Sentences with phrase «block coal fired power plants»

ANDY REVKIN received by email and posted: Hi Andy, in my talks and papers I have mentioned many times that it does not make sense to go after every last drop of oil, and I have noted that one useful thing that citizens can do, in addition to helping block coal fired power plants, is to keep oil companies out of places such as Arctic National wildlife Refuge, deep and off - shore areas.

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Rep. Chris Gibson is taking heat from environmentalists for supporting a House measure that would block the EPA's authority to enforce climate change rules on coal - fired power plant emissions.

The coal industry — and a coal - fired power plant that operates just blocks from the Capitol — were the targets.

Representatives Henry Waxman (D - CA) and Edward Markey (D - MA) introduce a bill that would block the EPA and states from issuing permits to new coal - fired power plants that lack state - of - the - art carbon capture and storage technology.

[3] Each state has interim targets it must meet beginning in 2020, and the EPA proposed that states use a combination of four «building blocks» to achieve the emissions reductions: (1) improving the efficiency (heat rate) of existing coal - fired power plants; (2) switching from coal - fired power by increasing the use and capacity factor, or efficiency, of natural - gas combined - cycle power plants; (3) using less carbon - intensive generating power, such as renewable energy or nuclear power; and (4) increasing demand - side energy - efficiency measures.

Düsseldorf's new «Block Fortuna» at the Lausward Power Plant, owned by municipal utility Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, is setting records and giving Germany's coal - fired power plants some much - needed competition for backing up the nation's large percentage of variable renewable pPower Plant, owned by municipal utility Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, is setting records and giving Germany's coal - fired power plants some much - needed competition for backing up the nation's large percentage of variable renewable ppower plants some much - needed competition for backing up the nation's large percentage of variable renewable powerpower.

The group will devote the money to its Beyond Coal campaign, which has helped block the construction of 153 new coal - fired power plants across the country since 2Coal campaign, which has helped block the construction of 153 new coal - fired power plants across the country since 2coal - fired power plants across the country since 2002.

They can also be integrated into existing thermal - fired power plants that use a power block like CSP; such as coal, natural gas, biofuel or geothermal plants.

The Washington Post reports that the donation will be spread out over four years, and will go straight toward the «Beyond Coal» campaign that has «helped block the construction of 153 new coal - fired power plants across the country since 2002.&raCoal» campaign that has «helped block the construction of 153 new coal - fired power plants across the country since 2002.&racoal - fired power plants across the country since 2002.»