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... Energy Outlook of 2009, has predicted that world coal consumption would increase by 49 percent from 2006 to 2030, saying that “coal’s share of world energy consumption increases from 27 percent in 2006 ...
2. Banking on Coal?
(Coal Blog/General)
... The truth lies somewhere in the middle (taken from a paper on sustainable banking). As usual, it’s that middle ground which is very hard to find in the real world. The Rainforest Action Network has ...
3. A Look at Mining
(Coal Blog/General)
... this destruction will take place in the Appalachian mountains which houses the most biologically diverse temperate forests in the world. It should be noted that similar open pit techniques are used ...
As we enter the 101st day of the Obama administration it seems as good a time as any to evaluate his environmental policy, and specifically that policy which pertains to coal. In the first days of ...
... leads the nation in global warming gases. If we were our own country, Texas would rank eighth in the world among carbon emitters,” said Tom “Smitty” Smith, director of Public Citizen’s Texas office. “If ...
...  Scientists from all over the world are saying that the fastest way to stop global warming is to stop building coal plants. The US Supreme Court has said global warming is a pollutant, and should be regulated.  ...
Corpus Christi residents stirred up quite a stink at the Las Brisas preliminary hearing last Tuesday.Four hundred residents showed up to make their feelings known about the coal plant, which would ...
Most people can recall or have at least heard of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. This event is cited as one of the most devastating environmental disasters to occur in US history, receiving ...
9. Power Past Coal Project Launches!
(Latest Updates/In the News)
... Hansen, “Otherwise we should face up to the truth -- as a world, we are driving off the edge of a cliff with the accelerator pressed to the floor. Power Past Coal is the wake-up call we need to put on ...
10. DIRTY COAL!
(Coal Blog/General)
... this toxic sludge cloud will be that America will finally wake up and smell what's been burning for the past century - and finally do something about putting the fire out. The world, much less America, ...
11. Oh, FUUUUUUUUDGE!
(Coal Blog/Lead Story)
... It was unclear yesterday what the ruling's real-world impact will be. The EPA says that about 50 plants -- either new or significantly remodeled -- must obtain a permit under this provision every year. ...
... during World War II and far easier to build. Additional turbines could provide electricity for other energy needs. "There is a lot of talk among politicians that we need a massive jobs program to pull ...
... more drastic measures to stop them. I don't want to live in a world where people have to resort to those types of actions, but as far as I'm concerned these energy companies are criminals and shutting ...
14. Navajo and Hopi Tribes Protest Black Mesa Mine
(Latest Updates/In the News)
... lands with fossil fuel extractions all over the world. Johns said the proposed life of mine would mean that Peabody can mine as much coal as they can, as long as they like, until all the coal is gone. ...
... endangered forests and Indigenous rights, and stop destructive investments around the world through education, grassroots organizing, and nonviolent direct action. For more information, please visit: www.ran.org. ...
17. Environmentalists Win Big EPA Ruling
(Latest Updates/In the News)
... of the world's disappearing ice. See a graphic of the forecasted effects of climate change on the world by 2020.  ...
18. National Day of Action Against Coal Finance!
(Latest Updates/In the News)
The National Day of Against Coal Finance has been amazing, with over 40 cities and towns participating in WAY over 100 actions against Citi and Bank of America (with a couple of actions against Duke ...
... an atrocity." "I think this is a major problem about our society, and it's making our world ugly," Helman said. During the rally, Hayes told the protesters, "You can tell Bank of America today with ...
... in Austin, Texas, which specializes in motion picture, documentary, and broadcast storytelling.  Their highly creative work has garnered awards in both the world of film and commercial advertising, and ...
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