Leading financial groups are now
downgrading coal stocks and requiring utilities seeking funding for coal plants to include a cost for carbon emissions when proving economic viability.On March 11, 2008, Representative Henry Waxman of California introduced a bill to ban new coal - fired power plants without carbon emissions controls nationwide until federal regulations are put in place to address greenhouse gas emissions.
Leading financial groups are now
downgrading coal stocks and requiring utilities seeking funding for coal plants to include a cost for carbon emissions when proving economic viability.
In January 2008, Merrill Lynch also
downgraded coal stocks.
Not exact matches
Citigroup
downgrades the
stocks of Peabody Energy Corp., Arch
Coal Inc., and Foundation Coal Holdings Inc., prominent U.S. coal compan
Coal Inc., and Foundation
Coal Holdings Inc., prominent U.S. coal compan
Coal Holdings Inc., prominent U.S.
coal compan
coal companies.
18 July 2007 - Citigroup
downgrades the
stocks of Peabody Energy Corp., Arch
Coal Inc., and Foundation Coal Holdings Inc., prominent U.S. coal compan
Coal Inc., and Foundation
Coal Holdings Inc., prominent U.S. coal compan
Coal Holdings Inc., prominent U.S.
coal compan
coal companies.
In July 2007, Citigroup
downgraded coal company
stocks across the board and recommended that its clients switch to other energy
stocks.