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SPRINGFIELD — Legislation aimed at paving the way for aclean-coal power plant in central Illinois fell short of approvalin the Illinois House Tuesday.

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A Maine paper mill is launching a $40 million project so it can get more of its energy needs from renewable wood chips and debris rather than coal.

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By Stephen Jewkes and Prashant Mehra

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SOUTH Korea and Taiwan are managing to produce cheaper power than Australia, even though they have to ship the Australian coal that fires their furnaces.

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Lincolnway Energy LLC, of Nevada, has been awarded $1.9 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to convert its ethanol production plant from coal to wood and other “biomass” fuels, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday.

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Canada’s electricity sector is responsible for 17 percent of national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Most of that -13%- comes from 51 coal-burning electricity plants, along with mercury, particulates, NOx/ SOx and other health hazards 1 , 2

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The U.S. House of Representatives is contemplating tougher regulations on underground coal mines to improve safety in what remains one of the nation’s most dangerous industries. It’s a move that could hold consequences for major mining operations in Southwestern Indiana.

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ATHENS – A group of scientists, engineers and architects from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the Columbia University Earth Institute recently outlined a plan to phase out CO2 emissions from coal use in the US by 2030.

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ATHENS – A group of scientists, engineers and architects from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the Columbia University Earth Institute recently outlined a plan to phase out CO2 emissions from coal use in the US by 2030.

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HAMPTON TWP. — Consumers Energy’s decision to suspend its plans of building a $2.3 billion coal-fired power plant on the shores of Saginaw Bay in Hampton Township is being praised by local environmental groups.

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