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Duke to burn wood with coal at 2 plants: Move will help utility comply with N.C.'s green-energy law; sawdust, chips to be used.
Mar 10 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Bruce Henderson The Charlotte Observer, N.C. - Duke Energy plans to run two of its coal-burning power plants partly on wood, a switch that will help the utility meet North Carolina's green-energy law. More...
Isle of Wight officials worry coal plant would hurt county's economic development efforts
Mar 10 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Allison T. Williams Daily Press, Newport News, Va. - Although Old Dominion Electric Cooperative's proposed coal-fueled power plant would be an economic boon for Surry County, Isle of Wight officials fear the project would hinder the abilities of neighboring localities to attract new industry and tourists. More...
Oglethorpe Power To Build Gas-Fired Generating Plant
Mar 10 - PRNewswire - Oglethorpe Power Corporation will construct a new 605-megawatt, natural-gas-powered "combined-cycle" generating facility in Georgia to help meet the growing energy needs of its members, the company announced today. More...
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Kansas City Power and Light to use methane from St. Joseph landfill to produce electricity
Mar 10 - The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) - Kansas City Power & Light, sniffing an opportunity to produce renewable energy, plans to make electricity from the methane gas that comes from decomposing garbage. More...
Closing coal plant a numbers game
Mar 8 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Cyndy Cole The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff - Members of several conservation groups opposed to coal mining have contributed to a report saying the owners of Navajo Generating Station in Page would be best off financially if they closed the coal plant. More...
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Weaving the Threads: Perspectives from the American Coal Council's Spring Meeting

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As frm power stations -whether hazardous.

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Economic and Environmental Impact of Abu Dhabi US$1billion CO2 capture and storage Project

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