NewsRack: 'Coal' news in 'Energy-Independent' topic for user flenvcenter

Good news, bad news: 4 trends in US energy use	19.9.2019	Design & Innovation \| GreenBiz.com
We reviewed the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s energy consumption data, so you don't have to. Here's what you need to know.
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China is positioned to lead on climate change as the US rolls back its policies	16.9.2019	Small Business \| GreenBiz.com
Reducing China’s reliance on coal energy is an enormous long-term shift. But it looks like that might change.
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Methane emissions advance climate change and Trump’s regulatory rollback matters	5.9.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Energy scholars explain what rescinding methane regulations will mean for the climate and industry.
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While ‘zombie’ mines idle, cleanup and workers suffer in limbo	4.9.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Instead of paying to clean up the mess left by mining, companies are warehousing their operations indefinitely.
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Can Western states afford to break the boom-and-bust cycle?	7.8.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Climate action on public lands would force a reckoning for fossil fuel dependent states and communities.
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While you were grilling, the world moved forward	8.7.2019	Small Business \| GreenBiz.com
While Americans were doing cookouts and lazing by the lake, the rest of the civilized world was moving forward on climate and other issues.
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Chubb is first big U.S. insurer that won't underwrite new coal plants	3.7.2019	Small Business \| GreenBiz.com
Over the next three years, the new policy will also phase out support for mining operations and utilities dependent on coal for more than 30 percent of their revenue.
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Yes, clean, electric buildings can reduce emissions and save money in new construction	27.6.2019	GreenBiz.com
A new report publishes outdated research about emissions in the built environment — here are the facts about building electrification.
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Interior Department’s coal reboot ignores tribes and curtails public input	3.6.2019	High Country News Most Recent
The Obama administration wanted to rethink coal leasing; now, Trump is rushing forward.
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Trump’s infrastructure order threatens local right to protect the environment	24.4.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Washington blocked a coal terminal under the Clean Water Act. New rules could subvert that authority.
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Kenney defiantly challenges Trudeau on climate	23.4.2019	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
Politics in Canada The summer of 2019 will be "the summer of repeal" according to Jason Kenney, who will be sworn in as the next premier of Alberta on April 30. The UCP leader plans to recall the legislature in May to rapidly undo the legislative program of the outgoing NDP government; particularly its Climate Leadership Plan. At the top of the list to be repealed is an Alberta carbon tax imposed as part of a grand bargain negotiated by the NDP with representatives of the oil industry. In return for a tax on consumers -- it could have fallen entirely on Big Oil as part of an existing large-emitters carbon levy -- a significant group of oil sands producers agreed to support an NDP cap on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Small oil patch operators remained generally negative. This Alberta NDP deal initiated by outgoing premier Rachel Notley was highlighted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when his cabinet came down in favour of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX). Trudeau backed up his support for ...
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Utilities should consider these creative tools to speed system decarbonization	28.3.2019	Design & Innovation \| GreenBiz.com
Recent news provided a "mic drop" to power providers.
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Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record High In 2018: IEA	26.3.2019	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
China, the United States, and India together accounted for nearly 70 percent of the rise in energy demand.
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New Mexico’s ‘mini’ Green New Deal, dissected	25.3.2019	High Country News Most Recent
The Energy Transition Act could be a model for ambitious policies of the future.
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Across Appalachia, historic coal towns are looking to the outdoor economy for their next act	6.3.2019	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Can recreation and tourism benefit the regional economy and fill a gap left by the declining coal industry — sustainably?
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Wyoming Legislature extends lifeline to coal power	5.3.2019	High Country News Most Recent
As economics challenge coal’s future, Wyoming passes a law to prop it up.
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Push for renewables vexes Western power supplier	25.2.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Tri-State’s future looks less than bright unless it can keep up with the times.
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Environmental victories don’t guarantee economic justice	14.2.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Without a just transition, the Navajo Generating Station closure will have harmful consequences.
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Bill Gates' quixotic quest to revive nuclear power	7.2.2019	Design & Innovation \| GreenBiz.com
The argument for building nukes, never mind subsidizing them, has lost its power.
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5 things to look for in the Green New Deal	6.2.2019	GreenBiz.com
From job losses to carbon taxes to just what clean energy means, anyway, here's what to watch in the new policy proposal.
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