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New Campaign Drives the Point: Clean Coal Is America's Power  -  22 Oct 2007
Earthtimes,And while there are those groups that try to demonize the use of coal, the facts stand for themselves; the industry's commitment to clean-coal technologies

Duke's altar call for coal  -  22 Oct 2007
News & Observer,...coal being the largest, an inevitable conclusion is that coal use must be phased out over the next few decades except at truly clean coal power plants

Virginia drought could get worse  -  22 Oct 2007
Virginia Business Magazine,Dominion is allowed to use the “clean-coal� label by the US Environmental Protection Agency because it meets specific standards and would use technology to

Carbon capture plea from energy firms  -  22 Oct 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,...the Secretary of State for Business, said the companies' pre-combustion carbon capture technology was barred from the race to build a clean coal plant.

Risk climate change cash used as slush fund for coal and nukes  -  22 Oct 2007
Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription),Howard at yesterday’s debate would become a slush fund for nuclear power and so-called clean coal and said delaying action until 2011 was unacceptable.

Turnbull hints at nuclear power backdown  -  22 Oct 2007
ABC Online,Mr Turnbull says the Government is focused on alternative energy sources being developed such as geo-thermal and solar power as well as clean coal.

Pakistan working on national coal policy  -  22 Oct 2007
Khaleej Times,Clean coal technology is available, which has made possible to use lignite with zero emission. Thar Coalfield: Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP),

RI Express >> User Contributions >> Press releases >> Altona ...  -  22 Oct 2007
Resource Investor,CTL is a prime example of ‘clean coal technology’, as through the geo-sequestration mechanism, the CO 2 generated during the coal gasification stage can be

Altona begins Greenhouse Gas Management and Mitigation initiative  -  22 Oct 2007
Hemscott,This is a prime example of 'clean coal technology' whereby the carbon dioxide generated during the coal gasification stage can be separated, captured and

Geothermal: The Other Base Load Power  -  22 Oct 2007
Alternative Energy Stocks,It is considerably less expensive than solar photovoltaic or nuclear power, or the cost projections for "Clean Coal" otherwise known as Internal

Central Qld leading clean coal technology development: QRC  -  Oct 17, 2007
ABC Online,The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says it expects central Queensland to continue to be at the centre of clean coal technology developments.

Australian nuclear expert says clean coal best for environment  -  Oct 18, 2007
Radio Australia,The chairman of Australia's nuclear watchdog says investing in clean coal technologies would do more to reduce the effects of climate change than nuclear

Coral Springs clean-coal company opening plant in China  -  Oct 18, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,By Doreen Hemlock | South Florida Sun-Sentinel October 18, 2007 A South Florida company with a patented technology to clean coal before burning is launching

Higher emissions from coal and gas power stations threaten ...  -  Oct 20, 2007
Sunday Herald,The company had unveiled a feasibility study to convert the stations to clean-coal technology and had invested £170 million to cut sulphur emissions 90% by

Coal industry welcomes progress in clean coal project  -  Oct 18, 2007
EnergyCurrent,AUSTRALIA: The Australian Coal Association and Queensland Resources Council issued a statement welcoming an announcement by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh

Clean Coal Technologies Workshop in Afsin Elbistan, Turkey Haluk ...  -  Oct 17, 2007
Journal of Turkish Weekly,Clean Coal Technologies Workshop in Elbistan will create a great opportunity for all interested local parties to investigate the possible/ applicable

Pat LaMarche: Don't listen to snake oil salesmen touting 'clean coal'  -  Oct 17, 2007
Bangor Daily News,It doesn’t take long to realize that a "clean coal" power plant in the picturesque coastal community of Wiscasset, Maine, that would use 10 million gallons

'Clean coal' technology not yet viable, CLP says  -  Oct 9, 2007
International Herald Tribune,By Angela Macdonald-Smith Bloomberg News SYDNEY: Clean coal technology, involving trapping carbon in waste gases from coal-fired power plants and disposing

Pennsylvania Backs Illinois' Bid for Clean Coal Plant  -  Oct 10, 2007
Environment News Service..."Other states committed to clean coal technology like Pennsylvania understand that bringing FutureGen to Illinois is the right decision for our country.

'Post-Fossil Fuel America' Survey: Bipartisan Support Seen For ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),There is no such thing as clean coal and it is time for the country to invest in a clean energy future." Dr. James E. Hansen, director, NASA Goddard

Green light for clean coal  -  Oct 17, 2007
Scenta.co.uk,The government has announced that it is supporting the construction of a single post-combustion coal-fired project, the first in the UK to feature carbon

Ecotality lends hydrogen tech to clean coal project  -  Oct 17, 2007
CNet News.com BlogEcotality is lending its hydrogen technology expertise to a municipal electricity project that aims to squeeze natural gas from coal without emitting carbon

Shell says has key to clean coal as demand soars  -  Oct 9, 2007
ReutersShell is licensing clean coal technology it developed over 40 years to produce synthetic gas (syngas) from any type of coal including bituminous,

Federal penalty to clean coal-fired plants marks largest in ...  -  Oct 8, 2007
International Herald Tribune,AP WASHINGTON: One of the largest US power generators has agreed to end a years-long federal lawsuit by paying $4.6 billion (€3.26 billion) to reduce

W.Va. Could Be Clean Coal Leader  -  Oct 16, 2007
Wheeling News Register,He connected the school’s future to the state’s, and even the nation’s, noting the university could be a leader in research related to clean coal technology

NSW trial for clean power from coal  -  Sep 26, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,THE State Government is setting up a trial of the first "clean coal" project in NSW, just days after the Environment Minister, Phil Koperberg,

Koperberg denies labelling clean coal an 'oxymoron'  -  Sep 27, 2007
ABC Online,Environment and Climate Change Minister Phil Koperberg has attempted to explain his comments that clean coal was almost an oxymoron.

