From the American Energy Society: The state of the global coal sector, by the numbers:
Category: Fossil Fuels
Coal Concern Faces Delisting from NYSE
When the coal market crashed a few years ago, three of the four large coal concerns in Wyoming laid off huge percentages of their workforces, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and survived via reorganization, leaving Cloud Peal Energy alone in …
Trump Digs Coal
One day soon we may come to revile Trump for reasons even greater than what he’s doing to the environment. Treason comes immediately to mind. In any case, a second report just showed 2018 as having the highest carbon emissions …
Coal In Europe “On Terminal Decline”–But What About the Rate?
Here’s an extremely detailed report on coal-fired power plants in Europe. The graphic on the left happens to be the annual stats (2016) associated with Germany’s RWE, the company overall most harmful to health, according to modelling – with the …
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Coal Going Away, Not So Grammar
According to this article: The U.S. is on track this year to “easily exceed” a previous annual record of 14.7 gigawatts in coal retirements, dropping 15.4 gigawatts of capacity, according to a recent report from the Institute for Energy Economics …
Keystone XL Pipeline Blocked Once More
The federal judge who blocked construction of the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline said the Trump administration “simply discarded” the effect the project would have on climate change, and ordered that no work can go forward until the government more …
Big Oil Forgot To Bring Its Wallet To Dinner, Wants Taxpayers To Get This One
Petroleum companies in Texas are asking for $12 billion in federal funds to support the construction of a 60-mile coastal concrete wall that, among its other functions, will protect the region’s largest petrochemical facilities from rising sea levels and destructive storm waves.
The Heat Is On ExxonMobil
The State of New York has filed suit against ExxonMobil for misleading investors. According to the complaint, there is ironclad evidence that Exxon systematically lied when it said that it had factored in the costs associated with regulation re: the …
Is Clean Coal a “Thing?”
It depends on how you define “thing.” There is a “thing” called a unicorn in the sense that lots of people talk about them, they’re in kids’ books, etc. And, to be fair, clean coal actually does exist in the …
Indigenous Groups, Environmentalists Score Rare Victory
This may sound radical, but some people suggest that continuing to build out the fossil fuel infrastructure might not be such a good idea, given the horrific environmental consequences: water pollution, lung damage, climate change, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, …
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