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Global Warming Endangers Energy Production in the United States and

Matthew Speer June 11, 2012

The energy supplies for the United States and Europe are at risk, thanks to increasing complications attributed to climate change. In an ironic twist of fate, the rising water temperatures and reduced river flow caused by global warming is lowering the energy output of thermoelectric power plants, such as coal-fired power plants, that require constant […]Read More

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Breaking News: EPA Issues First Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Thomas Schueneman March 27, 2012

In a move that could effectively end construction of any new conventional coal-fired power generation in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today has proposed the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. “Today we’re taking a common sense step to reduce pollution in our air, protect the planet for […]Read More