Of Coal Plants and Junkets  -  Oct 16, 2007
News Today Online,Simply put, if "clean coal" is indeed "clean" why the need to make it clean? Well, coal plant proponents will say: "Current coal technology is clean and

Government snub kills coal-fired power plans  -  Oct 11, 2007
Reuters.uk,By Daniel Fineren LONDON (Reuters) - A new breed of clean coal fired power plants may never get built in Britain, companies say, after the government ruled

Deal with the dirt  -  Oct 14, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,Many people believe that clean coal will have to be part of Australia's future energy mix. Dr John Wright is in risk management — of the planet.

'Clean coal' sending the wrong message: Greenpeace  -  Sep 26, 2007
ABC Online,Conservation group Greenpeace says the term 'clean coal' is nonsensical and compared it to the saying 'healthy cigarettes'.

Scientist casts doubt over 'clean' coal  -  Sep 25, 2007
The Age,A leading scientist fears the federal government's clean energy target will be dominated by unproven clean coal technology. Australian Academy of Science

Delta Electricity Plans New South Wales First Clean Coal Trial  -  Sep 26, 2007
Bloomberg27 (Bloomberg) -- Delta Electricity, a power producer owned by Australia's New South Wales government, will carry out the state's first clean-coal trial

NSW govt spends $5m on clean coal project  -  Sep 26, 2007
ABC Online,The New South Wales government will spend $5 million to capture carbon emissions from a coal-fired power station and use underground storage to produce

Governments and Industry Take Action to Advance Clean Coal Technology  -  Oct 12, 2007
Canada NewsWire (press release),..."The clean-coal technology we are developing is going to help Canada and countries around the globe in reducing greenhouse gases and pollution.

Praxair to Participate in Spanish Clean-Coal Project  -  Sep 24, 2007
Die Welt,Charles McConnell, Praxair’s vice president for gasification and oxy-coal technology, said, "Praxair is well positioned to be a strong partner in clean-coal

Vietnam's Coal-Fueled Boom  -  Oct 11, 2007
TIME..."Clean coal is a myth," says Inventor. Poverty isn't, and EVN's Long says Vietnam's priority is economic development — and that requires abundant

Clean-coal investors plead for regulation  -  Oct 11, 2007
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,By DUSTIN BLEIZEFFER TETON VILLAGE -- Investors see too much risk in building new pulverized coal-fired power plants because it is extremely expensive to

Basalt + CO2 = clean coal? Let’s hope so  -  Oct 10, 2007
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),Coal-burning power plants would not seem to have a bright future in a world worried about global warming. In terms of climate change, they are a horror

Tampa Electric defers use of clean coal unit  -  Oct 11, 2007
EnergyCurrent,USA: Tampa Electric confirmed last week that it no longer plans to meet its 2013 need for baseload generation through the use of integrated gasification

CCS demonstrator will put UK ahead in global race for clean coal  -  Oct 9, 2007
netPR.pl (komunikaty prasowe),Editor's Note: 1. CCS is a type of Carbon Abatement Technology (CAT) in which the carbon in fossil fuels is captured (as CO2) either before or after

New clean coal technology may work for SA  -  Oct 9, 2007
Legalbrief (subscription),It appeals to Eskom because it is a clean coal technology and it offers a novel approach to mining uneconomic coal. Corporate consultant on fuels and

Perspective | After serving on Nobel-Prize-Winning panel, Moomaw ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
Tufts Daily,JB: Some people argue in favor of "clean coal." Is that a misnomer? WM: Some people call it an oxymoron. I believe there's cleaner coal; "clean coal" may be

Global Warming Starts to Divide GOP Contenders  -  Oct 17, 2007
New York Times,Others, including Rudolph W. Giuliani and Mitt Romney, are refraining from advocating such limits and are instead emphasizing a push toward clean coal and

A Look at Wyoming's Energy Mix  -  Oct 8, 2007
Forbes,With a Democratic governor who embraces energy development even as he advocates for emerging clean-coal technologies, the state has tried to address climate

Ottawa to explore coal as energy solution  -  Oct 13, 2007
Canoe.ca (subscription),..."This promises to make Canada a world leader in clean coal technology ... coal gasification has the potential of making the dream of genuinely clean coal a

Power plant project spurs coal debate  -  Oct 13, 2007
Central Maine Morning Sentinel,..."There's no such thing as clean coal. Coal is not clean." The plant is the first venture of its kind by the Connecticut-based National RE/sources,

LPP Combustion Paper Wins Award for Technology Enabling Clean ...  -  Oct 2, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The paper also highlighted additional economic and operational benefits of using LPP's Combustion Technology with clean coal technologies such as integrated

Clean-coal energy to boom in China  -  Oct 3, 2007
China Knowledge Online,Oct. 4, 2007 (China Knowledge) – Commerce Minister Bo Xilai forecast foreign companies, which own clean-coal technology and work with Chinese partners in

'Clean' coal? What about the carbon?  -  Sep 28, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,Tampa Electric plans to build a 530 MW "clean coal" plant at the Polk County site of the 10-year-old pilot plant. When plans for two coal plants derailed

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