Sentences with phrase «coal industry officials»

The difficulty of using CCS technology will be at the heart of lawsuits challenging the EPA move, coal industry officials say.

Recently a coal industry official tried to divert attention from the actions that are needed to solve the climate problem by criticizing a specific paragraph in my testimony opposing construction of a new coal - fired power plant that does not capture its CO2 emissions (LINK, pdf file).

According to the New York Times, One coal industry official accused her of waging «regulatory jihad.»

Not exact matches

The coal industry was interested in ensuring that the Paris deal provides a role for low - emission coal - fired power plants and financial support for carbon capture and storage technology, the officials said.

Officials have also noted that Brazil is the largest importer of American metallurgical coal, worth about $ 1 billion in 2017, which is used in Brazil's steel industry.

With the Calvert Cliff's project at a critical juncture this summer, Constellation signaled that it might compel EDF to purchase some coal - fired power plants, an option EDF's purchase agreement provided — a provision EDF hadn't expected to have to meet, industry officials said.

Further, Chinese officials have announced plans to explicitly cap China's total energy use at four billion metric tons of coal - equivalent by 2015; they also have drafted a «New Energy Industry Development Plan» that would invest amore than $ 750 billion in «new energy,» which includes nuclear, in the next decade.

According to the notes, Michael Whatley, policy adviser of the fossil fuel lobby group Consumer Energy Alliance, which receives funding from Peabody Energy along with other coal, oil, and gas companies, underlined the industry's urgent need to mobilize state public officials, including legislators, attorneys general, environmental and public utility commissioners, and energy officials in many states.

Break the cycle of dirty energy money, particularly by elected officials at all levels of government pledging to refuse campaign donations and other forms of support from the oil, gas, and coal industries.

The People's Communique comes in contrast to the communique produced by a coal industry conference supported by the Polish government and attended by Christiana Figueres, the UN's highest ranking official on climate change.

Here's our quick, non-technical summary: COAL is by far the worst in terms of greenhouse gases, mercury and other conventional emissions, mining's impact, dangers to workers, and the industry's power on elected officials and the media.

Even senior officials in the coal industry admit that the figures are unreliable.

Industry officials insist that safety will improve as large Chinese coal companies like the Shenhua Group buy out smaller mines, and new technologies develop that can detect dangerous methane gas and automatically shut down mines.

The forecast by the China Coal Industry Association comes after official data showed China produced 3.52 billion tonnes of coal in the first 11 months of 2014, down 2.1 percent, with mines under pressure to cut output in the second half of the year in a bid to prop up plunging priCoal Industry Association comes after official data showed China produced 3.52 billion tonnes of coal in the first 11 months of 2014, down 2.1 percent, with mines under pressure to cut output in the second half of the year in a bid to prop up plunging pricoal in the first 11 months of 2014, down 2.1 percent, with mines under pressure to cut output in the second half of the year in a bid to prop up plunging prices.

The EPA spoke of the health and other benefits of reining in climate change through reduced C02 emissions, while utility industry officials decry a «war on coal» that will cost jobs and raise electric rates.

Administration officials have steadfastly denied the claim that the White House is waging a «war on coal,» as industry groups have charged.

While coal and electric utility industry officials and their supporters in Congress charge the president with fighting a «war on coal» that will cost coal states jobs and raise electric rates, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy defended the proposed rules as affordable and reasonable.

Power industry officials, however, claim they can limit emissions by building so - called clean coal plants and systems for capturing carbon.

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.

Several coal industry and business officials have questioned the administration's approach, saying it will cost coal miners their jobs and could lead to electricity shortages.

In meetings this week with State Department officials, lobbyists for the coal industry, electric utilities, and automakers joined ExxonMobil's call to replace Watson.

Still, Bluewater Wind faces challenges in convincing Delaware officials with close ties to the coal and gas industries.

The coal industry's efforts to export huge amounts of taxpayer - owned coal from Montana and Wyoming to Asia has generated unprecedented opposition in the Pacific Northwest - tens of thousands of people have rallied, attended public hearings, and called on their elected officials to oppose coal export terminals that would disrupt and pollute communities and pose one of the biggest threats to the climate of any fossil fuel project in the world.

Officials said the new plan, which came after the E.P.A. received more than 2.5 million comments from the public and industry, will give coal plant operators more flexibility to meet the limits over several years.

Industry officials say the average advanced coal plant currently emits about 1,800 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt hour.

But E.P.A. officials argue that the carbon capture technology has been used in several locations and that a review of the industry over the past year proves that owners of new coal - fired power plants can meet the new standards as required by the act.