Coal plants emitted more than ever in 2018, putting Earth in ‘deep trouble’

Fossilized plants found deep below the ice suggest the ice sheet disappeared at least once in the last million years. Crevasses on top of the Helheim glacier near Tasiilaq, Greenland, on June 19, 2018. Reuters/Lucas Jackson G.....»»

U.S. power companies expect to retire or convert from coal to gas over 13,800 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants in 2019 after shutting over 13,300 MW in 2018, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and Thomson Reuters data......»»

Authored by Raul Ilargi Meijer via The Automatic Earth blog, As a nation, you’re certifiedly (is that a word?!) in deep trouble if and when Donald Trump is your most peaceloving man. But nevertheless, that is America today. It all harks back t.....»»

Earth Day 2018 is focused on a multi-year campaign to end plastic pollution......»»

Both teams, with a plethora of explosive batsmen, are yet to find their feet in the IPL 2018 and would be keen to gather some momentum with a victory here at the Wankhede Stadium......»»

In the 38th match of Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) Ajinkya Rahane-led Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on R Ashwin-led Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at Holkar Stadium in Indore. Catch all live updates.....»»

U.S. carbon emissions rose 3.4% in 2018, after three years of declines, as the effects of a strong economy outstripped a sharp decline in the number of power plants burning coal to generate electricity......»»

Two giant blobs lurk deep within the Earth, but why?.....»»

The industry has already hit hard by other regulations and strong competition from natural-gas fired power plants......»»

Goofy Greens And Regulators Threaten Nuclear Revival Authored by Duggan Flanakin via RealClear Wire, Despite its commitment to “no more gas, oil, or coal,” Friends of the Earth has launched a campaign against o.....»»

The Texas House passed a proposal to subsidize weatherization of power plants, in an effort to prevent an electric grid failure like during February’s deep freeze. According to an analysis by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, many of the p.....»»

China Must Shutter 600 Coal Plants To Meet Its Emissions Goals, New A.....»»

In 1947, a US-made Buffalo LVT landing craft was swept away by severe floods in Lincolnshire, England, and buried deep underground. A 26-foot-long Buffalo tank is extracted from the earth in Crowland, Lincolnshire, on Apr.....»»

Exxon Mobil has floated a proposal for a public-private project that would grab carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. petrochemical plants and bury them in deep under the Gulf of Mexico......»»

Remains Of Alien Planet Lurk Deep Within Earth's Mantle, Researchers Suggest  Researchers theorize that the Moon formed when a protoplanet, called Theia, struck Earth billions of years.....»»

Shares of ViacomCBS Inc. kept plunging Friday, putting them in danger of suffering their biggest-ever weekly selloff, as yet another Wall Street analysts turned bearish on the media company, citing unrealistic valuations......»»

Shares of ViacomCBS Inc. kept plunging Friday, putting them in danger of suffering their biggest-ever weekly selloff, as yet another Wall Street analysts turned bearish on the media company, citing unrealistic valuations......»»

"Going To Get Ugly" - Global Plastic Shortage Triggered By Texas Deep Freeze The cold snap that shut down oil fields and refineries across Texas last month has severely impacted several petrochemical plants caused a global shortage of plast.....»»

The Power PA Jobs Alliance said the closing of coal-fired power plants would have a double whammy, on plants in Cheswick and Homer City and their surrounding communities, as well as the mines that supply the coal......»»

Despite some pinning widespread power outages on frozen wind turbines, there was even greater downed capacity at gas and coal-fired power plants......»»