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Massey Energy’s Coal Expo Showcases Latest Safety and Environmental Technology
March 10, 2010
Those in the coal industry got a glimpse of the latest safety and environmental technology at Massey Energy’s Coal Expo Tuesday afternoon. The expo was part of the company’s annual awards at the Charleston Civic Center Tuesday. During the expo, Massey…
Co-Firing Biomass With Coal Can Help Pennsylvania Reach Energy Goal
March 10, 2010
University Park, Pa. — Blending biomass into the coal stream that feeds electricity-generation plants offers the opportunity to reduce harmful emissions and create a market for renewable fuel, according to a biomass-energy expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. And…
Fluor and Babcock & Wilcox Form Alliance to Market Carbon Capture Technology
March 10, 2010
IRVING, Texas — Fluor Corporation and Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc., an operating unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Company, have formed a strategic alliance with Fluor’s Power Group to market and sell carbon dioxide capture systems for existing…
Rosebud Mining Co. Purchases Windber Coal Museum in Pennsylvania
March 10, 2010
WINDBER — The new mining company in town has stepped in to save the museum that tells the story of this former company town and the industry that dominated much of the region. The Windber Coal Heritage Center museum and building…
Sec. Chu Announces Up To $154 Million for NRG Energy’s Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Texas
March 10, 2010
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today that a project with NRG Energy has been selected to receive up to $154 million, including funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Located in Thompsons, Texas, the post-combustion…
EPA Seeks Public Comment on the Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory; Draft Report Available
March 10, 2010
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on the annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008 draft report. This report will be open for public comment for 30 days after the Federal Register notice is…
Investors File a Record 95 Climate Change Resolutions, 40 Percent Increase Over 2009 Proxy Season
March 8, 2010
BOSTON — Leading U.S. investors announced on March 4, that they have filed a record 95 climate change shareholder resolutions with 82 U.S. and Canadian companies that face far-reaching business challenges from climate change. The 40 percent increase in resolutions filed…
Sen. Rockefeller Introduces Legislation to Suspend EPA Action and Protect Clean Coal State Economies
March 8, 2010
Washington, D.C. — Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV introduced legislation to suspend potential Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gases from stationary sources for two years. “Today, we took important action to safeguard jobs, the coal industry, and the entire…
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Sign Exective Orders, Will Not Endorse Emission-Control Plan
March 8, 2010
Utah is not the only Western state that is rejecting the left’s global warming regulation policies. Last month Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signed an executive order stating that Arizona will not endorse any emission-control plan that could raise costs for…
West Virginia Environmental Secretary Upset With Federal Regulations
March 4, 2010
It’s clear the Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is angry at the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Randy Huffman vented his frustrations before the Senate committee on Energy, Industry and Mining on Wednesday. Huffman says the EPA…
