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A Kentucky Power Plant’s Demise Signals a Reckoning for Coal
This Inside Climate News article discusses how a Kentucky power plant’s demise signals a serious problem for coal. The implosion of the coal-fired Cane Run Generating Station came as the generating capacity of the renewable energy sector surpassed coal across the country.
When the six smokestacks of the Cane Run […]
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DeSmogBlog, June 15, 2019
This blog discusses the following:
Following Carcinogen Data Fiasco, Pressure Grows on Massachusetts to Revoke Enbridge Facility Permit
US Poised to Approve Shipping LNG by Rail for Export With No New Safety Rules
House to Debate Amendment With Big Implications for Expanding Petrochemical Industry
Australia’s Controversial Adani Coal Mine […]
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Report: Renewable Energy Capacity Now Exceeds Coal in U.S.
This Yale Environment 360 article discusses how renewable energy now generates more electricity than coal in the U.S. Renewable energy now generates more electricity in the United States than coal. Solar, wind, hydropower, biomass, and geothermal totaled 21.56 percent of U.S. generating capacity as of April, according to a […]
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How much credit can Beyond Coal claim for plant closures?
This article assesses the impact that Michael Bloomberg and the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign have had on coal plant closures.
In 2011, when the Sierra Club and then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched the Beyond Coal campaign, coal accounted for 42% of America’s power generation. Today, that figure […]
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Bloomberg donates $500M to fight climate change
This The Hill article discusses the Bloomberg pledge of $500 million to close coal-fired power plants.
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Ohio’s Nuclear Bailout Plan Balloons to Embrace Coal (while Killing Renewable Energy Rules)
This Inside Climate News article discusses Ohio’s Nuclear Bailout Plan Balloons to Embrace Coal (while Killing Renewable Energy Rules). It’s a trifecta the Trump administration has pushed for nationally, with businesses and homeowners footing the bill for uneconomical power plants.
While other states are embracing renewable energy, Ohio is heading in […]
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‘Stranded costs’ mount as coal vanishes from the grid
This E&E News article discusses how ‘Stranded costs’ are mounting as coal vanishes from the grid.
When Wisconsin’s largest utility announced in 2017 that it would shut down one of the state’s largest coal-burning power plants, environmental groups celebrated the news as a victory for climate and air quality.
The decision meant […]
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A Major U.S. Utility Is Closing Its Coal-Fired Power Plants a Decade Early
This Yale Environment 360 article discusses why a U.S. utility is closing its coal-fired power plants a decade early. One of the United States’ largest utilities, Xcel Energy Inc., announced it will close its remaining coal-fired power plants in the Upper Midwest a decade ahead of schedule and add 3,000 […]
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Report: Canada a leader among G20 for plan to phase out coal
This article discusses how Canada is becoming a leader among G20 for plan to phase out coal. While Canada ranks high when it comes to phasing out coal, it lags others on renewable energy.
Canada is one of the world’s leaders when it comes to phasing out the use of coal power, […]
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As coal plants are retired, why isn’t renewable energy replacing it?
This article discusses why, as Coal Retires in PJM, renewables aren’t filling the vacuum. Solar and wind have struggled to compete against a flood of cheap natural gas in the largest U.S. wholesale power market, operated by PJM.
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