Laws and Regulations
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House panel considers draft legislation overhauling National Source Review program
A House panel considered draft legislation on Wednesday that would reform the National Source Review (NSR) permitting program to clarify the types of facility upgrades at power plants, refineries,
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Wide Coalition of Energy Industry, Environmental Groups, and Labor Organizations Praises Passage of Heitkamp’s Bipartisan Carbon Capture Technology Bill
The FUTURE Act –Signed into Law this Morning – Will Extend & Expand Tax Credits Encouraging Investment & Innovation in CCUS—Reducing Carbon Emissions, Recognizing Need for Diverse Energy Mix
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EPA chief Scott Pruitt tells coal miners he will repeal power plant rule Tuesday: ‘The war against coal is over’
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told coal miners in Kentucky on Monday that he will move to repeal a rule limiting greenhouse-gas emissions from existing power plants, as
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The Energy 202: Carbon capture could also benefit from Trump outreach to Democrats
So far, President Trump's rhetoric about “clean coal” has been just that so far — talk.
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U.S. Lays Groundwork for Saving Coal Plants With Grid Report
The Energy Department, in a long-anticipated report on the security of the U.S.
Energy Industry
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In Missouri, coal complicates the case for electric vehicle infrastructure
One of the country’s most coal-dependent utilities wants to offer electric vehicle charging station incentives.
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Majority of US voters support upgrading coal fleet
A majority of US voters – 55% – believe the US government should take action to upgrade the ageing coal and nuclear fleet, according to a poll conducted by Morning Consult for the National Mining A
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Relying on renewables alone significantly inflates the cost of overhauling energy
A growing number of US cities and states have proposed or even passed legislation that would require producing all electricity from renewable energy sources like solar and wind within a few decades
Viewpoints
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CCUS gains wider acceptance as climate change solution
CAPTURING AND USING carbon dioxide as a way to mitigate climate change has for decades been broadly dismissed by many climate activists, environmental groups, scientists and government officials as expensive, impractical and unnecessary.
That mindset is finally beginning to change markedly, thanks to advances in technology and the growing realization that renewables alone cannot solve the climate problem.
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Audubon Joins Carbon Capture Coalition
NEW YORK — “Audubon is committed to protecting birds and the places they need — and the greatest threat to birds and people is climate change,” said David Yarnold (@david_yarnold), president and CE
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Should environmentalists support carbon capture?
When the Waxman-Markey bill — the most notable congressional attempt to establish a national cap-and-trade program to limit carbon emissions — was introduced in 2009, it received opposition from bo
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UMWA Release on EPA withdrawal of the Clean Power Plan
[TRIANGLE, VA.] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) supports today’s withdrawal of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) by the Trump administration, while at the same time encouraging the administratio
Technology
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Maybe we can afford to suck CO2 out of the sky after all
While avoiding the worst dangers of climate change will likely require sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky, prominent scientists have long dismissed such technologies as far too expensive.
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A game-changing carbon-capture power plant just passed its first big test
Net Power announced today that it successfully fired up a pilot plant near Houston that takes an entirely new approach to capturing carbon dioxide.
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How Oman’s Rocks Could Help Save the Planet
The rocks here in Oman are special, this scientist says. They remove planet-warming carbon dioxide from the air and turn it to stone.
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New fuel cell technology runs on solid carbon
Advancements in a fuel cell technology powered by solid carbon could make electricity generation from resources such as coal and biomass cleaner and more efficient, according to a new paper publish
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
