Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
coal, Tag
- The UK just went for a record 55 hours without using coal Fri, 20 Apr 18, 2:29amCoal fueled the world for more than 100 years, but now it's being pushed out of the market. Recent evidence for that can be found in the United Kingdom, which just set a new record by going nearly 55 hours sans coal. The...
- Aussie PM: Coal to Hydrogen Plant Part of the Seamless Transition to Clean Energy Fri, 13 Apr 18, 8:42pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Geoff Sherrington – Coal is being rehabilitated as an essential component of the clean energy future. World-first coal to hydrogen plant trial launched in Victoria ABC Gippsland By Kellie...
- States threaten to call off energy deal if renewables undermined Thu, 12 Apr 18, 6:19pmQueensland and Victoria hedge bets about national energy guarantee, saying they won’t compromise on keeping strong renewables targets
- Linc Energy guilty of causing serious environmental harm Mon, 9 Apr 18, 1:19pmWater in Queensland’s Darling Downs was polluted so much it was unfit for stock, court hears
- In a fake free market 2000MW = 1000MW and Liddell coal is worth more destroyed than sold Fri, 6 Apr 18, 8:47pmThe Australian Fake Free market is so screwed. What asset is worth more in the trash-can than sold to a willing bidder? Everyone is talking about Liddell. The old coal plant is on the chopping black in 2022 and we can see...
- AGL chief determined to turn Liddell into renewables hub Fri, 6 Apr 18, 5:09pmAndy Vesey says plant remains an extremely valuable piece of AGL’s portfolio until its closure
- AGL hits back at Barnaby Joyce claim it is 'shorting' the energy market Fri, 6 Apr 18, 4:00am‘It is not possible to short a market by giving seven years’ notice of closure,’ company says as dispute over Liddell power station flares up
- You don't have to be a climate science denier to join the Monash coal forum, but it helps | Graham Readfearn Thu, 5 Apr 18, 4:00amThe Coalition’s backbench group of coal fans have a history of attacking climate science
- Scott Morrison: new coal-fired power station not the answer Wed, 4 Apr 18, 5:33pmThe treasurer has pushed back against backbenchers arguing for a return to coal saying ‘the days of subsidies in energy are over’
- Alinta Energy says it wants to buy AGL’s Liddell coal-fired power station Wed, 4 Apr 18, 10:44amCoalition pressuring Alinta to run ageing station five to seven years past AGL’s 2022 closure date
- Coal-fired power stations caused surge in airborne mercury pollution, study finds Wed, 4 Apr 18, 4:05amSurvey says airborne mercury pollution from stations in Victoria’s Latrobe valley increased 37% in just 12 months
- Love those 30 year old coal and nuclear plants — nothing gives cheaper electricity Tue, 3 Apr 18, 3:26pmThe gold-plated stars of our national grid are the old coal plants we’ve built and paid off. A US report (thanks Lance) shows how fantastically cheap and bountiful old coal and nuclear plants are. The LCOE or the Levelized...
- Coalition backbenchers unite to lobby for coal under banner of Monash Forum Tue, 3 Apr 18, 8:57amTony Abbott, Eric Abetz, Kevin Andrews and George Christensen among named members of new forum that claims 20 MPs
- Patagonia strikes back at Trump over public lands policies Tue, 3 Apr 18, 2:16amOutdoor clothing company Patagonia is calling out President Trump and his administration as liars regarding the role that fossil fuels played in the administration's recent public land decisions...
- Wyoming Residents Back Obama Clean Power Repeal Sun, 1 Apr 18, 10:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall Speakers pointed out the deficiencies of former President Obama’s clean power plan at an EPA hearing in Wyoming on Tuesday...