Sentences with phrase «coal country since»

The Clean Power Plan has been hated by many in coal country since it was finalized in 2015.

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Since virtually no developed country is building coal - fired plants any more, the promise not to finance such projects is no great sacrifice.

Mylan Chief Executive Heather Bresch, who has led the company since 2012, has coal country roots: she is the daughter of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the second largest coal - producing state in the country.

Since the bulk of the United States» coking coal is sold to other countries, tariffs on foreign steel would shrink the international market for coal and may break Trump's promise to resuscitate the US coal industry.

Since the ACLU protects the KKK and other disliked groups, how about a little support for this atheist, who is simply the canary in the coal mine when it comes to warning us of the creeping descent into Shariah law in this country.

As we roll through coal country hollows long since tapped out, Bobcats coach Larry Hunter explains how the MAC hopes to model itself after the Atlantic 10, which grew from mid-major shoot into big - time flytrap during the 1990s despite being in the shadow of the Big East.

That said, whereas CO2 emissions from coal - fired power plants in the U.S. have declined, greenhouse gas emissions from oil sands have doubled since the turn of the century and look set to double again by the end of this decade — the primary source of emissions growth for the entire country of Canada.

U.S. coal exports to Asian countries have tripled since 2009.

The government agency said that the country's coal use has been underestimated since 2000 and particularly in recent years.

China has emitted significantly less carbon since 2000 than previously estimated because of erroneous assumptions about the quality of the country's coal, a study released today claims.

The USA is gradually switching from coal to gas as low gas prices make it favourable to burn, and it could make stronger use of particularly cheap gas since a great deal is produced within the country, but political will at present is still focused on retaining the use of coal.

Shell states that tar sands are less damaging that coal: Well since when was coal and oil used to the same ends unless they are talking about widespread adaption of CTL technology which could happen in some countries with large scale coal rserves I guess but even I doubt that CTL projects will scale to 3 — 5 mbpd which is the projected output of Albertas oil sands come 2030.

The unconstrained burning of highly polluting coal throughout Asia did not begin, «now,» CC, but has been going on ever since so many of these countries first became industrialized.

For a country where oil and coal use have been growing for more than a century, the fall since 2007 is startling.

Since the countries with low cost power are burning coal while the countries with high cost power are using less CO2 intensive energy supplies, the net result is a gobal increase in CO2.

But despite the fact that they are using less coal overall, the pace at which countries built new coal plants in 2015 was faster than it has been since 2011.

There has been some progress: since 2000, the number of people in developing countries with access to clean cooking — principally liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), natural gas and electricity, has grown by 60 %, and the number of people cooking with coal and kerosene has more than halved.

Since the law was announced, the country has also announced a coal phase out and its new centre - right president has called for 100 % renewable electricity to be achieved by 2040.

It's been two years since the downturn's worst hit coal country, but for the people who live there the wound is tender.

Coal production in the countries that occupy the land area of the FSU peaked in 1990 and was down 31 % since 1980.

Only the US and Canada of the G7 countries meeting on Monday in Berlin have reduced coal consumption since the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009.

The country's first new coal mine since 2011 was opened in May and other projects were announced.

Since 2005, when it overtook Australia, the country is leading exporter in thermal coal.

Even China, which rivals the United States as a coal burning country, has reduced its coal use by 24 percent since 1996.

Since May 2012, a combination of higher prices for natural gas and increased demand for electricity during the summer months led electric systems across much of the country to increase their use of coal - fired units.

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.

Germany is the world's largest producer of brown coal, and 2013 was the biggest year for lignite - fired energy production in the country since 1990, with 162 billion kilowatt - hours produced, or about 26 percent of Germany's total electricity.

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.»

Since 1950, coal production in each of these three countries has increased by more than an order of magnitude.

Since 2006, carbon - dioxide emissions have fallen more in the United States than in any other country, both because of the switch from coal to gas and because of increased energy efficiency driven by both regulation and market forces.

Victor @ 308, you also need to consider asia is burning significant coal since the 1980s with a certain level of CO2 produced as well as SO2, but asia is also getting other countries CO2 from a period of many decades before and after 1980s, as CO2 mixes globally.

Since then, Israel has discovered more and bigger gas deposits, reportedly worth hundreds of billions of dollars and capable of supplying the country's energy needs for decades (instead of far dirtier fuel oil and coal).

The report highlights the gradual displacement of coal by cleaner - burning natural gas since 2007 and shows the rapid rise of renewable energy as a major contributor to the country's power mix.

Since the country can no longer earn revenue from coal exports, it makes sense that it might put some coal to use generating electricity for a bitcoin mine.