Tag: coal
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Illinois Votes to Keep Big Coal in Schools
While coal mining families in West Virginia and across the country mourned the fourth anniversary of the tragic Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster last week, hailed by U.S. Attorney R. Booth Goodwin II as “a conspiracy to violate mine safety and health laws,” the Illinois state legislature rolled out the red carpet for Big Coal and voted to…
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World’s Largest Coal Company Agrees to Stop Depleting Chinese Community’s Water Supply
Last year, Greenpeace decided to do something we had never done before during our 13 years of work in China: Target and confront a state-owned coal company. And not just any company. The biggest and boldest, a Chinese government favorite: Shenhua—the largest coal company by volume on the planet. We discovered that Shenhua’s subsidiary had…
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Obama’s Methane Emissions Plan Puts Oil, Coal and Gas Industries on Notice
Methane emissions have decreased by 11 percent in the past 24 years, but they could pick back up by 2030 if actions aren’t taken to combat them. That’s why the powerful greenhouse gas is the center of a newly announced strategy by the White House. Released Friday as a new layer to President Barack Obama’s…
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Two Arrested Protesting Strip Mine as Community Battles World’s Largest Coal Company
While Peabody Energy may have hired a notorious public relations firm to hawk its international ad campaign, a village trustee and her rural farming community have exposed the devastating legacy of the world’s largest coal company near its historic Illinois beginnings. Meet Judy Kellen and the courageous community of Rocky Branch in Saline County, IL, whose battle to save their…
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The Netherlands Joins Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement, Ends Public Financing for Coal
This week the Netherlands announced that would join the U.S., United Kingdom and others in ending support for public financing for new coal-fired power plants is a good sign for the growing fossil fuel divestment movement. “This is another sign that the coal industry is on its last legs,” said Tim Ratcliffe, of 350.org, which…