Sentences with phrase «of coal ports»

It's supported by a coalition of local environmental groups that have been fighting tooth and nail to stop the expansion of coal ports - and largely winning.

Not exact matches

With coal trains already coursing through the Lower Mainland to the much larger Westshore and Neptune terminals, it's not surprising the environmental report behind the port authority's decision found no appreciable impacts on the health of area residents.

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ban shipments of thermal coal through B.C. ports less than two weeks before the May 9 provincial election.

«We are hopeful that the premier's efforts to allow the voices of his citizens to be listened to will be successful, because it is very much in common with our citizens,» Inslee said, adding that residents in his state recently rejected proposals for both coal and oil ports.

The decision follows the government giving the green light to a major coal port expansion for India's Adani Group on the reef coast in December, under some of the strictest - ever environmental conditions.

If that and other planned expansions go ahead, Vancouver, which has visions of becoming the world's greenest city, could instead increase its capacity to export the black stuff by almost half, becoming North America's largest coal port.

We zeroed in on the proposed Fraser Surrey Docks facility, part of the federal port authority's plan to turn Vancouver into the continent's biggest coal port.

On the very day of the televised leaders debate for the 2017 BC Election, Premier Christy Clark has suddenly found a reason to ask Prime Minister Trudeau to ban thermal coal exports from BC ports.

One feature hindering investment in both the NSW and Queensland coal industries is the fragmented ownership of the supply - chain assets; a large number of mines share mostly state - government - owned rail and port infrastructure.

However, the Newcastle port operator's decision to introduce a quota system to allocate transport chain capacity and reduce the ship queue is one illustration that provides clear evidence that a shortage of transport capacity is limiting the industry's ability to meet strong growth in coal demand.

To examine transport infrastructure developments more closely, a detailed survey of the infrastructure associated with major coal and iron ore ports was undertaken.

In the case of coal, while the capacity of port and rail infrastructure has become stretched with the latest surge in global demand, the industry has been expanding transport capacity steadily over recent years.

Coal cars will need to continue to travel longer distances to eastern ports as the mining of coal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increaCoal cars will need to continue to travel longer distances to eastern ports as the mining of coal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increacoal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increases.

Coal cars will need to travel longer distances to eastern ports as the mining of coal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increaCoal cars will need to travel longer distances to eastern ports as the mining of coal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increacoal deposits in the Appalachian region declines and the activity in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana increases.

Native Americans have played the crucial role in this campaign to «keep it in the ground,» just as they were leaders in the successful struggle to block the Keystone XL Pipeline, the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline that would have carried dirty crude across Canada to the Pacific, and the building of a massive coal export port on Canada's Pacific coast.

BES customers also extensively cover heavy haulage rail including iron ore, coal and other mining industries, bulk handling, sugar, transport terminal and port loading infrastructure users of railway equipment.

Even without the environmental drive, new railways from mines to ports, falling investment in coal - fired generation and slowing power demand growth could see China's miners export some of their surplus output at competitive prices, hitting regional miners and the viability of new projects.

In every direction, in the coal fields northwest of Brisbane, the world's largest producers are preparing to expand their mines, rails and ports so they can ship billions of tons of coal to East Asia and India.

Plans to start mining and exporting coal from one of the country's biggest deposits — the Galilee basin — require the expansion of the Abbot Point shipping port in north Queensland, within the boundaries of the famous marine park.

Recently, the government, headed by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, triggered a public debate over plans to construct potentially the world's largest coal port adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Area, and to excise 74,000 hectares of forest from Tasmania's World Heritage — listed site.

Millions of cubic metres of spoil must be dredged and dumped near the reef for the coal port to be constructed.

This industrial port town located just under two hours north of Sydney is the largest coal - exporting harbor in the world, and for far too long, it had a...

This industrial port town located just under two hours north of Sydney is the largest coal - exporting harbor in the world, and for far too long, it had a pretty grimy reputation.

Trying out high - priced ports of earlier games might be a good canary in the coal mine to see if people are receptive to spending big money on Nintendo games on mobile up front.

A small town until the 19th century, it became a major port for the transport of coal following the arrival of the industry in the area, which led to its status as a major city today.

Hansen wrote ``... In my testimony [to Congress] I noted that a «Cap» raises the price of energy, just as does a simple honest carbon tax on oil, gas and coal at the first sale at the mine or port of entry.

Coal from Appalachia rumbles into this port city, 150 railroad cars at a time, bound for the belly of the massive cargo ship Prime Lily.

