Sentences with phrase «concerns over coal»

The announcement was seen as a victory for project opponents, who said the decision ensures that concerns over coal dust, greenhouse - gas emissions and rail traffic are addressed.

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The fossil fuel divestment campaign began on university campuses in 2011 but the new report reveals that concerns over investments in coal, oil and gas have now entered the financial mainstream, with more than 80 % of the funds now committed to divest being managed by commercial investment and pension funds.

It was only after the press raked him over the coals repeatedly — for his lack of Christian compassion towards the victims of sex abuse by priests — that the pope managed to scrape up some faux concern for the victims of abuse.

As Montana's only representative in the House, Zinke has also been a strong supporter of Montana coal and has expressed concern over a three - year leasing moratorium and programmatic review of the federal coal program undertaken this year by Interior.

Concerns over climate change have encouraged governments and consumers to demand that electricity is decarbonised — which means no more burning of coal and gas wherever possible.

4) Willie Soon states «I don't like to claim that I am an expert on anything,» despite listing himself as an «expert in mercury and public health» for a discredited Wall Street Journal op - ed dismissing health concerns over mercury pollution from coal plants.

ProPublica has published a good update on concerns that existing practices for extracting and piping natural gas, through leakage, substantially cut into the fuel's substantial greenhouse - gas advantage over coal.

The authors note that as fossil fuel reserves shrink, as air pollution worsens, and as concerns about climate instability cast a shadow over the future of coal, oil, and natural gas, a new world energy economy is emerging.

That's why concern is mounting over the construction of a new coal - fired power plant just upstream in Bangladesh, near the town of Rampal.

The toxic sludge is often stored in open impoundments (huge ponds) or injected into abandoned coal mines, causing major concern over drinking water contamination.

If the propaganda and articles generated by the industry are any indication there is serious concern by fossil fuel users over any attempts to impose limits on mercury emissions from coal burning sources.

Robert M. «Mike» Duncan, president and CEO of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), issued his own statement touting coal's environmental improvement over the past decades and expressing concern for the futCoal Electricity (ACCCE), issued his own statement touting coal's environmental improvement over the past decades and expressing concern for the futcoal's environmental improvement over the past decades and expressing concern for the future.

Concerns over the potential environmental costs of wind energy are far outweighed by the benefits of reducing coal consumption, the authors said.

As fossil fuel prices rise, as oil insecurity deepens, and as concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging in the United States.

Wind energy overtakes coal as the EU's second largest form of power capacity but concerns remain over politicians» enthusiasm for renewables, reports the Guardian

A slowing economy and falling energy demand, plus concerns over air pollution, spur Beijing to halt new coal mines and close hundreds of existing operations.

Analysts say this is the first time Beijing has put a ban on the opening of new mines: the move has been prompted both by falling demand for coal as a result of a slowing economy and by increasing public concern about hazardous levels of pollution, which have blanketed many cities across the country over recent months.

The DoE is actually starting to get concerned over some of its carbon R&D costs and recently questioned the cost of the estimated $ 1.8 billion and growing «clean coal» FutureGen project.

As fossil fuel resources shrink, as air pollution worsens, and as concerns about climate instability cast a shadow over the future of coal, oil, and natural gas, a new world energy economy is emerging.

Faced with concerns over how quickly new nuclear will progress through the planning and licensing system, and the possibility that even coal plants that are compliant with existing EU environmental regulation may be forced to close early by the proposed Industrial Emissions Directive, generators have little choice but to prepare to build a second wave of gas - fired plants (ie in addition to the 8GW currently under construction) to keep the lights on before new nuclear and some CCS coal plants start to come onto the system in the 2020s.

As you may recall, in April 2017, DOE Secretary Perry launched a study of U.S. power system reliability expressing concerns over baseload coal and nuclear retirements.

In 2016, Oakland, California banned large - scale transportation of coal through its ports, due in part to concerns over the health impacts of coal dust.

As soon as the US had «excess supplies of coal», the «Climate Concerned European» countries sent their boats over to cart it away to Europe.

In recent years, as the large - scale deployment of renewable generation gathers pace and the contribution of conventional power generation (gas, coal and nuclear) to electricity supply dwindles, popular concern over grid stability and reliability has grown substantially.

As oil insecurity deepens, the extraction risks of fossil fuels rise, and concerns about climate instability cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new world energy economy is emerging.

(1) Because of a growing concern over the possible consequences of global warming, which may be caused in part by increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (a major greenhouse gas), and also because of the need for accurate estimates of carbon dioxide emissions, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has developed factors for estimating the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of U.S. coal consumption.

China is installing vast renewable energy capacity and moving towards limiting coal consumption due to concerns over air pollution, energy security benefits and to secure a head - start in the booming renewable energy market.

In an unprecedented move, the British government rejected plans for a new open - pit coal mine in Northumberland county in northeast England, citing concerns over climate change as a reason.

The fossil fuel divestment campaign began on university campuses in 2011 but the new report reveals that concerns over investments in coal, oil and gas have now entered the financial mainstream, with more than 80 % of the funds now committed to divest being managed by commercial investment and pension funds.

Vattenfall 1 concerned environmental restrictions imposed on a water use permit for a coal power plant in Hamburg, resulting in a suit of over 1 billion euros.