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Report: Replacing Coal Plants With Solar, Wind Is Cheaper

01/31/2023 Don Wallace

Replacing coal power plants across the United States with renewable energy projects would reduce carbon emissions and require less water.…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy, Policy Filed under: Coal, Energy Alternatives, National Policy

How The EPA Can Still Fight Climate Change In The Wake Of The Supreme Court Ruling On Power Plant Emissions

07/06/2022 Don Wallace

Climate change experts were quick to denounce the Supreme Court’s ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency had overstepped its authority…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy, Policy Filed under: Coal, EPA, Litigation, National Policy

Coal’s Comeback Threatens Global Goals For Fighting Climate Change

07/05/2022 Don Wallace

Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to threaten energy security, particularly for European nations. Germany, Austria and now the Netherlands are…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy Filed under: Coal, Europe, Russia, Ukraine

Germany Will Fire Up Coal Plants Again In An Effort To Save Natural Gas

06/20/2022 Don Wallace

Germany will restart coal-fired power plants in order to conserve natural gas, the country’s economy minister announced on Sunday, amid…

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Posted in: Energy, Policy Filed under: Coal, Germany, National Policy, Natural Gas, Russia, Ukraine

‘We’re In Trouble:’ U.S. Envoy Urges Faster Action On Climate Goals

01/24/2022 Don Wallace

The world is “not on a good track” to meet a global goal to avoid the worst impacts of climate…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Coal, COP27, International Policy

Over 40 Countries Pledge At U.N. Climate Summit To End Use Of Coal Power

11/05/2021 Don Wallace

More than 40 countries pledged to phase out coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, in a deal announced Thursday at the United Nations climate…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy, Policy Filed under: Coal, COP26, International Policy

This Powerful Democrat Linked to Fossil Fuels Will Craft the U.S. Climate Plan

09/21/2021 Don Wallace

Joe Manchin, the powerful West Virginia Democrat who chairs the Senate energy panel and earned half a million dollars last…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy, Policy Filed under: Coal, Energy Alternatives, National Policy

Coal Country Races To Shield Itself From Biden’s Climate Plan

03/30/2021 Don Wallace

Coal’s slow downfall is gaining momentum across the U.S. as clean energy becomes cheaper and wins widespread support, but lawmakers…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Coal, National Policy

Securitization in Action: How US States Are Shaping an Equitable Coal Transition

03/05/2021 Don Wallace

In the coming decade, as the economics of coal power continue to erode and urgency grows to mitigate coal’s significant…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Coal, Finance, Securitization, Utilities

Climate Crisis Weekly: ‘Coal Plants Make No Sense Economically’

09/06/2020 Don Wallace

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres probably feels like a broken record at times. On Thursday, he urged all countries, and particularly…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy, Policy Filed under: Coal, International Policy

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