While there is a lot of coal geologically, and a fair amount of coal close enough to either ports or load - centers so that it is cheap at the power plant, there is not enough of this accessible, cheap coal to meet growing demand in Asia.

(Related: «Seeking a Pacific Northwest Gateway for U.S. Coal») Those new ports would allow easier transport of the abundant coal of the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana, which is especially well suited for generating electricCoal») Those new ports would allow easier transport of the abundant coal of the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana, which is especially well suited for generating electriccoal of the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana, which is especially well suited for generating electricity.

John Eaves, chief executive officer of St. Louis, Missouri - based Arch Coal, which saw the bulk of its exports last year go to South Korea, told investors last month that the company would be proactive in working to gain greater port capacity.

Companies are angling to build two export facilities in Washington State from which 100 million tons of coal would be shipped to China, Japan and South Korea a year — about the same as what the United States exports now from East Coast and Gulf ports.

Exports to the United Kingdom (1.2 million short tons) and South Korea (0.9 million short tons), which together accounted for 22.4 % of total steam coal exports, were followed by lower levels to Germany, the Netherlands (a major trans - shipment port), and Belgium.

To accommodate the enormous output of this mega mine, Adani is planning to expand its existing Abbot Point terminal and build two more ports to ensure the 60 million tons of coal can be dumped on international markets - after traveling through the Great Barrier Reef.

By the mid 2020s, for example, Kawasaki Heavy Industries plans to begin importing brown coal fired, carbon - capture - and - storage produced hydrogen from Australia's state of Victoria to the southern Japanese port city of Kobe.

In a climactic moment, Fox paddles out in a flotilla of canoes and kayaks with a group of Pacific Islanders known as the Pacific Climate Warriors to block a massive coal tanker from leaving the port of Newcastle, Australia.

[52] On March 15, 2011 Millennium Bulk stated that they would resubmit the state permit for the Longview port development after they conduct an environmental study of how much coal, cement and alumina the facility could handle at former Reynolds aluminum smelter site.

It was announced in early October 2012 that a joint environmental review of the proposed coal port would be conducted by Cowlitz County, the Washington Department of Ecology and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Klein said his company hopes to ship unit trains of coal to the port from the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming.

Coal exports will expand exponentially, liquefied natural gas will flow out of northern ports, the public will be massaged toward accepting oil pipelines either through the north, the south or both.

Not counting carbon emissions from burning the coal, scientists, environmentalists, and concerned citizens along coal transport routes are worried that these cumulative impacts will harm public health, disrupt their daily lives, and negatively impact the ecological health of waterways along the path from mine to port.

Thermal coal at the port of Newcastle in Australia, a global benchmark, dropped to $ 50.63 a ton in the week ended Dec. 25, the lowest since December 2006, according to data from Globalcoal.

Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG), partly owned by BHP Billiton Ltd., completed financing for a A$ 900 million ($ 824 million) expansion of a coal terminal at the port in Australia's New South Wales stCoal Infrastructure Group (NCIG), partly owned by BHP Billiton Ltd., completed financing for a A$ 900 million ($ 824 million) expansion of a coal terminal at the port in Australia's New South Wales stcoal terminal at the port in Australia's New South Wales state.

In early November 2010 Australia - based Ambre Energy asked Cowlitz County officials in southern Washington State, which borders Oregon, to approve a port redevelopment that would allow for the export of 5 million tons of coal annually.

The company is also looking into exporting coal from ports located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

Peabody stated that exports of coal from the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming will be central to its expansion goals, through coal exports from northwest United States ports.

In June 2011, The Oregonian reported that the Port of St. Helens in Columbia City, Oregon was being eyed as a potential Northwest port that would export coal to Asian countries.

We also tackle some of the more vexing questions, like whether British Columbia ports have the capacity to handle the export proposals, and whether US coal exports add to global greenhouse gas emissions.

The world's biggest coal companies want to ship 100 million tons of coal each year to Asia through Northwest ports — spreading toxic coal dust in dozens of our rail communities, clogging our railroads and ports, risking our families» health, and polluting our air and water.

Yesterday Australian climate activists blockaded the world's largest coal port and shut it down for several hours, leading to the arrest of 66 people.

Smaller ports in the region, such as Cleveland, Ohio, have seen similar declines as Midwest shipments, predominately steam coal destined for Ontario, Canada, which have fallen sharply as a result of Canadian legislation affecting coal power plants in the province.