Tag Archives: carbon dioxide
The Dirtiest of the Dirty Coal Power Plants
Within the top 10 for CO2 emissions rate, top spot goes to Westar Energy’s 1,857-megawatt Jeffrey Energy Center, a plant burning Powder River Basin coal north of Topeka, Kansas, that powered out 1,086 kilograms of CO2 per megawatt-hour. Continue reading
Michigan Approves First Coal Plant Under CO2 Rules
By Gabriel Nelson for E&E Publishing (subscription or trial required) The state of Michigan has approved the first federal air permit for a coal-fired power plant under U.S. EPA’s new climate regulations, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced … Continue reading
Physicist Group’s Study Raises Doubts on Capturing Carbon Dioxide From Air
By John Collins Rudolph for The New York Times Over the last few years, some of world’s brightest minds have become fascinated with a seemingly simple idea: easing the threat of climate change by pulling carbon dioxide out of the air. … Continue reading
Is Natural Gas the Answer?
Several recent developments highlight the appeal of natural gas, especially in a policy landscape that does not price greenhouse gas emissions. Natural gas produces half as much carbon dioxide as coal and about 30 percent less than oil. In its annual outlook released last week, the Energy Information Administration projected that domestic shale natural gas will fill an increasingly important role in U.S. energy consumption. Continue reading
The Facts About Wind Energy and Emissions
Not to be deterred by indisputable data, numerous refutations, or the laws of physics, the fossil fuel lobby has doubled down on their desperate effort to muddy the waters about one of the universally recognized and uncontestable benefits of wind energy: that it reduces the use of fossil fuels as well as the emissions and other environmental damage associated with producing and using these fuels. Continue reading
Lawmaker Takes Aim at EPA Rules in Budget Amendment
TOPEKA — A measure tucked into the state budget could prevent Kansas from implementing Environmental Protection Agency rules on greenhouse gases. Continue reading
Natural Gas: Fuel of the Future
In the United States, new production from once hard-to-tap shale rock is booming in places like Texas, Louisiana and the Northeast. There are also plans to construct a mammoth gas pipeline through Canada to bring Alaskan North Slope gas to market. Continue reading
Clean-thinking America prepares to fire the starting gun in its dash for gas
Carbon dioxide is dangerous, says Lisa Jackson, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is dangerous, like the growling exhaust pipe of a 25-year-old Chevy Corvette or the sulphurous plume from a coal-fired power station. Overnight, America has decided: carbon-dioxide pollution is a public health hazard and emitters will be shunned like cigarette smokers. Continue reading
The Fight Plan for Clean Air
The Environmental Protection Agency, about to declare heat-trapping gases to be dangerous pollutants, has embarked on one of the most ambitious regulatory challenges in history. Continue reading
