Washington coal plant to be converted into solar farm
Situated next to what was once the largest coal pit in Washington state, the TransAlta coal plant near the city...
Australian minister says coal power can help reduce CO2 emissions
Don't throw out your climate science books just yet, folks. Australian resources minister Matt Canavan recently...
Canada announces plan to kill coal power by 2030
Canada has just announced it will kill coal power 10 years sooner than previously planned, with a goal of shutting...
Britain to officially shutter all coal power plants by 2025
Last year the British government promised to replace coal with natural gas and alternative energy within a decade....
The world’s largest private coal mining company declares bankruptcy
King Coal has seen better days. Mines are being closed, miners are facing widespread layoffs and the market price...
US Makes Good on Pledge to End Coal Financing Overseas
Last June President Obama made a pledge to end coal financing abroad as part of an effort to stop climate change....
China is Responsible for Almost Half of Global Coal Consumption
Photo via Shutterstock As over 30 million residents of Beijing experience record-breaking levels of hazardous...
Shutting Down America’s Dirtiest Coal Plants Will Not Affect Our Power Supply
When the EPA announced its new regulations for coal plants back in July, the right wing media had a field day saying...
US Emissions Rose 4% in 2010, Partly Due to Increased Coal Use
Despite all of the ongoing efforts to increase renewable energy and curb our carbon footprints, carbon dioxide...
Coal Electricity Production Drops To Its Lowest Point in 30 Years
Clean energy policies may be under attack by the right wing in the US, but it looks like there is still good energy...
Harvard Study Reveals Coal Energy To Be One of the Most Expensive Forms of Power
Advocates of coal power argue that it is among the cheapest sources of energy in the United States and allows for...
Cryogen Energy Storage System Could Cut Peak Fuel Use by Half
Photo by deeje Our current energy system is wasteful in part because power plants have to be ready for sudden...
World’s First Hybrid Coal-Solar Power Plant Goes Online in Colorado
Here's a case of strange bedfellows: the world's first hybrid coal-solar power plant is now up and running outside...
COAL PLANT DEATHWATCH MAP!
As actions to combat climate change have heated up, many coal plants have finally begun to cool down. (And its...