Sentences with phrase «coal mining»

Not only does it result in double the global warming emissions as oil, it would lead to an increase in coal mining which destroys rivers and threatens community health.

The number of coal mining jobs have been on a steady and steep decline over the last 30 years.

The pollution from coal mining alone is more than enough to contend with.

Calls for a moratorium on new coal mines will now shift to all new fossil fuel extraction.

But the responsible agencies failed to enforce this rule and instead allowed coal mining companies to bury streams in violation of the rule for many years.

But it will not do much to prevent the local damage caused by coal mining in the first place.

What these dry government numbers leave out is the effect on coal workers and their families as coal mines close and one major coal company after another files for bankruptcy.

[11] And even with a reliable CO2 storage system in place, there would still be significant environmental problems associated with coal mining, transport, and waste disposal.

By comparison, the country's largest coal mines produce more than 100 million tons of coal each year.

We'll be trading away those jobs, tourism, restaurant industry for coal mine jobs for people flown in from out of state.

The legislation addressed the productivity of mining operation sites and environmental impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface and groundwater.

The project helps control the negative environmental effects of an abandoned coal mine by reducing local air pollution from passive methane emissions.

This is an important contribution to the mitigation of environmental pollution caused by coal mine methane.

The page discusses many of the contentious issues relating to the proposed coal mine.

Obviously, the last thing the Great Barrier Reef needs is more coal mines.

It's certainly not high enough, but the barrier to raising it is less the impact on the outer suburbs than the impact on coal mining regions.

This is why miners in the past brought birds into coal mines — the birds would die before any poisonous gas pockets affected the miners.

The Australian government has been criticized for failing to protect the reef from agricultural pollution and other threats, including coal mining.

From the administration's perspective, the long - declining coal mining sector is looking rosy.

(Q2) How many people have died in coal mine accidents?

He felt so strongly about it that he joined one of the peaceful protests against coal mining and nearly got arrested.

Increased coal mining and its subsequent combustion will contribute to the climate crisis.

She continues to be an advocate for the community's health and environment, and has worked with the local health department to place air monitors near coal mines.

It's great to point at stupid people, or coal mine owners.

That might be the world's deepest coal mine.

They aren't replacing older industrial scars like coal mines; they're just adding to the total human impact.

Second, the higher price is a two - edged sword: it makes Australian coal mines temporarily more profitable — but accelerates the shift away from coal in the customer markets.

So, is it really crazy to believe that if coal mining is eliminated, the creation of cement could become the new number 1?

But with many coal mines shut down and some operators out of business, some of those requirements aren't being met.

However, in recent years, the region's farms have become islands surrounded by oceans of open - pit coal mines.

Most of that money went toward new and existing coal - fired power plants, though some helped back coal mines and power plant emission control operations.

Take a close up view of the local coal mines, perhaps relax in the stunning wineries in the region or visit some of the historical sites of the area.

All relied on the same local water supply contaminated with toxic metals injected into the ground by nearby coal mining operations.

Investing in Chinese coal mines would be very lucrative.

Not only does using coal as a fuel release greenhouse gas which contributes to the acceleration of climate change, coal mining also has a disastrous effect on the environment.

There is absolutely no factor currently in favour of this approach to coal mine development.

The reason for using them is simple: The government mainly collects data from state coal producers but doesn't collect data on the production of booming small - scale private coal mines.

Researchers, some of whom are using our data, are beginning to draw troubling connections between coal mining and the health of people living in communities near those operations.

Coal mining equipment can be used tasked for other uses.

You recently voted for repeal of a rule, existing federal rule that was aimed at preventing coal mining waste from being dumped into streams and rivers.

The country has taken steps to replace thousands of small - scale coal mines with large ones, and its largest cities have pledged to make drastic reductions in emissions.

Per memory (and you are much closer) most British coal mines were operating at a loss in 1984, so what they were producing was not economic reserves.

Now, you have no place to buy coal mines even if you want to.

This process is being amplified by a flight of capital, as investors fear that expensive coal mines and coal - burning power plants may become «stranded assets,» with no markets.

British planning rules and the government's drive to close coal - fired power stations do allow coal mining in some circumstances.

Closing a coal - fired power plant and its associated coal mines might seem like a real offset, but no — that's what a reduction would look like.