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Not long ago, the phrase “clean coal” seemed like an oxymoron. Coal-fired power plants emit a witch’s brew of air pollutants that, unless it is removed with scrubbers, tarnishes the air, creates acid rain and can cause asthma or heart attacks.
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trump has signed an executive order to revive coal, partly to meet AI power demand in the US. It asks for coal to be labeled a "critical mineral" and directs federal agencies to identify ...
As per capita energy demand is set to triple, policymakers and industry stress ‘phase-down, not phase-out’, clean coal technologies and India–US cooperation to ensure affordable baseload power.
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How toxic coal mine waste could secretly power America’s next clean energy boom
Across coal country, the same toxic sludge and rust-colored water that once symbolized the end of an industry is starting to look like the beginning of something else. Buried in coal ash ponds, mine tailings and acid drainage are rare earth elements and other critical minerals that underpin wind turbines,
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I worked at the Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, I helped the office launch some of the largest federal investments in clean energy in U.S. history.
Wade Boeshans, president and general manager of BNI Coal, said he sees the proposed change as vital to keep the fund going. If the coal industry does not develop the technology it needs to meet new regulations, it's possible the industry would have to close up shop, meaning no more contributions for the fund. Boeshans said he believes communities understand this.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the struggling coal industry, a reliable but polluting energy source that's long been in decline. Under the four orders, Trump uses his emergency ...