The chemical spill that contaminated water for hundreds of thousands of West Virginians is just the latest and most high-profile case of coal polluting the nation's waters. An Associated Press analysis of federal environmental data found ...
Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Water
China’s wetlands have shrunk by nearly 9 percent in recent years, and the loss could continue if the government doesn't intervene. Officials from China's State Forestry Administration (SFA) told reporters on Monday that 340 000 square ...
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The Indian market for air, gas, liquid and water flow control and treatment products will reach $23 billion this year. These forecasts were determined by McIlvaine Company through aggregating the individual forecasts in a number of ...
Tags: Water Treatment Equipment, Industrial Equipment, Components
Power plants that use natural gas and a new technology to squeeze more energy from the fuel release far less of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide than coal-fired power plants do, according to a new analysis accepted for publication Jan. 8 ...
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Environmentalists hoping that oil production will peak in 2014 will be disappointed. New supplies will comfortably outstrip fresh demand, preventing prices from rising. Countries leading the way will include Brazil, Iraq, America and ...
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Power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide – an atmospheric pollutant with both health and climate impacts – have increased across India in recent years, according to a new analysis of data from a NASA satellite. The analysis of ...
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Tackling excess capacity will be one of the top tasks on China's economic agenda in 2014, as the issue becomes a major challenge to maintaining the pace and quality of economic growth. "The Chinese economy still faces downward pressure ...
Tags: Slashing Capacity, Mineral
This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting Coloradoans to participate in one of 11 "listening sessions" that the agency is conducting around the country to solicit ideas about the best ways to reduce carbon emissions ...
Tags: Mining, Coal mining
Human-caused climate change and air pollution remain major global-scale problems and are both due mostly to fossil fuel burning. Mitigation efforts for both of these problems should be undertaken concurrently in order to maximize ...
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China is planning investments and adjusting regulations which will result in very large opportunities for suppliers of flow control and treatment equipment. These opportunities are analyzed in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: ...
Tags: Treatment Equipment, Flow Control
China's natural gas industry will continue to grow at a high speed through 2025 with clean energy-driven power generation showing increasing importance, bringing opportunities to both foreign and domestic companies. As the economy grows ...
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China has cut on-grid electricity tariffs for coal-fired power plants without changing power sales prices, the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic planning agency, said Tuesday in a statement posted on its ...
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The Chinese capital of Beijing is looking to phase out all its coal-fired power generation capacity by the end of next year, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. According to municipal authorities, the city is planning to ...
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Chinese steelmakers, already obsessed with low profit margins, have been told to increase their environmental investment to help the country reduce air pollution. As part of an action plan to curb air pollution, the Chinese government is ...
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China's government pledged to cut overall coal use in eastern parts of the country and said it would reduce dependency on the fuel nationwide, as leaders struggle to respond to rising public concern over choking levels of pollution. The ...
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