America's coal-fired power plants produce 140 million tons of ash a year, reports Ben Whitford, most of it dumped in open storage ponds that contaminate drinking water with arsenic and heavy metals. And now Presidential candidate Jeb Bush is promising to scrap 'new and costly' (actually feeble) EPA regulations before they have even been implemented.
… Coal ash: America's multi-billion ton toxic … 29th September 2015 News Fossil Fuels Energy Coal Waste Regulation Politics coal-river-ash-cut.jpg America's coal-fired …
It's the fossil fuel industry's latest stroke of genius - a coal substitute that's cheaper, dirtier and more toxic than coal itself, writes Ben Whitford. The waste product of refining heavy oil from Canada's tar sands, petcoke is stored in open mountains around Chicago's 'Slag Valley', sending plumes of sticky black dust over poor neighborhoods every time the wind blows.
… fuel industry's latest stroke of genius - a coal substitute that's cheaper, dirtier and more toxic than coal itself, writes Ben Whitford. The waste … more sought-after fuel grades. Petcoke - the coal substitute that's dirtier than coal In …
As well as local outrage over 'fracking' drilling there is new evidence its greenhouse gas footprint may be higher than that of coal. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of this potential gas boom near Blackpool
… UK gas fracking boom 'may be dirtier than coal' Tom Levitt | 13th April 2011 News Shale Gas Fracturing Energy Coal Methane Greenhouse Gas Emissions … gas footprint may be higher than that of coal. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of …
Despite outrage in the US over ‘fracturing’ techniques used to extract shale gas and new evidence its greenhouse gas footprint may be higher than that of coal, the UK has given the go-ahead to companies here to begin drilling. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of this potential unconventional gas boom near Blackpool
… UK shale gas boom 'may be dirtier than coal' Tom Levitt | 13th April 2011 News Shale Gas Energy Investigations Renewables Coal Methane fracturing.jpg Methane emissions … gas footprint may be higher than that of coal, the UK has given the go-ahead to …
Protesters claim attempts to shutdown E.ON's Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal-fired power station were 'necessary in the fight against climate change' but could still face a maximum of three months in jail
… Climate activists face jail over Ratcliffe coal plot Tom Levitt | 14th December 2010 News … attempts to shutdown E.ON's Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal-fired power station were 'necessary in … of ‘Gordon’ onto the cooling stack of a coal fired power station in Kent had ‘lawful …
Subsidies for oil, coal and gas sectors were six times higher than those for renewable energy in 2009, the latest International Energy Agency (IEA) assessment has revealed
… Iea Peak Oil Energy Politics And Economics coal.jpg Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, India and … subsidisers of fossil fuel Subsidies for oil, coal and gas sectors were six times higher … China accounted for more than half of all the coal, gas and oil subsidies. The IEA, whose …
Will Day is still to prove his credentials to environmentalists as he replaces the high-profile Jonathon Porritt as the head of the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC). In one of his first media interviews, he gives the Ecologist his position on GM technology, nuclear power and the jargon of sustainability
… are some big issues about nuclear energy.' On coal 'I think coal raises even greater problems and we are … So we'll be putting something out soon. Coal globally is convenient in one way because …
Hostile police tactics at the Kingsnorth and G20 camps has not put protesters off as climate camp goes global
… a controversial carbon emitter - such as Drax coal-fired power station - living as … the UK’s biggest carbon polluter, the Drax coal-fired power station in West Yorkshire. … camp near the site of a planned open-cast coal mine in Mainshill Wood in South …
A movement is rising up on campuses across the US as campaigners, backed by a growing student body, say NO! to university investment in dirty energy. But will the campaign hit home? Ben Whitford reports ...
… university administrators to ditch oil and coal companies and find more eco-friendly … green world NEWS ANALYSIS Borneo's rainforest coal: City of London profit. The development of coal mines in East Kalimantan is having a huge …
Ben Whitford says that despite the lack of coverage of the IPCC report in the US media and ongoing denial of the science from certain political quarters, climate change activists in the US are feeling motivated........
… onto the report’s perceived shortcomings. Coal-country Democrats such as Sen. Joe … behind climate change, Manchin said, the coal industry should remain untouchable. “Hammering the American coal industry, raising costs for consumers and …
Capturing and then burying carbon dioxide deep underground in a bid to reduce emissions may lead to a contamination of water aquifers
… and EU Commission are planning to fund both coal and gas plants demonstrating the … estimated that after 2020, 98 per cent of new coal power plants would be built with CCS …
How do the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party measure up on their environmental manifesto pledges? Here's the definitive list...
… carbon capture and storage (CCS) equipped coal power plants Establish two marine energy … of nuclear power stations Create four new coal plants with Carbon Capture and Storage … in real terms by 8 per cent per year Ban new coal-fuelled power stations Waste heat tax on …
In an exclusive interview Welsh environment minister Jane Davidson tells Tom Levitt why she won't be opposing new nuclear power or selling off any forests... and why she wants to end Westminister's control over renewable energy
… of the Earth presented a petition to the Coalition government in Westminster to do … Why are you continuing to support opencast coal mining in Wales? JD: I don't think it …
Tom Levitt speaks to one of China's most respected investigative journalists Liu Jianqiang on the rise of environmental activism in China
… READ MORE... HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Coal power: miners pay in blood for China's … the cost in human health and lives of China's coal-fired power boom INVESTIGATION The global …
Campaigners and scientists express concern over the inclusion of a site near Sellafield in latest list of locations considered for deep underground disposal of nuclear waste
… contamination and potential minerals such as coal that future generations may wish to …
Author at the centre of recent documentary claims more than half of the environmental movement agrees with him that we should embrace genetically modified (GM) crops and nuclear power
… want to see happen.' Lynas says stopping new coal-fired power stations being built and …
New Government planning rules will shorten the approval process for big power projects like nuclear plants, but do little for the local renewables sector
… instead, with a high-altitude solution… NEWS Coal gets 20 times more money than marine …
A blueprint for how Britain could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero over the next 20 years by a combination of electrification, insulation and a massive scaling up of offshore wind reports Tom Levitt
… renewables by 2030, which means no nuclear or coal-fired power stations. The bulk of this …
Just as biofuels have gobbled up farmland that should have been growing food so the push on biomass by Monsanto, Cargill and others will see an 'unprecedented' grab on land, plants and biodiverse-rich forests
… to perform vital ecosystem services. 'Unlike coal or petroleum, biomass already has an …
According to the UN, population growth is a driving force behind emission increases yet it will not be on the agenda at any of the upcoming climate talks
… $51 (£31) for solar and $57-83 (£35-51) for coal plants with carbon capture and storage. …
Ben Whitford asks whether concerns over potential earth tremors, escaping gas and logistical nightmares will be enough to halt industry enthusiasm for carbon-capture and storage technology.......
… to counteract man’s huge appetite for burning coal and petroleum.” Researchers are also …
Thanks to the Web and social media, environmentalism has become a worldwide movement. Ben Whitford reports on the need now to take bigger risks and have even bigger confrontations
… have no money but we have a very loose, broad coalition that’s spread all over the world.” … — was forced to abandon plans for a coal-powered data centre after a 20-month …