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In One Week, Both Sweden and Austria Celebrated the Closing of Their Last Coal Plants
Sweden and Austria have made history as the second and third European nations to successfully phase out coal, led only by Belgium.
France Will Shut Down Its Coal Plants by 2021, Two Years Earlier Than Initially Planned
This is just one of the initiatives employed by the country to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and establish themselves as leading fighters against climate change.
Beijing Closing Coal Plants in Environmental Move
Chinese Authorities have closed small coal-fired power plants -- more than 7,000 generating units -- continuing its efforts to clean up the pollution...
A Coal Billionaire Is Building the World’s Biggest Clean Energy Plant to Power 16 Million Homes in India
The Khavda solar and renewables park in a barren salt pan in India's state of Gujarat is going to be big; really, really big.
Its...
158 Tesla Mega-Batteries Will Boost Hawaii Green Energy By 10%, And Shut Down Coal-Fired Power Plant
Oahu aims to free itself from the shadow of a major coal-fired power plant with the introduction of 158 Tesla Energy Megapacks to installed...
Ex-Coal Man Flips the Script By Rallying Appalachians to Plant 187 Million Trees on Abandoned Mines
Thanks to almost two decades of Patrick Angel's tireless work, Appalachia is recovering from coal mining and getting greener by the day.
Shutdown of US Coal-Fired Plants Linked to 26,000 Deaths Averted—And Higher Crop Yields on Farms
A decade after shutting down an old coal power plant, researchers say that its closure saved more than 26,000 lives—and millions of crops.
One of the World’s Biggest Power Plant Developers Just Gave Up On Coal
The Japanese company's initiative is being hailed as a watershed moment in the global fight against climate change.
French President Announces Plans to Close All Coal Power Plants by 2023
During the UN's annual COP22 climate change talks, President Hollande announced the country's plan to close all coal-fired power plants by 2023.
Rocket Nozzles Could Pull Carbon From Coal Power Plants
An aerospace firm is working to turn rocket nozzle technology into a novel method for pulling carbon dioxide from the smokestacks of coal-burning power...
A Foundry Closure Devastated Tennessee Town but New Lithium Plant Brings Hope, Thanks to 2021 Infrastructure Bill
A Tennessee manufacturing town could be in for a revitalization after a shuttered iron foundry is poised to be replaced with a lithium mine,...
Complete Dinosaur Fossil Found by a Dog Renews Rural Coal Town in Colorado
By Derek Maiolo
Ten years ago, a clumsy but enthusiastic Great Dane named Walter was out with his owners on public land near Rangely, Colorado,...
Toxic Coal Mine Becomes Wildlife Refuge Known For Rare White Lilies
Coal mining left a legacy of destroyed habitats and polluted waters down in the middle of Alabama, but thanks to the state’s Abandoned Mine...
Giant Floating Solar Panel Flowers Replace Coal in Korea and Become Tourist Destination
South Korea's total land surface is not large. Instead of clearing what little real estate there is for renewable energy projects, 92,000 solar panels...
Reforestation of English Midlands Turns 30 Years Old With 9 Million Trees Planted Across 200 Square Miles
A rewilding revolution which took root 30 years ago in the English Midlands has branched out over 200 square miles, becoming one of the...
Swedish Firm Delivers First Batch of ‘Green Steel’ to Volvo – Made Without Any Coal
A quartet of manufacturing firms has managed to create the world's first fossil fuel-free steel in Sweden, much of which will go straight into...
New Initiative Will Plant 18 Million Trees Around Glasgow in ‘Urban Forests’
A new partnership has vowed to plant 10 trees for every man, woman, and child in the Glasgow region as part of a new...
4 Major Asian Nations Cancel 80% of Planned Coal Power Projects After Fossil Fuel Market Crashes in 2020
Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and the Philippines have canceled nearly 45 gigawatts of proposed coal power projects, a figure equal to more than one-quarter of...
50 Countries Just Joined New Coalition to Protect 30% of Our Planet’s Land and Oceans By Decade’s End
A band of more than 50 countries, chaired by France, the UK, and Costa Rica, have committed to an ambitious push to conserve and...
In The Wake Of Lockdowns Coal and Natural Gas May Look Like the Biggest Covid-19 Casualties
Coal and gas demand falls as supply increases, creating unsustainable markets at the same time as renewable energy demand increase while their prices fall.