Coal Environment

Coal Plant Closures To Cost Jobs, Clean Up Environment

AP | By VICKI SMITH and LARRY O'DELL | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Energy, Coal Plants, Video, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Coal Plant Closures, Glen Lyn Virginia, Coal Environment, Giles County, Coal Plants Epa, Coal Epa, Green News

-- For more than 90 years, the coal-fired power plant in Glen Lyn, Va., has been churning out electricity and contributing to local prosperity. Of la...

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The Dirty Secrets Of Coal (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Coal Greenhouse Gases, Coal Climate Legislation, Massey Energy, Clean Coal, Coal Industry, Coal, Coal Environment, Coal Communities, Coal Miners, Coal Miner Health, Don Blankenship, Coal Carbon Emissions, Slidepollajax, Coal Miner Safety, Coal Mining, Green News

Coal is a dirty and dangerous business. It produces more than half of the energy in the U.S. because it is a cheap resource, but it comes at a high hu...

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