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Laws and Regulations
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Judge rebukes EPA, orders quick evaluation on coal jobs lost over regs
After ignoring the requirement for decades, the Environmental Protection Agency is now under court order to quickly evaluate how many power plant and coal mining jobs are being lost due to air poll
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CCS Scientists, Innovation Experts Support NSPS in Court Briefs
The Environmental Protection Agency got a little backup Wednesday in a federal lawsuit challenging its carbon emissions standards for new-build coal-fired power plants.
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Troubled Coal-Fired Plant Could Get New Lifeline
The most expensive fossil-fuel power plant ever built in the U.S.
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Ontario warns rest of country about high cost of coal phase-out
TORONTO—Ontario has some advice for its fellow provinces as they move to meet the federal government’s newly unveiled goal of eliminating coal-fired power generation in Canada by 2030: keep an eye
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Gormley: Saskatchewan pushed back on Trudeau carbon tax
Hundreds of calls, texts and social media posts bombarded my radio show as listeners unloaded on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national carbon tax.
Energy Industry
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The Eclipse Will Give Us a Glimpse of the Future of Natural Gas
Natural gas is about to get a glimpse of its future role in the U.S. power mix as solar energy’s backup.
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America’s Other Coal Job, Ignored by Politicians, Is Dying Fast
A couple months ago, Donald Trump was cheering a new coal mine in Pennsylvania that will put 70 people to work -- good news for a president whose pledge to revive the industry helped get him electe
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For one Navajo family, a coal power plant has preserved a way of life
The Navajo government is racing to extend the life of one of the biggest coal-fired power plants in the country.
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Navajo coal plant closure could cause 1,000 job losses
NAVAJO MOUNTAIN, Utah — Officials in remote areas of Utah and Arizona say the recent decision to shut down a coal-fired power plant in northern Arizona is expected to cause about 1,000 job losses i
Viewpoints
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US must re-engage on climate change
WHILE THE PARIS climate accord has its detractors — and there are legitimate concerns — turning our backs on the global movement to limit climate change and mitigate its effects is a national policy mistake that must be corrected, and soon.
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Fossil fuels are vital to America’s energy future
President Trump’s commitment to fossil fuels could mark a turning point in America’s energy future.
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Let's think about a brighter future for energy by capturing carbon
Much is being written about the new administration's energy policies, the choice of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry for energy secretary and fossil fuels in general.
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Trump energy reset must promote CCUS
IF PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump is true to his campaign promise to “unleash an energy revolution,” fossil fuels, particularly coal, could begin to see something of a revival in the United States.
Technology
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A Clean Energy’s Dirty Little Secret
Discarded solar panels are piling up all over the world, and they represent a major threat to the environment. Clean energy may not be so clean after all.
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Post-Kemper question: Is 'clean coal' dead?
The possible end of Southern Co.'s flagship "clean coal" project in Mississippi isn't the death knell for carbon capture and sequestration technology, industry analysts say.
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Revolutionary Power Plant Captures All Its Carbon Emissions, At No Extra Cost
GROWING UP IN ENGLAND after World War II, "all the youngsters like me were obsessed with aircraft," says Rodney Allam.
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Has an Anglo-Indian project finally cracked carbon capture?
Derided as scientifically unsound and prohibitively expensive, carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) − the process by which carbon dioxide (CO2) is separated from industrial pollutants and converted
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Saskatchewan carbon-capture plant hits 800,000 tonnes of CO2 in one year
REGINA - SaskPower says its carbon-capture facility at a coal-fired power plant has captured 800,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide in one year.
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
