An Indian Power Plant Backed By The World Bank Group Threatens A Way Of Life
Coal
Cutting Subsidies and Closing Loopholes in the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Coal Program | Center for American Progress
Tom Paxton ‘Dogs at Midnight’
Seems like an appropriate song with today's news on Black Lung Disease making a come back...
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrishamby/black-lung-disease-surges-to-new-highs-research-shows#ulc9hm
Acid Rain’s Dirty Legacy
The acid rain control program, while fairly successful at cleaning up Adirondack Lakes has be largely unsuccessful at reducing the acidity of largely dead streams in heavily coal-fired generating portions of the country.
I wonder if the acid is coming from smoke stacks in these portions of country, or if it's more from acid mine run-off, run-off from coal waste disposal sites, and other non-air sources of pollution?
Why solar and wind haven’t kicked the coal habit.
More on the difficulties that Germany and other advanced economies have at getting off of coal.
Spraying Toxic Coal Ash Is A Cheap And Popular Way To De-Ice Roads
I love people's shock that they use cinders on the roads for deicing. They've used them at least since the early-1800s, just like they've used salt brine from natural gas wells for hundred years. But people who ride so high on their horses, can't see the road from their vantage point.
Why Is Germany’s Greenest City Building A Coal-Fired Power Plant?
Interesting story about role of large-scale fossil fuel generation going forward, and how do we balance our need for energy with our broader climate goals.