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Ill. Regulators: Clean-coal Plant To Cost Plenty

AP - Coal

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:26:13 CDT

State power regulators say a $3.5 billion coal-fired power plant planned for central Illinois would cost electricity customers a lot of money and has too many uncertainties to know whether its costs could run even higher than expected.

China Coal Trucks Stuck In 120 Km Traffic Jam

Reuters

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:22:32 CDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 10,000 trucks mainly carrying coal are stuck in a 120 km (75 mile) traffic jam in the northeastern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, in the latest dramatic snarl-up on the country's roads.

Summer Of Sustainability: Biomass Fuels In West Virginia

Topix

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:15:58 CDT

New research could combine West Virginia's coal industry with its wood industry, creating new fuels, cutting down on carbon emissions and leading the way to a new, green energy economy.

State Regulators Question Whether ''Clean Coal'' Plant Would Raise Energy Bills

AP - Coal

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:04:45 CDT

Audio Available Illinois regulators are raising questions about plans for a controversial power plant. They say the so-called "clean coal" project would hike electric bills across the state.

State Questions Value Of 'Clean Coal'

AP - Coal

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:04:45 CDT

Audio Available Illinois regulators are raising questions about plans for a controversial power plant. They say the so-called "clean coal" project would hike electric bills across the state.

Regulators Say Clean-coal Plant Would Cost Plenty

AP - Coal

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:13:16 CDT

Illinois power regulators say a $3.5 billion coal-fired power plant planned for central Illinois would cost electricity customers a lot of money and has too many uncertainties to know whether its costs could run even higher than expected.

Greenpeace Wants Facebook Center Off Coal Fuel

Associated Press

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:04:52 CDT

Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world's largest social network to abandon plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center in the U.S....

Patriot Coal Found In Contempt For Selenium Discharges

AP - Coal

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:15:51 CDT

Patriot Coal Corp. was found in contempt of court by a federaljudge on Wednesday and ordered to clean up selenium pollution attwo mines in West Virginia.

Patriot Coal Ordered To Clean Up Selenium

BizJournals.COM

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:26:13 CDT

A federal judge in Huntington, W.Va., on Tuesday found Patriot Coal in contempt for not complying with a March 2009 consent decree relating to cleaning up selenium at two of its mining operations in that state.

FutureGen Alliance Sticks With Clean Coal Project

AP - Coal

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:51:02 CDT

CHICAGO - The federal government's proposal to develop amulti-billion dollar clean coal project will move forward with thesupport of a coalition of energy companies.

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Coal Energy
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons. It is the most abundant fossil fuel produced in the United States. Over 90 percent of the coal used in the United States is used to generate electricity. It's also used as a basic energy source in many industries, including, steel, cement and paper.
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