China's coal use grew 400% between 1982 and 2002, and has continued to rise. If we're going to do something about climate change, this graphic shows, China is going to need to find a new source of fuel.READ»
While the company says it will still pour dollars into other renewable projects, it's done doing its own R&D. Here's what the RE<C initiative managed to accomplish before it was unceremoniously shuttered.READ»
We're not going to run out of coal, but the coal we've got is getting less and less powerful, and harder and harder to mine. And China wants everything that's left.READ»
Most of our modern technology is powered by a few very rare elements. Most of those elements aren't found in the United States. Until we find new solutions, we're at the mercy of other countries.READ»
Natural gas might burn much cleaner than coal, but getting it has its problems: leaky pipes. And those leaks spray gasses that are worse for the climate than carbon.READ»
Algae eats CO2, and then it makes fuel. Where do we have a lot of CO2? Spewing out of coal power plants. Now OriginOil is working to use those emissions to feed algae and ramp up the biofuels business.READ»
It's not profits or the end of coal (they're pretty confident about both those things). Rather, it's a dwindling resource that you wouldn't expect.READ»
Coal Cares was just a parody of what it would look like if the coal industry targeted kids. But the coal industry's actual marketing to children, (with an assist from Scholastic), is much more insidious. READ»
One positive solution to our environmental challenges is simply applying know-how we already have to our problems. We just have to ask the right people for solutions.READ»
A new coating for concrete structures could result in seriously tough structures that resist damage and reduce costs of reconstruction and repair. Better yet, the coating relies on waste ash from burning coal in power stations.READ»
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Any country with significant coal reserves and a government that pays little attention to safety and environmental hazards stands to profit handsomely. Enter China, dubbed the "new Middle East" by one coal exec. READ»
While the political debate carries on, a new report argues that 1.46 million jobs will be created by making way for modern, healthier practices in the power sector.READ»
