Clean Coal

• LaFarge Brookfield cement plant burns scrap tires to reduce emissions and give up coal

  The LaFarge Brookfield cement plant began burning 20 tonnes of scrap tires a day this summer to fuel its cement-making operations while moving away from burning coal to help reduce the plant’s carbon footprint.

  Environment

  Sep 18, 2019
  
• Trump EPA guts rule requiring coal-fired power plants to curb emissions

  Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, signed a weaker replacement rule on Wednesday.

  Environment

  Jun 19, 2019
  
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• Next World Bank chief could bring Trumpian mindset to one of the world’s major lenders

  U.S. President Donald Trump will be able to choose someone who shares his worldview when he nominates the next head of the World Bank.

  World

  Jan 16, 2019
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• Trump couldn’t stop decline of U.S. coal plants in 2018

  The U.S. recorded its second-highest number of coal-fired power plant shutdowns in 2018, despite President Donald Trump's efforts to prop up the industry.

  Environment

  Jan 14, 2019
• ‘Clean’ coal is a dirty polluter despite claims it’s eco-friendly, data analysis shows

  Refined coal shows few signs of reducing harmful emissions as U.S. lawmakers intended, a Reuters analysis of EPA data and regulatory documents shows.

  Environment

  Dec 3, 2018