Guest AEUHHH???? by David Middleton Three years after world leaders signed the Paris climate agreement, we’re about to better understand what that deal means for how we live our lives.…
Category: Coal
Grist: China Lying About Climate Commitments, Still Building Coal Plants
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t JoNova – according to Grist China is secretly continuing construction work on new coal plants, despite public statements that the coal plants have been…
AEMO Climate Heresy: Ageing Coal Plants Necessary to Keep Costs Down
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to the Australian Energy Market Operator, a government body charged with managing the Australian electricity grid, Coal plants are vital to contain end user…
President Trump Moves to Rescue Coal, Nuclear Plants
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t john – The White House has ordered Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to prevent the loss of more coal and nuclear plants, to ensure…
U.S. Coal Industry Growth
By Andy May U.S. coal production declined from 2011 through 2016 as it was displaced in U.S. power plants by cheaper and cleaner natural gas. Some of the reduction was…
Time to Wake the Odd Man of Asia
Guest essay by Viv Forbes Japan has 45 new high-energy, low-emission (HELE) coal-fired power plants on the drawing boards. These will probably burn high quality Australian coal. And despite the…
Aussie PM: Coal to Hydrogen Plant Part of the Seamless Transition to Clean Energy
Guest 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…
Wyoming Residents Back Obama Clean Power Repeal
Guest 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. Speakers square off in Wyoming…
DOE: If it weren't for coal-fired electricity plants, the Northeast would have blacked-out during recent bomb-cyclone
From the “when the going gets tough, renewables can’t cut it” department. Wind power generation actually dropped 5% during this period From the Daily Caller: Coal-fired power plants kept the…
Aussie Heatwave Electricity Shortfall, Hospital Emergency Measures, Coal Blamed
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t JoNova – South Australia and the Australian State of Victoria learned the hard way that when power demand surges, you can’t turn up the…
The Resurgence of the American Coal Industry: “Is coal the new gold?”
Guest post by David Middleton Is coal the new gold? A Pennsylvania senate candidate thinks so By John Moody | Fox News “There’s coal in them thar hills.” If that…
2018 U.S. Deep Freeze: Largest Weekly Draw on Natural Gas Storage… Evah!
Guest post by David Middleton Well… It’s the largest draw “on record”… Since 2010… Glossary Mcf : Thousand cubic feet ~ 1 million btu (mmbtu) Bcf : Billion cubic feet…
Australian East Coast Narrowly Avoids a Widespread Blackout – Thanks to Coal
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Australia’s policy of shuttering of dispatchable power sources in favour of unreliables finally appears to be biting into the stability of the Australian electricity grid.…
CO2-Consuming Fossil Fuel Combustion
Guest post by David Middleton “The CDCL process is the most advanced and cost-effective approach to carbon capture we have reviewed to date and are committed to supporting its commercial…
China’s Great Climate Joke: Switching to Gas, Made from Coal
Greens who celebrated China’s switch to gas are now worried the plans seem to be in disarray, as rushed conversions trigger a gas supply crisis. But behind the scenes, China…
BHP Breaks with the World Coal Association over Climate Change
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t JoNova – BHP, which last year derived 19% of its revenue from coal (p161, BHP annual report), has demanded industry bodies in which it…
Claim: China CAN Lead on Climate, if they Cut Back on Coal Investment
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Greens are starting to comment that China’s climate “leadership” seems to involve enormous investments in coal. But history suggests there is a solution to China’s…
Paris Agreement Architect Calls the End of Coal – in the Middle of a Coal Rush
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Former UNFCCC secretary Christiana Figueres, architect of the Paris Agreement, has called Australia’s planned giant new coal mine a “Kodak moment”, a doomed investment in…
Climate Hypocrite President Macron Sucking Coal Power from Britain
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to The Guardian, a temporary shortage of nuclear power in France forced France to buy substantial amounts of “dirty” coal power from Britain –…
Another Win-Win! “Climate talks open amid anger over Trump’s coal support”
Guest taunting post by David Middleton Win: President Trump announced US withdrawal from Paris climate treaty agreement joke. Win: US will use its remaining 3 years as a party to the joke…
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