainfall w.r.t. hydro and coal mine flooding and finally the carbon tax.

The Bureau of Land Management has not adjusted to the US coal mining industry's efforts to increase exports of publicly owned coal.The US coal mining industry is openly aiming to increase exports of publicly owned coal, and the federal coal leasing program has been faulted by multiple government audits for ignoring exports when determining the «fair market value» of leased coal.

The United States» federal coal leasing program has come under increased scrutiny in recent years, as communities impacted by coal mining and export proposals, taxpayer advocates, and environmental groups have questioned the ability of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to ensure a fair return to US taxpayers and adjust to newer challenges such as climate change and coal export proposals.

Given all the external costs of coal mining and coal - fired power generation in terms of water, coal ash, air and particulate pollution, this tax increase — which affects all thermal and lignite coal used in India — will help further level that playing field for non-polluting renewables.

The role of the federal coal leasing program in increasing the supply of coal and carbon pollution was highlighted by a recent federal court ruling, which blocked Arch Coal's plan to expand a mine in Colorcoal leasing program in increasing the supply of coal and carbon pollution was highlighted by a recent federal court ruling, which blocked Arch Coal's plan to expand a mine in Colorcoal and carbon pollution was highlighted by a recent federal court ruling, which blocked Arch Coal's plan to expand a mine in ColorCoal's plan to expand a mine in Colorado.

They include those increasing coal taxes in India (and Korea, where the levy increased to US$ 21 / t in 2015 from US$ 15 / t in 2014); moves being made to a national emissions - trading scheme like those being undertaken in China and Korea» tightening emissions requirements on coal - fired power generation in the U.S. and India; greater regulation of mine waste disposal ponds in Brazil and the U.S; and greater scrutiny of coal mine rehabilitation subsidies and coal company leasing schemes in the U.S.

Coal mining, especially mountaintop mining, has been linked to increased exposure to toxic pollutants, increased morbidity and mortality, and adverse impacts on mental health for people living nearby.

Emissions of toxic pollutants from coal mines including PM10, lead, arsenic and fluoride increased by 100 - 200 % during the last decade.

A coal miner's daughter, Julia «Judy» Bonds fought to end mountaintop removal coal mining that contaminates drinking water, destroys rivers and forests, increases asthma rates, and forces families to abandon their homes.

To speed up coal mining permits, the DOI budget asks Congress for an extra $ 8 million (a 75 % increase) and 48 new hires.