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  • September 2008

    • German Power Plant Tests Underground CO2 Capture

      Der Spiegel  |  Sep 10, 08 10:28 AM CDT

      German Power Plant Tests Underground CO2 Capture

      (Newser) - Germany is pioneering industrial efficiency with a new coal-fueled power plant that captures and stores its own CO2 emissions, Der Spiegel reports. The Bavarian power station began testing its system of collecting carbon dioxide and pumping it into a depleted underground natural gas reservoir. A few problems remain, though. More »

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      Germany  • carbon dioxide  • green energy  • power plant  • carbon dioxide emissions  • clean coal

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • National Park, Meet Coal Smog

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Apr 23, 08 4:03 PM CDT

      National Park, Meet Coal Smog

      (Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency is set to change its rules to allow the construction of coal power plants in previously off-limits areas near national parks, the Christian Science Monitor reports. A draft revision to the Clean Air Act would soften standards of pollution in “Class 1” areas (ie, national parks) and how much pollution a proposed plant would add. More »

  • March 2008

    • Late-Night Charges Keep Hybrids Greener

      Treehugger  |  Mar 19, 08 11:29 AM CDT

      Late-Night Charges Keep Hybrids Greener

      (Newser) - Nighttime is the right time to plug in a hybrid, Michael Graham Richard writes in TreeHugger. If recharged after 10pm, the green cars exert less drain on power grids and may not require new power plants—meaning gas-guzzlers could be replaced without any extra pollution. But researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory say that if all hybrid drivers plug in at 5pm, up to 160 new plants could be needed. More »

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      environment  • hybrid car  • electricity  • electric cars  • power plant

  • January 2008

    • Gaza City Shuts Off Power Amid Claimed Fuel Shortage

      BBC  |  Jan 20, 08 3:17 PM CST

      Gaza City Shuts Off Power Amid Claimed Fuel Shortage

      (Newser) - Gaza City’s sole power plant has shut down due to what Palestinian officials claim are insufficient fuel supplies, the BBC reports. Israel—which provides 60% of Gaza’s electricity—closed its border last week with the Gaza Strip, preventing the import of virtually all supplies. The move followed a barrage of rocket and mortar attacks after a military incursion Tuesday that killed 18 Palestinians. More »

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      Israel  • United Nations  • Palestine  • Gaza  • electricity  • power plant  • Gaza City

  • October 2007

    • Kansas Blocks Plant Over CO2

      Washington Post  |  Oct 19, 07 3:03 PM CDT

      Kansas Blocks Plant Over CO2

      (Newser) - Kansas' health department yesterday became the nation's first government agency to block a proposed coal-burning power plant on environmental grounds, saying it would be "irresponsible to ignore the contribution of carbon dioxide to climate change." The decision, particularly in a red state, cheered environmental groups, and it may not be the last, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      climate change  • greenhouse gases  • Kansas  • Kathleen Sebelius  • power plant

    • EPA Wins Record $4.6B Acid Rain Settlement

      CNN  |  Oct 9, 07 7:23 AM CDT

      EPA Wins Record $4.6B Acid Rain Settlement

      (Newser) - American Electrical Power will spend $4.6 billion to drastically reduce  harmful emissions at coal-burning plants in five states in the largest pollution settlement in Justice Department history, CNN reports. Under the deal, to be announced today, the Ohio-based company must also pay an additional $60 million on cleanup and a $15-million fine to the government. The firm will be required to reduce emissions 69% over the next 10 years. More »

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      lawsuit  • environment  • Department of Justice  • Environmental Protection Agency  • settlement  • power plant  • Janet Reno

  • July 2007

    • Quake Damage Halts Auto Assembly Lines

      Forbes  |  Jul 19, 07 9:26 AM CDT

      Quake Damage Halts Auto Assembly Lines

      (Newser) - Japanese auto makers known for their lean inventories have had to shut down assembly lines for want of parts in the wake of Monday's earthquake. A key supplier of transmission and engine components was damaged in the 6.8-magnitude quake. Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi have all halted production at some plants; Honda is threatening to join them, Forbes reports. More »

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      Japan  • earthquake  • Toyota  • electricity  • Tokyo  • power plant  • radioactive  • nuclear waste

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