Obama officials seek Democratic support for EPA coal rule
Top advisers to President Barack Obama are trying to sell fellow Democrats in theU.S. Senate on the administration’s plan to cut greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants.
View ArticleKentucky plant emblematic of nationwide move from coal to gas
Across the U.S., utilities are making changes to try to meet stiffer carbon emissions rules the Obama administration announced this week.
View ArticleTexas cash-from-carbon program lures climate skeptics
Technologies to package and reuse carbon dioxide, instead of releasing emissions into the atmosphere, are emerging as President Barack Obama steps up his fight against global warming.
View ArticleUS energy security reaches highest level in a quarter century
The United States produced enough energy to satisfy 84 percent of its needs in 2013, a rapid climb from its historic low in 2005, according to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
View ArticleIEA cuts gas use growth forecast as coal, renewables gain
Global natural gas demand will increase at a slower rate than previously expected through 2019 amid weaker economic growth and competition from coal and renewables, according to the International...
View ArticleCoal’s share of world energy demand at highest since 1970
Coal dominated world energy markets last year by supplying the biggest share of demand since 1970, making it the fastest growing fossil fuel, according to an annual review by BP Plc.
View ArticleRepublican governor: Legal action likely against EPA’s ‘dangerous overreach’
Litigation is “on the table” in the Republican fight against the Environmental Protection Agency's newly proposed rules to dramatically cut states' carbon emissions by 2030, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal...
View ArticleEnvironmental regulator: Renewable energy is ‘unreliable and parasitic’
Oil, gas and coal production have boosted living conditions around the globe, and policies to effectively replace the fossil fuels "with inferior energy sources" could undermine those improvements,...
View ArticleVirginia coal mine closing, 120 to lose jobs
More than 120 people are being laid off at an Alpha Natural Resources mine in southwest Virginia amid declining production and demand.
View ArticleUS sending coal abroad
As the Obama administration weans the U.S. off dirty fuels blamed for global warming, energy companies have been sending more of America's unwanted energy leftovers to other parts of the world where...
View ArticleNRG may expand carbon capture plans
NRG is installing technology at the W.A. Parish plant to capture carbon dioxide before it is emitted into the atmosphere.
View ArticleCoal mogul Murray says more bankruptcies possible
The CEO of Murray Energy Corp. targeted environmental regulation for the coal industry's woes in his stump speech at an industry conference in Pittsburgh on Monday.
View ArticleDynegy’s CEO says the company is in it for the long run
Once Dynegy's two deals close early next year, Dynegy's workforce should grow from around 1,600 employees to 2,600.
View ArticleStudy: Natural gas surge won’t slow global warming
Cheap and plentiful natural gas isn't quite a bridge to a brighter energy future as claimed and won't slow global warming, a new study projects.
View ArticleCheap oil jamming rails means higher U.S. power bills
While the U.S. has the world’s biggest coal reserves, utilities are forecast by the government to end the year with the lowest stockpiles since 2005.
View ArticleEPA delays rule to cut carbon from new coal power plants
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has vowed to overturn the emissions rules.
View ArticleApache workers face layoffs as oil prices fall
Apache Corp. began lay offs of hundreds of workers across the globe, a company spokeswoman said, becoming the latest energy company to shed jobs as oil prices fall.
View ArticleTexas wind cracks 10 percent threshold
The amount of wind power generated in the state cracked the 10 percent threshold last year for the first time as the industry continues to make strides in the western and Panhandle regions of Texas.
View ArticleDuke Energy to appeal $25.1M fine by NC regulators
The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources previously called the penalty the state's largest for environmental damages.
View ArticleJapan uses climate cash for coal plants in India, Bangladesh
Despite mounting protests, Japan continues to finance the building of coal-fired power plants with money earmarked for fighting climate change, with two new projects underway in India and Bangladesh.
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