Sentences with phrase «on coal plant»

Giles Dickson, head of environmental policies and global advocacy for Alstom in Paris, said countries with no limits on coal plant financing would move in to replace those who can not provide export credits.

Given that EPA has extended the comment period on its coal plant attack regulations, my blog post on how to comment seems timely: http://www.coalblog.org/2014/07/30/how-to-comment-on-epas-proposed-coal-killing-co2-control-rules/

While there have been some relatively minor pushes for alternative energy production and reduction in pollution from other sources (such as cars and other vehicles), there has been no action on coal plant pollution for decades.

In addition, EPA is issuing more stringent regulations on coal plant emissions to reduce chronic respiratory illnesses and deaths caused by coal - fired power plant emissions.

Every coal plant you let them build will pay for lobbying and laws to prevent competition from renewable energy sources that would reduce the load on the coal plant below the economical 100 %.

Tough new federal rules on power plant emissions would also place significant pressure on coal plants to close.

Scott Segal, executive director of the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council, which represents utility interests in Washington, said Bloomberg's findings about the effect of the new EPA rule on coal plants are «very consistent» with what his group concluded in its own review of the regulation.

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.

«You can get this information on coal plants or any other polluter,» said Tarah Heinzen, an attorney with Food & Water Watch, an environmental advocacy group that has called for the agency to submit information about CAFOs to the public.

In a way, it makes sense that GOP politicians would be so cavalier about dismantling those Clean Air Act rules that would require better pollution controls on coal plants — after all, as a group largely comprised of affluent white men, they've probably never had to live next door to one.

There are echoes here of the World Bank's struggles to evolve its policies on coal plants with global warming in mind.

The fake press release was picked up by several media outlets, including the Dallas Morning News, UK Hemscott and several blogs before journalists realized that USCAP members would never agree to such progressive reductions in carbon emissions or a moratorium on coal plants.

There is a lesson there for those of you demanding a moraturium on coal plants.

The reason I ask is that utility companies, including those reliant on coal plants, are allowed to recover capital costs, in the form of rate increases to their customers.

Studies in the United States show an increase in water pollution after installation of scrubbers on coal plants.

It plans over $ 1 billion in additional spending on coal plants through 2023, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Half Way Right: To avoid using command & control on coal plants, a couple of economists invented cap and trade.

Friends of the Earth provided recommendations for how the restrictions on coal plants agreed to last year can be improved.

As shown in «Polluting Democracy,» Mike Rogers (R - MI) has no large coal plants in his district, but takes coal company cash and votes against pollution controls on coal plants in neighboring districts that kill about 454 people every year, very likely including people in his district.

Another 1974 American Electric Power ad criticized EPA for encouraging the use of pollution scrubbers on coal plants.

«From Coast To coast, Sierra Club Activists Protest Fast Track Main Former Coal Miner to Obama: Set Strong Carbon Pollution Limits on Coal Plants»

While it is hard to give the Obama administration credit for all of these factors, it was instrumental in several of them, especially the quantum jump in CAFE standards, the development and deployment of more renewables and the ongoing pressure on coal plants by the EPA.

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Hone in on coal plants that are old, polluting, and have popular support in favor of shutting them down anyways — and push them past the threshold.

In other cases, state emission rules, such as those in Pennsylvania, are putting pressure on coal plants.

Not exact matches

DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Michigan regulators on Friday cleared DTE Energy's request to build a near - $ 1 billion natural gas power plant, the first approval of such a large facility for a regulated utility in decades and a move that coincides with the retirement of coal - fired plants.

Estimates vary widely on just how much methane is leaked from the vast network of oil and gas wells, pipelines and processing plants, but the problem has cast doubt on how much better natural gas is than coal for the environment.

Commissioner Neil Chatterjee, who has pushed for immediate aid to struggling coal and nuclear plants, signed off on the order and said in an opinion that he expected the decision to be «only the first step in a more systematic effort by the Commission» to address resilience.

