clean coal
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Natural gas gets a Trump-friendly rebrand as ‘freedom gas’
First, there was "clean coal," then "ethical oil." Now Department of Energy officials have a new nickname for another fossil fuel.
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3 things to know ahead of this year’s U.N. climate talks in Poland
Well hang on to your butts, COP24 is about to start.
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The worst anti-science nonsense of 2016
Between Trump's Cabinet, Jill Stein, and Hurricane Matthew truthers, science has been attacked from all sides.
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Take a hint, “clean coal.” The world is so over you
With renewables getting cheaper, the prospect of expensive, guilt-free fossil fuels is losing its appeal.
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Mississippi utility must repay $281M for illegally financing “clean coal”
The state supreme court ruled that Mississippi Power "exceeded its authority" when it raised electricity rates for 186,000 households to fund a controversial, $6.17 billion power plant.
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In rural Mississippi, the future of coal looks a lot like its past
21st century technology promises to turn a dirty fuel in to green energy. But at $6.1 billion and counting, the dream of "clean coal" is still out of reach.
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Coal industry flails around for a new PR strategy
Last week I looked at the coal industry’s failed PR efforts, which even Luke Popovich, the head of the National Mining Association, admits has not worked: “Anyway, ‘war on coal’ never resonated with much conviction among ordinary Americans. For them, the EPA keeps the air and water clean, their kids safe.” One of the problems, […]
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Coal-burning energy company demands more regulation
Baltimore company Constellation Energy has retrofitted two coal-burning power plants in anticipation of new EPA emissions laws. Now a lawsuit has delayed the new regulations from being enacted, and Constellation is pissed; if they're going to shell out $885 million to be in compliance, by god everyone else should have to, too. So they're flipping a Uie from usual energy company behavior, and agitating for stricter rules.