Election 2016
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Democrats adopt climate change science investigation in platform
Members of the Democratic National Committee’s platform panel have formally endorsed federal investigations into climate research at fossil fuel companies, including a high-profile probe into Exxon
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Overnight Energy: Clinton picks up Sierra Club’s endorsement
SIERRA CLUB BACKS CLINTON: The Sierra Club on Thursday endorsed Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
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Major green group endorses Clinton
The NRDC Action Fund on Tuesday endorsed Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton for president, the first time the environmental group has endorsed in a presidential election.
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Clinton: Banning fossil fuels on public land a ‘done deal’
Hillary Clinton appeared to endorse a plan to end fossil fuel development on federal land following Thursday night’s Democratic debate in New Hampshire.
Laws and Regulations
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EPA Boss: Coal Regulations Are About the Politics of Power
In a classic case of exercising power for the sake of power, Gina McCarthy (shown), administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), admitted that the real reason for EPA regulations is
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Coal jobs in Kentucky fall to lowest level in 118 years
Kentucky’s coal industry continued to hemorrhage jobs in the first three months of 2016, hitting the lowest total in 118 years, according to a report released Monday.
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Daines to EPA: Your Regulations are Killing Montana Jobs
Senator Steve Daines today took Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Gina McCarthy to task on the EPA’s Power Plan
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Strange Bedfellows Supporting Carbon Capture Tax Credit
A push for Congress to extend tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration has a diverse group of advocates, including some who make unlikely bedfellows.
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Congress backs court challenge to Obama's climate plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 200 members of Congress are backing a court challenge to President Barack Obama's plan to curtail greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy Industry
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Pump CO2 into rocks, report urges
The costs of tackling climate change can be slashed if a network of pipes is built to store waste carbon dioxide under the North Sea, a report says.
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We can't give up on nuclear plants: Kirk and Whitman
Illinois is the latest example of a state losing nuclear energy facilities — a major component of our clean energy mix — when we most need zero-carbon electricity to cut pollution and meet our clim
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DOE Withdraws $40 Million in Funds From Virginia Offshore Wind Project
Dominion Virginia Power said it is assessing options for its proposed offshore wind demonstration project after the U.S. Department of Energy announced it is withdrawing $40 million in funding.
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A Test Of Nevada's Solar Tower Project Torched Over A Hundred Birds
In what's turning into a public relations headache for the solar industry, news has emerged that a recent test of the 110-megawatt Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project in Nevada resulted in some 130
Viewpoints
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Obama's climate change legacy: A costly missed opportunity
OBAMA’S CLIMATE CHANGE legacy will be the subject of debate long after he leaves office in January 2017. But for those working in the U.S. fossil fuel industry, the verdict is already in.
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Lomborg: World leaders sign costliest treaty in history but still fail to tackle climate change
Editor’s Note: The Boilermakers union agrees with much of Mr.
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Hanging together to save affordable power
Throughout history, clever strategists have taken advantage of divisions within the ranks of their enemies to win otherwise unlikely victories.
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Obama’s Clean Power Plan is bad deal for Pa.
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court took the unprecedented step of issuing a stay against President Obama’s massive Clean Power Plan.
Technology
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New patent boosts CO2 capture hopes
LONDON, 16 September, 2016 – A technology that could in theory catch 90% of carbon dioxide from coal-fired power stations has been patented by US government scientists.
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Shell says Quest project has captured a million tonnes of CO2 in the oilsands
CALGARY – Shell Canada says the first carbon capture project in the oilsands has successfully stored one million tonnes of carbon dioxide deep underground after a year of operation.
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Iceland Carbon Dioxide Storage Project Locks Away Gas, and Fast
For years, scientists and others concerned about climate change have been talking about the need for carbon capture and sequestration.
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This Texas fight shows just how conflicted we still are about ‘clean coal’
On the path to a low-carbon economy, most experts agree that a variety of strategies will be needed, from the dramatic expansion of wind and solar power to electrification or better biofuels for ca
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Energy Department Suspends Funding for Texas Carbon Capture Project, Igniting Debate
The Obama administration has suspended funding for a large, troubled carbon capture and storage project, a decision being challenged by politicians from both parties and environmental advocates ali
Boilermaker Projects
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How Coal-Fired Steam Boilers Work
See how an industrial steam boiler works in this animated video. Produced by Wide Awake Films, Kansas City, Mo.
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Ivanpah: World’s Largest Thermal Energy Facility
Members of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, along with other union trades, build the award-winning Ivanpah thermal energy facility, located in the California Mojave Desert.
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SaskPower to capture 90% of Unit 3 CO2 at Boundary Dam plant
L-555 has key role in first-of-a-kind CCS project
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Duke completes world’s largest IGCC plant
DUKE ENERGY’s 618 MW IGCC plant, the world’s largest, began final testing and commercial operation this summer at Edwardsport, Ind.
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Boilermakers help build world’s largest solar thermal facility
L-92 leads critical work at innovative Ivanpah Valley project
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