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Radical climate action ‘critical’ to Great Barrier Reef’s survival, government body says
This article discusses the need for radical climate action save the Great Barrier Reef’s. Australia’s top Great Barrier Reef officials warn the natural wonder will virtually collapse if the planet becomes 1.5 degrees hotter – a threshold that scientists say requires shutting down coal within three decades.
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Canadian Coal-Fired Power Plant Transformed into Solar Farm
This Yale Environment 360 article discusses the transformation of a Canadian coal-fired plant into a solar farm.
What was once the largest coal-fired power plant in North America has been converted to a 44-megawatt solar farm with 192,431 photovoltaic panels spread across 260 acres, the electric utility Ontario Power Generation announced. […]
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‘What science demanded’: Duke Energy ordered to excavate all coal ash in North Carolina
This article discusses Duke Energy being ordered to excavate all coal ash in North Carolina.
State environmental officials ruled Monday that Duke Energy must dig up all of the coal ash near the Belews Creek Steam Station for disposal in a lined landfill or for possible recycling.
They rejected the “cap-in-place” […]
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Another DeSmogBlog
This week, the following are discusses:
On Health of the Great Barrier Reef and Case of Sacked Scientist Peter Ridd, Sky News Creates Alternate Reality
NAACP Reveals Tactics Fossil Fuel Industry Uses to Manipulate Communities of Color
America’s Missed Climate Targets Cost Global Economy $1 Trillion, Dublin-based Think Tank Finds
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Report: New Wind and Solar Power Is Cheaper Than Existing Coal in Much of the U.S.
This Inside Climate News article discusses how New Wind and Solar Power Is Cheaper Than Existing Coal in Much of the U.S. Coal-fired power plants in the Southeast and Ohio Valley stand out. In all, 74% of coal plants cost more to run than building new wind or solar, analysts found.
Not a […]
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Energy analysts forecast ‘the end of coal’ in Asia as Japanese investors back renewables
This article from The Guardian discusses forecasts from energy analysts that ‘the end of coal’ in Asia is near, as Japanese investors back renewables. Australia’s largest export customer for thermal coal is scrapping plans to build power plants.
Major Japanese investors, including those most indebted to coal, are seeking to back […]
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Renewables Generated a Record 65 Percent of Germany’s Electricity Last Week
This Yale Environment 360 article discusses how renewables generated a 65 percent of Germany’s electricity.
Renewable energy sources supplied nearly 65 percent of Germany’s electricity last week, with wind turbines alone responsible for 48.4 percent of power production nationwide, Clean Energy Wire reported. As a result, fossil fuel plants ran at […]
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Report: “Off the charts” arsenic levels detected in Western Pennsylvania groundwater – coal ash is the cause
This article discusses “Off the charts” arsenic levels being detected in Western Pennsylvania groundwater. The pollutant is leaching from a coal ash landfill at a power generating station.
New data shows arsenic at levels 372 times greater than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s threshold for safety in groundwater an hour […]
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DeSmog Blog
This week’s articles include:
New Warnings on Plastic’s Health Risks as Fracking Industry Promotes New ‘Plastics Belt’ Build-Out
Fracking the World: Despite Climate Risks, Fracking Is Going Global
An Illustrated History of What Big Oil Knew About Climate Change—Before the Moon Landing
Acme Equities Hedge Fund Wants to Add Expensive […]
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Federal funds to help turn Virginia coal mine into solar farm
This article discusses how Federal funds will be used to turn a Virginia coal mine into a solar farm. The proposed project is set to provide up to 3.5 megawatts of renewable power to data centers in Wise County.
A groundbreaking project to “re-energize” a coal mine deep in southwestern Virginia as […]
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