Articles Tagged "clean coal"

Britain: Head In The Sand?

Britain is set to encounter widespread power shortages within eight years due to the country's switch to cleaner energy generation, according to forecasts contained in a government report. A growing reliance on intermittent renewable energy sources, such as wind, is set to exacerbate the problem.

Coal and a greener White House

The new president’s inaugural address had the attention of both renewable energy supporters and the coal industry as he addressed topic of climate change. The Obama administration is expected to usher in a new age of greener politics and that has many in the coal industry nervous.

Does Obama want to bankrupt the coal industry?

Obama stated: "So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted."