Sentences with phrase «made coal country»

Trump made coal country's plight a major focus of his campaign.

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Clinton's plan for coal country was not to make it easier to mine, but to pump $ 30 billion into the region for economic revitalization to move them away from coal.

The energy and climate change secretary said the moves ensuring no new coal energy is permitted without CCS made the UK one of the most «environmentally ambitious» countries in the world.

If Rockland County is the «canary in the coal mine» for the rest of the country, then at this rate the canary isn't going to make it.

If China's use of renewable and nuclear energy grows at a plausible rate, and the country captures some of its emissions from coal - burning power stations and keeps making improvements in energy efficiency, by 2050 its total emissions could end up 4 per cent lower than today, says Zhou.

About 20 percent of U.S. electricity comes from nuclear power plants, making it the third - largest source of electricity in the country after coal (45 percent) and natural gas (23 percent).

Just one of those excesses is the wasteful use of energy, which if repeated would leave the country under a pall of filthy brown - coal smoke and make a mockery of any idea of restricting the world's output of carbon dioxide.

China will widen its gap with the United States as the world's largest coal - producing country by the end of the decade, riding continued strong demand from its electric power and steel - making sectors, according to a new analysis from New York - based GBI Research.

Even in parts of the country where coal makes up most of the electricity supply, EVs produce the same amount of greenhouse gases as the best gasoline - powered nonhybrid vehicles that get about 33 mpg.

The country has relied on this resource for years to fuel its economy, making coal - rich Yulin one of the fastest - growing Chinese cities.

During South Africa's apartheid period, for example, the country could not import oil, so it gasified locally abundant coal to make gasoline.

The USA is gradually switching from coal to gas as low gas prices make it favourable to burn, and it could make stronger use of particularly cheap gas since a great deal is produced within the country, but political will at present is still focused on retaining the use of coal.

Research and development to advance coal, natural gas, oil, and other fossil energy technologies, which will help the country make greater use of our rich natural energy resources and help keep down energy costs, are funded at $ 635 million — a decrease of $ 33 million below the fiscal year 2017 enacted level and $ 355 million above the budget request.

In fact, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, 72 percent of all toxic water pollution in the country comes from coal - fired power plants, making coal plants the number one source of toxic water pollution in the U.S. (1) What's more, four out of five coal plants in the U.S. have no limits on the amount of toxics they are allowed to dump into our water.

Coal Miner's Daughter: Starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones, this tale of a rousing love affair and a woman's triumph in making her name in the world is the amazing true story country singer Loretta Lynn.

Besides the possibility of our applying a similar process to the bituminous coal and tars made therefrom, in this country, the research on hydrogenation has been extended by one of the great oil companies of the United States which at great expense has learned how the method can be so modified as to apply to petroleum hydrocarbons.

From an article in The Huffington Post about Buffett $ 34 billion buy, «Burlington Northern is the biggest hauler of corn and coal for electricity, making it an indicator of the country's economic health.

The Kyoto Protocols to the FCCC, and the Clean Development Mechanism (which allows rich countries to burn coal and oil if they pay poor countries to plant trees, and so is neither clean nor results in development), only made things worse, CDM only gives credit for planting trees, which are only at best a temporary reservoir and not a real stink, while they ignore ALL the real long term carbon sinks.

That said, I think Andrew may have been wondering about which COUNTRY has to count the emissions toward their cap or target — the country that exports the coal, the country that makes (say) the cars, or the country that buyCOUNTRY has to count the emissions toward their cap or target — the country that exports the coal, the country that makes (say) the cars, or the country that buycountry that exports the coal, the country that makes (say) the cars, or the country that buycountry that makes (say) the cars, or the country that buycountry that buys them?

FRANKFURT, Aug 6 (Reuters)- Germany utilities are heaping pressure on the government before September polls to soften green policies that are hurting their profits, with one company hinting it could even move gas or coal plants to countries where it can still make money.

New coal power stations in countries other than China make up around a fifth of these 700 new coal plants, Urgewald said, including some in countries that currently burn little or no coal.

Making the condition that a nation that imports Australian coal must be facing - up to it's own greenhouse responsibilities before refunding the tax would effectively stop such countries from burning Australian coal.

Because decisions made about the power sector are long - lived — power purchase agreements can last over a decade and power plants for decades more — it's a matter of making the right decisions today, as the country pivots away from coal, to secure water and power for the long - term.

WCA believes that for many countries that use coal, especially in emerging Asia, the only realistic pathway is to make sure that they use the most modern coal technologies available today, with enhanced ambition on CCS.

Now we just need the rest of the country to make the paradigm shift of «shipping electrons instead of shipping coal» to boil water, produce electricity and keep our economy running.

U.S. carbon - dioxide emissions have fallen dramatically in recent years, in large part because the country is making more electricity with natural gas instead of coal.

Europe Beyond Coal is collective campaign made up of a network of non-government organisations across 28 European countries, overseen by a campaign secretariat based in Brussels, Belgium and Berlin, Germany.

Supporters credit the tax break, which expires Dec. 31, with making wind more competitive with electricity generated from coal and natural gas, and say ending it would put half of the country's 75,000 wind jobs at risk.

Coal power already made up 31 percent of Japan's energy mix in 2015 but under the current plan, the fossil fuel will become the country's primary power source by 2019.

Low natural gas prices make gas - fired generation economically attractive during periods of low demand when operators in many parts of the country have more flexibility to choose between coal - and natural gas - fired units based on their dispatch cost.

«This people's declaration on coal makes clear that in every country we demand a just transition to renewable energy controlled by people.

We must make increasing the efficiency of new fossil fuel power plants a priority, above all in major coal - using countries.»

But make no mistake: This is coal country.

Located just two hours north of Portland, Oregon, along the Columbia River, the proposed terminal would ship a maximum of 44 million metric tons of coal from the Western United States each year to markets overseas, making it, if built, the largest coal export terminal in the country.

All rich countries would have to commit now to build no more coal - fired power plants and phase out existing ones in the next 2 - 3 decades (carbon capture and storage simply will not be ready in time), and the same commitment would need to be made within a few years by China, India, Brazil and other big developing countries.

And plans for the next two Five Year Plans show us that the Indian government is planning a major expansion of power generation through the construction of coal power plants which will make the country the third worst climate polluter on Earth.

«A key sticking point in the negotiations during the next two weeks will be finance — specifically, whether developing countries trying to green their economies will get enough of it to make the clean energy transition worth it when coal remains cheaper,» explained Greenwire in its piece on the Gates fund:

Coal made up about 31 percent and LNG 26 percent of the country's total power generation capacity last year.

This descriptor fails to present Holmstead's current and past work as a registered lobbyist for coal companies, and leaves out the destructive decisions that Holmstead made in his stint at EPA, which directly contributed to the premature death of tens of thousands of people in this country.

But Walmart's unwillingness to invest in alternatives in much of the country, where grid power is cheap and heavy on coal, has meant that the company's reliance on the dirtiest fossil fuels, and its greenhouse gas emissions, have changed little from the day Scott made this speech.

The workshop reviewed case studies of HELE power plants in Europe and Asia and explored how countries are making cleaner coal part of the Paris Agreement.

As seen in the electricity generation sector, these policies are likely to have a direct and significant impact on the fuel choices made by individual countries, including a shift away from coal as CO2 costs rise.

We can readily continue this rapid expansion of renewable energy — and accelerate the transition away from dirty, coal - fired power plants — by utilizing existing technologies, investing in improvements to our electricity system, and making smart policy decisions that move the country toward a clean energy future.

The findings of this report are significant as several European countries — including Austria, Britain, France, Italy, and Sweden — have made a commitment to phasing out coal - fired energy within the next decade.

The point Jason and I are making is simple, you could stop all the exports from Canada and the US and it won't make it damn difference how much coal the asian countries are going to burn.

What do you think made this country what it is today its resources, Oil first made it the richest and coal produced its electricity to manufacture and succeed, Do nt think for a minute if we get weak another Country want come and try to take it over for what country what it is today its resources, Oil first made it the richest and coal produced its electricity to manufacture and succeed, Do nt think for a minute if we get weak another Country want come and try to take it over for what Country want come and try to take it over for what we got.

But despite increasing calls for China to reduce its coal - burning — not only because of climate impacts but because of infamous, choking air pollution — it has been unclear whether the country has made enough effort to actually make a dent in its consumption.

Adani Group is an Indian conglomerate made up of various subsidiary companies, including Adani Mining, which operates in Australia, Indonesia and other coal - rich countries.

«Today's ruling makes sure that coal mines can't build roads in Colorado's precious national forest roadless areas unless and until the Forest Service makes an honest accounting of the huge amounts of climate pollution that such mining may cause,» said Alli Melton, Public Lands Direction for Crested Butte - based High Country Conservation Advocates.

President Francois Hollande announced an end to export credit financing for coal, making France the latest domino to fall as countries and banks commit to ending support for this deadly fossil fuel, whose pollution kills up to 100,000 people in India and 250,000 people in China every year.