Shake-ups at high-profile coal industry group

By Marianne Lavelle

With its hefty bankroll and polished messaging, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity looked like a juggernaut going into the cl

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"… and Facebook. …"

"… ts hefty bankroll and polished messaging, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity looked like a juggernaut going into the climate change debate …"

"… ls primarily Coal on the Ohio River and its tributaries; and International Coal Group, a producer in Central Appalachia and the Illinois Basin, all have j …"

Utilities, citizens weigh in on coal ash regulation

Steven Fox of Chesapeake, Va. says the first he heard of a coal ash dump site near his home was when he read a local newspaper story about h

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"… f course that nearby residents fear is contaminating their drinking water. Coal ash — which contains heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and ars …"

The politics of energy: Coal

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, December 3, 2003 — At the first meeting of President George W. Bush's cabinet in 2001, then-Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill dist

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"… producers and users of Coal—and by allies in conservative organizations. Coal producers and burners, which contributed more than $250,000 to Bush’s ca …"

"… law to clean up old power plants nationally. [See The Politics of Energy: Coal—How did Coal become the Bush administration’s fuel of choice?]Not surp …"

"… from Coal, utility and railroad companies—a group calling itself the “Coal-Based Generators”—visited Washington in late February to warn that Bus …"

"… vernment subsidies for experimental “clean Coal” technology instead.“Coal interests and other businesses” teamed up with groups like the CEI-coord …"

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IMPACT: House committee limits EPA ability to regulate coal ash

By Evan Bush

IMPACT: Democrats help GOP pass coal ash bill out of committee

A climate dilemma for China

By Christina Larson

The world leader in economic growth and carbon emissions faces competing forces

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"… rack to meet those targets.At the root of the problem is simple economics. Coal remains the cheapest source of power generation, which hampers the impleme …"

"Brown down" in Australia

By Marian Wilkinson, Ben Cubby and Flint Duxfield

Business interests thwart carbon controls on the hottest, driest continent

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"… r’s Australian profits jumped 71 percent to AU$212 million.The Coal WarJust as the power generators’ campaign climaxed in August, executives …"

"… eme.Under the banner “Let’s cut emissions, not jobs,” the Australian Coal Association is churning out big Coal’s message on local televi …"

"… from the left-of-center Labor Party. Ralph Hillman, head of the Australian Coal Association, denies that the industry is deliberately targeting Labor’s …"

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Mountaintop coal mining alters Appalachia

By The Center for Public Integrity

Mountaintop coal mining is making a comeback in Appalachia, stripping hillsides of vegetation and contaminating water sources

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"… ountaintop mining, but stopped short of calling for a ban on the practice. Coal companies may also face a new struggle as one of the nation’s largest le …"

Republicans score another symbolic defeat for EPA — this time over toxic coal ash

By Alexandra Duszak

Lack of federal oversight of coal ash cleanup continues with recent House legislation

Coal ash spills into Lake Michigan after bluff collapse

By Sarah Whitmire

A bluff collapse dumps hazardous waste from WI power plant into Lake Michigan

FACT CHECK: Jon Huntsman claims EPA has 'assaulted' coal

By FactCheck.Org

Republican contender for Presidential nomination 'blacks out' on blackouts

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