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Colorado’s utility companies have been planning for nearly two decades to shutter their coal-burning power plants and transition to cleaner alternatives.
The United States generated more electricity from coal between January and April 2025 than it did during the same period ...
William Kentridge, the renowned South African artist, began to film himself in his studio during the coronavirus pandemic ...
Crews tearing apart a 1.5-acre pile of coal mine refuse that has been smoldering for two decades recently uncovered a section ...
Ireland just shut down its last coal plant – part of a clean energy shift that’s making Europe coal-free, one country at a ...
In Indiana, Duke Energy proposed extending the life of its Gibson Generating Station, a 50-year-old plant that can burn enough coal to produce more than 3,300 megawatts of electricity, until 2038 ...
Learn how to make your own charcoal drawing sticks for art charcoal sticks to create works of art using a new paint can, a campfire, and some small sticks.
6. What’s the outlook? Researchers confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year by far in planetary history. But the IEA sees demand for coal remaining steady through 2025, after climbing 2.6% to ...
Coal-fired power plants and the burning of diesel, for example in road traffic, are mainly responsible for this. China and India, the world's largest coal burners, account for over 60% of deaths.
The protest comes five years after UNC missed a self-imposed deadline to stop burning coal. In 2010, then-Chancellor Holden Thorp announced a goal to eliminate coal use by May 2020.
Charcoal is made from burning wood, usually willow. The wood is not completely burnt away but it is preserved as a black stick that can be used to draw with. Image caption, ...
Duke's previous plan, submitted in 2021, committed the utility to going coal-free by 2035. This new plan would extend that to 2038. Duke's Gibson Plant, located in southwest Indiana, will be the ...