Sentences with phrase «coal states more»

That power comes in part from the fact that so many swing states are coal states more than they are red or blue states, and from the potent lobbying and advertising muscle of coal companies and utilities.

Not exact matches

This is, in a nutshell, McConnell's case for reelection: that as Kentucky's heavyweight in Washington, he'll thwart the assault liberals are waging not just on the health care system and the coal industry but, more broadly, on the state's way of life.

Even in states that wish to favor coal - fired power, it will be difficult to convince ratepayers that they ought to pay more for electricity from coal than they could pay for electricity from alternative sources.

The European Commission is unlikely to show interest, as it has experimented in the past with largely unsuccessful subsidization of CCS and now sees support for coal as contrary to trends in its larger, more influential member states.

Since China and the United States together constitute more than half of global coal production, a peak of coal use in these nations can be sufficient to ensure that the peak in coal use is now behind us.

More than a third of the oil, gas and coal production and more than 10 % of hydroelectric power exported to the United StaMore than a third of the oil, gas and coal production and more than 10 % of hydroelectric power exported to the United Stamore than 10 % of hydroelectric power exported to the United States.

The coal miners of the Hunter Valley should be feeling a little bit more comfortable with Wednesday's news that the state planning authority has very rapidly ticked - off on the stalled Mt Thorley Warkworth mine expansion.

«The economic potential from the Marcellus Shale could provide a badly needed boost to the economy of the Southern Tier and even many environmentalists agree we want to produce more domestic natural gas that reduces the need for environmentally damaging fuel sources such as coal,» his campaign statement said, while adding, «Existing watersheds are sacrosanct, and Andrew Cuomo would not support any drilling that would threaten the state's major sources of drinking water.»

Drilling for natural gas has been promoted because it burns more cleanly than coal and can reduce dependence on imported energy sources, and it can also bring jobs to economically battered regions of the state.

Santa Cuomo is dumping a pile of coal on downstate — mostly minority voters — New Yorkers with his refusal to call special elections in early 2014 to fill seven or more vacancies in the State Legislature.

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

If, for example, a company were planning to sell the federal coal in the United States, where coal prices are low, BLM would theoretically charge it less than if the company planned to sell it in more lucrative markets.

Coal - burning power plants in the United States emit about 2.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year — nearly 17 percent of worldwide coal emissions — and finding technologies that reduce those emissions in the United States and China, which burns even more coal than we do, is crucial to combating global warmCoal - burning power plants in the United States emit about 2.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year — nearly 17 percent of worldwide coal emissions — and finding technologies that reduce those emissions in the United States and China, which burns even more coal than we do, is crucial to combating global warmcoal emissions — and finding technologies that reduce those emissions in the United States and China, which burns even more coal than we do, is crucial to combating global warmcoal than we do, is crucial to combating global warming.

Another measure, the federal Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, will require still more expensive controls on coal plants in the Midwest and South to reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions that travel across state lines, creating ozone and fine particle pollution downwind.

The world will burn around 1.2 billion more tons of coal per year by 2017 compared to today, equivalent to the current coal consumption of Russia and the United States combined.

«Chinese coal is gassier and holds more methane [than that in the United States], but that doesn't explain the discrepancy.

Finally, taking a more worldly view, they estimated replacing coal - fired power plants in Japan with liquid - natural - gas plants that burn fuel imported from the United States would also be a net - plus for the environment, with a 15 percent emissions savings.

States with more coal power plants such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana released the most electricity - related SO2 emissions in the summer at more than 1,300 metric tons per day, per state.

But the agency could get stronger cuts by setting a combined and more ambitious target for coal and gas - fired plants, and leave it to utilities and states to decide how to get there.

West Virginia and more than a dozen other states and coal company Murray Energy Corp had urged the court to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan.

Air conditioning will push more use National Mining Association President Hal Quinn told the U.S. Energy Association's annual State of the Energy Industry Forum recently that India's coal - fired portfolio alone will grow from 65 percent of total generation to as much as 80 percent by 2025.

And according to a recent study published by the University of Wyoming's Center for Energy Economics & Public Policy, coal - mining operations directly account for more than 11 percent of Wyoming's gross state product and a nearly identical percentage of state revenues.

Wyoming, in fact, produces more coal than the next five coal - producing states combined.

In Ohio, the state has granted permits to mine for coal at new and existing sites ranging from less than 20 acres to more than 350.