Perry has repeatedly said that storing fuel on site makes coal and nuclear plants less prone to shutdowns than other power generators in the event of disasters and attacks.

If current estimates are correct that the leakage rate is around 3 percent, then we calculated that switching all coal plants to average - efficiency natural gas plants would have little effect on the power sector's contribution to climate change.

Federal regulators on Monday rejected a rule proposed by Energy Secretary Rick Perry that would have subsidized coal and nuclear power plants.

Obama had introduced a raft of regulations intended to slash emissions of carbon dioxide blamed for climate change, a policy course that accelerated the retirement of older coal - fired power plants and bolstered the nascent solar and wind sectors, which depend heavily on weather conditions for their power output.

At the same time, subsidies and other support for renewable energy projects have boosted competition from wind and solar power and piled pressure on coal - fired and nuclear power plants.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)-- Dominion Energy Virginia said Tuesday that it plans to build at least eight new natural gas - fired plants during the next 15 years, cementing its shift away from coal, while depending on renewables for less than 10 percent of its energy capacity.

«Coal - fired power plants produce almost 40 per cent of global electricity today, making carbon pollution from coal a leading contributor to climate change,» said the declaration issued by the alliance on ThursCoal - fired power plants produce almost 40 per cent of global electricity today, making carbon pollution from coal a leading contributor to climate change,» said the declaration issued by the alliance on Thurscoal a leading contributor to climate change,» said the declaration issued by the alliance on Thursday.

Regulations that affect proposed new coal plants in the U.S. are therefore likely to have a larger overall impact on GHG emissions than Canadian regulations.

NEW YORK, April 1 - FirstEnergy Corp said late on Saturday its nuclear and coal power plant units filed for bankruptcy court protection as the company looks to restructure, sell assets and win government support to cope with competitors using lower - cost natural gas.

Canadian regulations only affect existing coal plants once they have been producing for approximately 50 years or plants undergoing major refurbishment: Their effect will not be felt on a large scale for decades.

The EPA is reportedly drafting a far less ambitious rule that would focus on improving efficiency at coal plants.

Alberta prides itself on being the only jurisdiction in North America that demands coal - fired power plants, oilsands upgraders and other large industrial facilities reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Installing enough batteries to make most electrical grids fully reliant on wind power or even to take older natural - gas or coal plants off - line isn't cost effective yet in many regions.

Coal remains cheaper, but when you factor in the reduced capital cost (gas plants cost between a quarter and a third what coal plants of equivalent output do), the life - cycle costs point to gas, even in the absence of a price on carbon emissiCoal remains cheaper, but when you factor in the reduced capital cost (gas plants cost between a quarter and a third what coal plants of equivalent output do), the life - cycle costs point to gas, even in the absence of a price on carbon emissicoal plants of equivalent output do), the life - cycle costs point to gas, even in the absence of a price on carbon emissions.

As well, the NIF has postulated that bringing the plants online in the 2030s will have a major impact on reducing carbon emissions as older, coal - producing power plants are then retired.

CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov 28 (Reuters)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hear testimony from coal miners, lobbyists, environmentalists and others on Tuesday at a public meeting in West Virginia on the EPA's proposal to dismantle an Obama - era plan to slash carbon emissions from power plants.

He has long criticized the Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency, saying that its proposals to tighten emission standards on coal - burning power plants are killing American jobs.

Many types of emissions from coal - fired plants have been reduced, but the capturing and storing of carbon dioxide, the emission that scientists say is most responsible for climate change, has been harder to accomplish on a significant scale.

Environmentalists and health workers in favor of the CPP will emphasize how the plan would lead to billions of dollars in savings on hospital bills because it also would slash emissions from coal plants.

Moreover the findings proved the efficacy of stringent air pollution controls on mercury spewing coal - fired plants.

They report that in 2011, Alberta coal power plants produced over 40 megatonnes of CO2: «the same amount produced by roughly half of all cars on the road in Canada today.»

Rolling back power plant regulations on coal and rolling back coal mining regulations should reduce both the cost to use coal and the cost to mine it.