added 2007 Sun Jun 10 18:44:05 by TechnologyExpert
China is considering halting efforts to make oil from coal due to concerns about the expense and energy demands as well as the greenhouse gases produced by the conversion, a state news agency on Sunday quoted an official as saying.
China is considering halting efforts to make oil from coal due to concerns about the expense and energy demands as well as the greenhouse gases produced by the conversion, a state news agency on Sunday quoted an official as saying.
added 2007 Thu May 24 14:33:34 by Fabienne
From the article: "An explosion at a Siberian coal mine killed at least 35 people on Thursday, emergency officials said, weeks after 110 miners died in a blast at a neighboring mine operated by the same company. A spokeswoman for Russia's Emergencies Ministry said three people were still missing at the Yubileynaya pit, in the Kemerovo region of western Siberia, about five hours after a methane blast tore through the mine."
From the article: "An explosion at a Siberian coal mine killed at least 35 people on Thursday, emergency officials said, weeks after 110 miners died in a blast at a neighboring mine operated by the same company. A spokeswoman for Russia's Emergencies Ministry said three people were still missing at the Yubileynaya pit, in the Kemerovo region of western Siberia, about five hours after a methane blast tore through the mine."
added 2007 Mon May 14 5:43:23 by Aidenag
A Depression-era program to bring electricity to rural areas is using taxpayer money to provide billions of dollars in low-interest loans to build coal plants even as Congress seeks ways to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
A Depression-era program to bring electricity to rural areas is using taxpayer money to provide billions of dollars in low-interest loans to build coal plants even as Congress seeks ways to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
added 2007 Fri Apr 27 22:01:09 by Alexia
The Chinese premier pledged Friday to phase out tax breaks and discounts on land and electricity for highly polluting industries, saying the country's environmental situation was grim and required urgent action. "Our country is a major coal producer and consumer, and reducing polluting emissions is a responsibility we should bear," Premier Wen Jiabao said.
The Chinese premier pledged Friday to phase out tax breaks and discounts on land and electricity for highly polluting industries, saying the country's environmental situation was grim and required urgent action. "Our country is a major coal producer and consumer, and reducing polluting emissions is a responsibility we should bear," Premier Wen Jiabao said.
added 2007 Mon Mar 19 13:10:58 by MyWayOnNow
A gas explosion has ripped through a Siberian coal mine where 168 people were working, a spokeswoman for the Russian emergency situations ministry said Monday.
A gas explosion has ripped through a Siberian coal mine where 168 people were working, a spokeswoman for the Russian emergency situations ministry said Monday.
added 2007 Fri Feb 9 4:26:25 by STONERS
Underground coal mines must provide up to four days of breathable air to keep miners alive in emergencies such as an explosion or a tunnel collapse, federal regulators announced Thursday.
Underground coal mines must provide up to four days of breathable air to keep miners alive in emergencies such as an explosion or a tunnel collapse, federal regulators announced Thursday.
added 2007 Sun Feb 4 7:24:33 by STONERS
An explosion tore through a makeshift coal mine in remote northeast Colombia on Saturday, killing 32 miners, a civil defense official said.
An explosion tore through a makeshift coal mine in remote northeast Colombia on Saturday, killing 32 miners, a civil defense official said.
added 2007 Sat Jan 13 23:38:47 by Neophile
As the world heats up, the coal industry is racing to build more than 150 new power plants before Congress decides to crack down on global warming.
As the world heats up, the coal industry is racing to build more than 150 new power plants before Congress decides to crack down on global warming.
added 2006 Wed Aug 23 7:52:25 by Scott-O-Rama
Hundreds of old coal-fired power plants still haven't installed modern pollution controls. One plant is so vital to the Washington, D.C. region's electricity supply that the government bends pollution rules to keep it running.
Hundreds of old coal-fired power plants still haven't installed modern pollution controls. One plant is so vital to the Washington, D.C. region's electricity supply that the government bends pollution rules to keep it running.
