All posts tagged "power plants"

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  Puerto Rico utility union requests meeting with gov to discuss stalled collective bargaining

  Powerplants break down amid peaking hurricane season

  • Posted September 3, 2019
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  Scientists say cost of capturing CO2 declining

  The U.S. has successfully cut other smokestack pollutants, including sulfur, nitrogen and mercury.

  • Posted October 10, 2017
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  Trump administration to terminate Obama’s climate plan

  Pruitt was among about two-dozen attorney generals who sued to stop President Barack Obama’s push to limit carbon emissions.

  • Posted October 9, 2017
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  States Face Off over Future of Obama Global Warming Plan

  ALBANY, N.Y. – Two weeks after officials in two dozen states asked Republican President-elect Donald Trump to kill one of Democratic President Barack Obama’s signature plans to curb global warming, another group of state officials is urging...

  • Posted December 30, 2016
• Driven by Power Outages and Savings, Towns Look to Microgrid

  ALBANY, N.Y. — An upstate New York town that repeatedly found itself without power for days during a string of storms is planning a dramatic step by pulling its municipal buildings entirely off the electric grid. The...

  • Posted February 7, 2016
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• Stopping Natural Gas Leak Near Los Angeles is a Complex Fix

  LOS ANGELES – A tricky fix is in the works to plug a massive gas leak from an underground storage well that has sickened residents of a Los Angeles neighborhood for 11 weeks. Gas company workers are...

  • Posted January 10, 2016
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• US Coal Production Falls to Lowest Level in Nearly 30 Years

  WASHINGTON – U.S. coal production has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 30 years as cheaper sources of power and stricter environmental regulations reduce demand, according to preliminary government figures. A report released Friday by the...

  • Posted January 8, 2016
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• European Banks Disburse $200M for Santo Domingo Thermoelectric Plant

  SAN JUAN – A pool of European banks disbursed $200 million in financing toward the construction of the Punta Catalina thermoelectric plant in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic’s state-owned electric utility announced Tuesday. The Dominican Corporation of...

  • Posted January 5, 2016
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