Source: Greenpeace press release. Federal coal program overseen by Interior undermining President Obama’s climate commitment Washington DC – The leaders of 21 organizations welcomed Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell to her first day on the job with a letter calling for “an immediate moratorium on new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin and [...]
ATLANTA, GA – In a victory for clean air and public health, Georgia Power announced today its plans to phase out 15 total aging coal and oil-burning units at Plant Branch, Plant Yates, and Plant Kraft as the utility prepares to begin its multi-year planning process at the Georgia Public Service Commission later this month. [...]
IEA says in latest World Energy Outlook The global energy map is changing in dramatic fashion, the International Energy Agency said as it launched the 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO). The Agency’s flagship publication, released today in London, said these changes will recast expectations about the role of different countries, regions and [...]
October 24, 2012 Greenpeace Uncovers Disturbing Images of Dead Sperm Whale in Gulf Government Documentation Raises Questions About BP Accountability in Advance of Settlement. WASHINGTON, DC – Greenpeace today released photos and emails from U.S. government offices that raise serious questions about how the government has handled whales and other endangered Gulf species affected by [...]
Sierra Club and Sierra Magazine release “Cost of Coal” Photo Project SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Earlier this month the Sierra Club and Sierra Magazine released a new photography project examining the effects of coal on the lives of everyday Americans. The feature, “Cost of Coal,” follows the life-cycle of coal, using sharp, poignant images to [...]
On the eve of the opening of the newest coal fired boiler in the country at Cliffside Coal Plant, Greenpeace has again urged Duke Energy to make the switch to renewable energy, a move that stands to save North Carolina ratepayers more than $100 billion over the next twenty years. Duke has already indicated they [...]
Greenpeace Response to Shell Abandoning 2012 Arctic Drilling In response to Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to abandon its 2012 drilling program after failing to get the proper spill response equipment in place, Greenpeace US Deputy Campaigns Director Dan Howells said: “Shell spent nearly $5 billion to exploit global warming for profit this summer, but the [...]
KNOXVILLE, TN – In a new report released today, August 14, Synapse Energy Economics reveals that the Tennessee Valley Authority is risking wasting billions of dollars to keep aging, out-of-date coal plants online instead of pursuing lower cost options like energy efficiency. The Synapse report, commissioned by the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, outlines a [...]
Contact: Brian Geiger, bgeiger@pewtrusts.org, 202.540.6431 Washington, DC – 08/13/2012 – The Pew Environment Group issued the following statement today applauding Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement of a plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), located on Alaska’s North Slope. “The secretary’s proposed action is an important step in the right direction for all Americans, including [...]
by Ed Crooks and Javier Blas, Financial Times, and Jeff Gerth, ProPublica Aug. 5, 2012, 3 p.m. This story was co-published with The Financial Times and Propublica When Gunvor, one of the world’s largest energy traders, invested $400 million in a troubled Montana coal mine, it looked like a promising deal. The plan was to [...]
Analysis of projects in different countries suggests that the world’s first carbon capture and storage unit will start operation in the US in 2013 London, New York and Tokyo. The top four places in the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Race To First, a semi-annual ranking of the world’s most advanced large-scale demonstration carbon capture and [...]
WASHINGTON — As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above approach to American energy, the Energy Department announced today the selection of eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants. The Energy Department’s $7 million investment – leveraged with recipient cost-share to support approximately [...]
One year after the historic Sierra Club, Bloomberg Philanthropies partnership, 112 coal plants announced for retirement and clean energy is making gains SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A year since the announcement of the partnership between the Sierra Club and Bloomberg Philanthropies, great strides have been made in the effort to retire old and outdated coal-fired [...]
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