Sentences with phrase «by these coal fired»

Andy points to the erstwhile dilemma posed by mercury - thanks to the Times interminable editorializing about the tons of quicksilver emitted by coal fired power plants several states upwind, many Manhattanites fear Minimata Disease should they crack open a window.

Where would the electricity come from to replace the electricity provided by these coal fired plants?

Alex Epstein claimed, in a Forbes article, that health risks related to the release of mercury by coal fired power plants were a «myth» while the «truth» is that «Shutting down coal power will make electricity more expensive and threaten human health, while the impact on mercury exposure would be so small that it will have no observable effect.»

I have a totally speculative pet hypothesis: this was the early days of the industrial revolution and much more black soot was being produced by coal fires in the cities.

Electric cars run to a large part on electricity produced by coal fired plants.

Not exact matches

Banks says all the coal at Shotton and Highthorn can be extracted by the government's 2025 deadline for phasing out coal - fired power generation.

When first elected in 2003, he promised to retire all coal - fired power plants by 2007.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry commissioned the study in April to evaluate whether «regulatory burdens» imposed by past administrations — including that of President Barack Obama — had forced the premature retirement of baseload power plants that provide nonstop power, like those fired by coal and nuclear fuel.

Adani Group, controlled by the billionaire Gautam Adani, said it will now plan to finance the vast Carmichael coal project on its own, but the company faces an uphill struggle as both governments and major banks adopt a harder line towards new coal projects, citing the impact of coal - fired power on climate change.

«Coal - fired power plants produce almost 40 per cent of global electricity today, making carbon pollution from coal a leading contributor to climate change,» said the declaration issued by the alliance on ThursCoal - fired power plants produce almost 40 per cent of global electricity today, making carbon pollution from coal a leading contributor to climate change,» said the declaration issued by the alliance on Thurscoal a leading contributor to climate change,» said the declaration issued by the alliance on Thursday.

Likewise Ontario, already committed to phase out coal power by 2014, cancelled a project to build a gas - fired power plant in Oakville last year in the face of fierce local opposition.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government says its new regulations to phase out power plants fired by coal and natural gas will cost more than $ 2.2 billion, but potentially save the country billions more in reduced health care costs.

The package includes a plan to phase out coal - fired electricity generation by 2030, a commitment to generate 30 per cent of Alberta's electricity from renewable sources by 2030, new financing for energy efficiency, and an economy - wide price on carbon pollution.

While Alberta has promised to end coal - fired electricity by 2030, and is building 5,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity, it will also allow some of those coal units to convert to using inefficient fracked natural gas.

(If anything, I'd argue windmills improve human health by replacing polluting gas and coal - fired power plants with emissions - free technology.)

Last week, President Obama unveiled new regulations that will reduce emissions from coal - fired power plants by 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

By: Victor Moolman 8th July 2016 Construction of the Ncondezi Power Company (NPC) coal - fired power plant and the Ncondezi coal mine, in the Tete province of Mozambique, is expected to start in the second half of 2017, once power developer Ncondezi Energy has finalised an engineering, procurement and construction contractor and... →

The coal industry is booming driven by growth in export demand for coal world wide and the large number of coal - fired power plants currently scheduled to come online.

One recommendation by the alliance takes aim at Ontario government energy policy that could also double as climate policy, as the province has curtailed greenhouse gas emissions coming from the electricity sector by closing coal - fired power plants, invested in costly solar and wind energy projects, and instituted a cap - and - trade system that requires businesses to buy permits to cover their carbon emissions.

OTTAWA — New public opinion research shows a majority of Canadians want to see Canada's remaining coal - fired power plants shut down by 2030 (73 % support or somewhat support the idea).

The increase in foreign demand is being driven by industrialization and attendant demand for coal fired electricity generation in the developing world including India and China.

We can expect NDP cabinet ministers to boast about achieving the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans - Mountain Pipeline expansion and Environment & Parks Minister Shannon Phillips to release further details of the plan to address Climate Change, including government support for communities impacted by the phase out of dirty coal - fired power plants.

• Greening our electricity supply — by phasing out coal - fired power and supporting clean technologies;

Surrounded by coal industry workers, donned in khaki pants and polo shirts, President Trump signed an executive order in March pulling the plug on his predecessor's plan to close hundreds of coal - fired power plants to reduce carbon emissions.

