Duke starts work on coal-to-gas plant

courier-journal.com     Jul 22, 2008            

Edwardsport facility to go online in 2012 By Rick Callahan • Associated Press • July 22, 2008 Months after a coal gasification plant obtained a crucial air permit, Duke Energy Corp.'s CEO likened the $2.35 billion plant to an "Apollo project for energy" yesterday during a ceremony marking its unofficial start of construction. Jim Rogers, Duke Energy's president and CEO, told Gov. Mitch Daniels and local officials that the 630-megawatt plant's technological innovations were akin to the United States' manned lunar program that beat the former Soviet Union to the moon in the 1960s. "With this plant we're taking a giant leap for our country," he said. The plant -- touted as the first full-scale project of its kind -- is scheduled to go online in 2012 near the town of Edwardsport. It will use advanced coal-gasification technology... [read full story]                    

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New coal plants in Michigan draw fire

freep.com     Jul 21, 2008          

Michigan electric companies say the voracious appetite for energy-sucking gadgets like plasma televisions, which use four times the power of old-fashioned screens, are pushing them to build the first new coal plants in the...                    

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Renewed reliance on coal causes concern

baltimoresun.com     Jul 21, 2008          

Environmentalists, consumer advocates fear consequences ALBANIA, Colombia - The rock is then loaded onto 100-car trains that roll nine times a day to a private Caribbean port, where it is placed on cargo ships that deliver it...                    

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COAL GENERATION OF POWER

a-place-to-stand.blogspot.com     Jul 21, 2008          

It isn't just China that is building lots of new coal powered plants. So is Russia & so, more remarkably, are the Gulf States. Exporting oil & importing coal.Abu Dhabi (largest of the seven UAE emirates) has announced that it...                    

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Activists launch campaign against BWL’s proposed coal plant

lsj.com     Jul 21, 2008          

A coalition of environmental and advocacy groups wants to smother plans to build a new coal power plant in the Lansing area. The group, which calls itself Lansing Can Do Better, kicked off its campaign today in Moores River...                    

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Your Daily Globe Gas on Global Warming

rockthetruth.blogspot.com     Jul 21, 2008          

It's no accident that this issue is flogged day after day after day, especially when it is just ONE MORE LIE!!!Yes, I AM ANGRY at the SHIT SERVED UP in my morning paper!!!!I SO WANT TO CURSE and UTTER EXPLETIVES right...                    

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Duke, Ind. Gov. mark start of work on plant (AP)

yahoo.com     Jul 22, 2008          

Months after a coal-gasification plant obtained a crucial air permit, Duke Energy Corp.'s chief executive likened the $2.35 billion plant to an "Apollo project for energy" Monday during a ceremony marking its unofficial start...                    

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Coal Is Still The One!

globalgoldtalk.com     Jul 22, 2008          

July 22 2008 Local fright merchants recently became all panty-bunchy over plans for just ONE new coal-fired power station in Victoria. Meanwhile: Abu Dhabi (largest of the seven UAE emirates) has announced that it will switch...                    

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Md. Coal Group To Discuss Power Plant Prospects

wjz.com     Jul 22, 2008          

The Maryland Coal Association is scheduled to meet Tuesday with industry and elected officials in Frostburg to discuss prospects for a coal-fired power plant in Garrett County. Executive Director Adrienne Ottaviani says the...                    

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Huge Drop in Chinese Birth Defects After Local Coal Plant Closes

treehugger.com     Jul 22, 2008          

In a sign of things that might have been, Chinese children born after the closure of a local coal plant have found themselves with 60% less development problems such as motor skill coordination than those born prior to the...                    

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Coal power, clean or not, is now essential

sinclairsmusings.blogspot.com     Jul 22, 2008          

This quote, from Peter Huber, should be printed on a placard and used to beat some sense into people who just will not accept the realities of energy policy: "If you're 40 or older, you're going to spend the rest of your life...                    

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