More troubling, the National institutes of Health state that coal tar shows «sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in humans» as well as «sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in animals,» making the determination that «the agent is carcinogenic to humans.»

April 17, 2018 • North Carolina isn't rich in coal, natural gas or oil, but it has more hogs than nearly any other state.

Spending on school operations — not including school construction or debt payments — ranges from less than $ 8,700 per student in a coal country district, one of the state's lowest - achieving, to more than $ 26,600 in a tony Philadelphia suburb.

I was astonished to learn that the United States burns more than a billion tons of coal a year, mostly to generate electricity.

for the more dire alternative to coal plants firing our economy, just take a look at the current and foreseeably predictable state of power production in south africa right now — i.e., increasingly unavoidable rolling blackouts and power shortages.

More important though — as Dr. Hansen, NASA's chief climate scientist, has stated, we can not solve global warming if we burn all of the remaining reserves of coal.

In Indiana, Duke has already acquired $ 133 million in IRS credits and more than $ 350 million from Indiana and local governments to build the most expensive power plant ever build in a state that burns more coal than any, except Texas.

This puts pressure on the national system of natural gas pricing, and the resulting effect is that power operators in other states seek to avoid paying higher prices by shifting more to coal.

Consider the Prairie State Energy Campus, with more than $ 1 billion in clean coal technologies and criteria emissions some 80 % below the existing coal fleet... along with a carbon dioxide emission rate some 40 % below existing plants.

I've heard that a single state in the US has more energy in coal that the oil energy in Saudi.

In fact, the world will burn around 1.2 billion more tonnes of coal per year by 2017 compared to today — equivalent to the current coal consumption of Russia and the United States combined.

That means no more oil imports from Canada and Venezuela and an end to coal mining in the United States and China.

Ironically, U.S. environmentalists have been a major reason more supercritical coal plants haven't been used in the United States, even taking credit for killing state - of - the - art new coal construction in the past decade.

Duke Energy CEO James Rogers said consumers in parts of the country, such as the industrial Midwest, depend on coal more than residents of coastal states like California.

«Without new coal - fueled plants in our state, experts predict that electric bills will skyrocket and Kansans will be more dependent than ever on hostile, foreign energy sources,» the ad said.

Given that California is a best - case scenario * compared to other states (and, of course, countries) far more dependent on coal, Long's piece and the underlying report pose a strong challenge to those calling for a «deploy, deploy, deploy» approach to cutting climate risks.

Even if energy conservation were pursued more aggressively in the state (a perennial opportunity), scratching off New York natural gas and nuclear power would clearly lead to more reliance on coal - generated electricity (or gas extracted in other states unlikely to have the safeguards that are inevitable in environment - minded New York).

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An important question that political and climate analysts will be examining is how much bite is in the regulations — meaning how much they would curb emissions beyond what's already happening to cut power plant carbon dioxide thanks to the natural gas boom, the shutdown of old coal - burning plants because of impending mercury - cutting rules (read the valuable Union of Concerned Scientists «Ripe for Retirement» report for more on this), improved energy efficiency and state mandates developing renewable electricity supplies.

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To be more precise, the United States should implement steep carbon taxes that hit coal, heating oil, and natural gas.

I've written off and on about how the divide in the United States over how quickly to curb carbon dioxide emissions has little to do with the now familiar red state versus blue state dynamic, and is more about which regions have grids and economies most wedded to coal and oil, and which don't.

Tennessee uses hydroelectric power with coal and nuclear power to keep the lights on for its residents, who use more electricity per capita than any other state, according to the NRDC.

Ripe for Retirement: The Case for Closing America's Costliest Coal Plants As many as 353 coal - fired power generators in 31 states — representing up to 59 GW of power capacity — are no longer economically viable compared with cleaner, more affordable energy sourCoal Plants As many as 353 coal - fired power generators in 31 states — representing up to 59 GW of power capacity — are no longer economically viable compared with cleaner, more affordable energy sourcoal - fired power generators in 31 states — representing up to 59 GW of power capacity — are no longer economically viable compared with cleaner, more affordable energy sources.

Power generators are turning away from coal for a host of reasons: In some instances natural gas is cheaper; many states are requiring utilities to generate a certain portion of electricity from renewable resources; individual cities (and even an entire Canadian province) have decided to stop purchasing electricity created by burning coal; and new Environmental Protection Agency regulations are making it more expensive and less economical to use coal plants.

He pointed to the state's recently launched cap - and - trade program, which makes it more expensive for utilities to burn coal.