Alberta could cut its greenhouse gas emissions almost by half by shutting down its coal - fired power plants, a move that would make room for more oilsands production.

This is largely as a result of the bitcoin network being mostly fueled by coal - fired power plants in China.

Now multiply this by every coal - fired power station on earth running night and day and the staggering volume of CO2 produced starts to be something you can understand can impact the earth on a planetary scale.

He seems to re-enact the scene of Peter's failure by burning coals on the fire.

Narsai seized upon the image of Isaiah in the Temple with the burning coal to express the sacred terror experienced by the priest in the mediation of the divine, for Isaiah saw in the coal «the Mystery of the Body and Blood, which, like fire, consumes the iniquity of mortal man.»

Build a fire (wood or combination of charcoal and wood) for indirect cooking by situating the coals on only one side of the grill, leaving the other side void.

Build a fire (wood or a combination of charcoal and wood) for indirect cooking by situating the coals on only one side of the cooker, leaving the other side void.

Very few people every attempt to cook over the delicious coals produced by a wood fire.

The bed of coals was easily height adjustable; i.e., when the coals burn down, you could just raise them by turning a knob while fire is on.

It was by far the most challenging cooking I have ever done, because the distance from the coals was fixed, and I had to estimate when the fire was the hottest so the meat would cook before the fire burned out.

In his summary of findings, Dr. Stopford stated, «Mercury is ubiquitous in the environment being generated both by man - made activities (such as coal - fired power plants) and by natural phenomenon (such as volcanoes).

[33] A month later, Miliband announced to the House of Commons a change to the government's policy on coal - fired power stations, saying that any potential new coal - fired power stations would be unable to receive government consent unless they could demonstrate that they would be able to effectively capture and bury 25 % of the emissions they produce immediately, with a view to seeing that rise to 100 % of emissions by 2025.

In March 2009, while Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Miliband attended the UK premiere of climate change film The Age of Stupid, where he was ambushed by actor Pete Postlethwaite, who threatened to return his OBE and vote for any party other than Labour if the Kingsnorth coal - fired power station were to be given the go - ahead by the government.

At noon, leaders from four municipalities will join Ratepayer and Community Intervenors at a press conference to cal on Cuomo to reject a proposal by Cayuga Operating Co. to continue burning coal at the Cayuga plant and to add gas - fired capacity, Town of Ithaca Town Hall, 215 North Tioga St., Ithaca.

The agreement followed serious health and environmental violations by two of Niagara Mohawk's coal - fired power plants in the western part of the state - the Huntley Station near Tonawanda, and the Dunkirk Station in Dunkirk.

Such a proposal had as much chance of being approved by Lib Dem MPs as a plan to build 1,000 coal - fired power stations in South - West England.

Tennant opposes a proposal by the Obama administration to limit carbon emissions from coal - fired power plants.

Where I grew up in Tennessee, a coal - fired power plant perches by the river, just down from the bridge that my wild brothers and their friends would jump off in the summer.

Essentially, sulfur dioxide gets emitted near the surface, either by a coal - fired power plant's smokestack or a volcano.

The new Minnkota transmission line seeks to phase out all of Minnesota's dependence on the coal - fired Young 2 plant by 2024.

Rising awareness about black carbon Half of the world's population — roughly 3 billion people — cook their food and heat their homes by burning coal and biomass material like wood and animal dung, over open fires or rudimentary stoves, according to U.S. EPA.

The EPA - proposed rules apply to existing coal - fired power plants and would be implemented by executive order rather than as law.

The scientists estimate that cold technology could cut the energy consumption and cost of CO2 capture by as much as 30 per cent in one of the «green» coal - fired power stations that the world is currently sniffing at.

Many of the gubernatorial plans outlined by Christie yesterday — such as blocking new coal - fired plants in the state — would have happened anyway, green groups said.

The glut of cheap gas and tightening regulations on air pollutants have prompted the planned closure of 175 coal - fired power plants by 2016, representing 8.5 percent of all coal - fueled electricity capacity in the country.

Ultimately, the replacement of old, highly polluting coal - fired power plants by nuclear reactors is essentially no different from deciding, after putting sentimental considerations aside, to replace your inexpensive and reliable — but obsolete — 1983 Olds Omega with a 2007 Toyota Camry or BMW 3 Series sedan.