Coal
Colorado Mining Association Appeals Roadless Rule to Supreme Court
The 28-page request for high court attention argues that “roadless” as defined in the federal government’s rule is de facto wilderness and that only Congress has the power to create wilderness.
21May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
NREL Head Talks Limits of Natural Gas,
New Emissions Study
The lab’s analysis found that from cradle to grave, coal-fired energy releases about 20 times as much GHG into the atmosphere per kilowatt-hour as solar energy. Wind and nuclear energy are on relative par with solar energy. Director Arvizu touched on the latest research in his presentation.
15May2012 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Colorado Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act
The lawsuit cleared the way for a lawsuit by northwestern Colorado counties to overturn the state push to replace aging coal-fire power plants with new natural gas.
26Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Gunnison County Coal Mine Expansion Gets
Federal Go-Ahead
The lease for 786 acres of federal coal deposits at the Elk Creek Mine, near Somerset, was approved by the Interior Board of Land Appeals, according to a bureau release. WildEarth Guardians and the Sierra Club had challenged the BLM approval for the mind.
28Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Coal Extraction Poses Climate Challenge for Obama Administration
Since taking office nearly three years ago, it has restricted coal-mining waste from being dumped into streams and imposed new pollution controls on coal-fired power plants. But on the fundamental question of whether the government should halt federal leasing, Obama’s answer has been: not yet.
26Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Coal Mine Decision Sounds Alarm Bells
With a decision looming, this week’s approval of a lease sale for a coal mine expansion in a roadless area near Paonia had the blessings of top officials in Washington, D.C. The bigger mine would require methane vents to be drilled in the roadless area.
17Nov2011 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Forest Service OKs Coal Lease Expansions on West Slope
The decision helps enable expansion of underground mining. But Jeremy Nichols of the WildEarth Guardians says the decision means nearly 50 well pads and miles of associated roads will be created in the Sunset Trail roadless area.
9Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado Coal Increasingly Headed Overseas
28.8 million tons of coal valued at $1 billion is a lot of domestic energy. Except when it’s not. According to the second-quarter earnings report for Arch Coal, the St. Louis, Mo., company that owns Colorado’s West Elk Mine, 2011 is expected to be a banner year – based at least in part on increasing exports to overseas markets.
6Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Groups Seeking to Block BLM Authorization of West Slope Coal Mine Expansion Get Reprieve
“This is a dirty energy disgrace,” said Jeremy Nichols, Climate and Energy Program Director for WildEarth Guardians. His heated rhetoric and that of others paid off — at least temporarily — when the BLM said last week that it would reconsider approval of the mine expansion.
22Mar2011 | admin | 5 comments | Continued
State PUC Denies Coal Industry’s Request to Halt Xcel Plant Closures
The Colorado Mining Association, Peabody Energy Corp., and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity have argued that switching from coal to natural gas will cost jobs in the mining industry and lead to higher electricity prices.
27Jan2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Regulators Add Cherokee Plant to the
‘No Coal’ Xcel List
Cherokee’s three units would be replaced by a natural gas unit, and the Arapahoe power plant would be switched to gas. As we reported earlier this week, the PUC also supported adding new emissions control equipment to Xcel’s Hayden power plant in northwest Colorado and the Pawnee power plant out east.
18Dec2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado Coal Counties Struggle to Deal With Xcel Plan
In places like Moffat County, which is home to four mines, the concern is everywhere. “Those are significant dollars to our economy,” Moffat County Commissioner Audrey Danner told KUNC reporter, Kirk Siegler.
8Dec2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Crackdown on Coal: Implications of the MACT Rule for the Coal Industry
The MACT rule — which stands for Maximum Achievable Control Technology — will establish hazardous air pollutant emission standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers that burn fuels such as natural gas, coal, and oil to produce heat or electricity.
23Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued-
Mandatory Efficiency Requirements in Boulder?
Unsatisfied with the energy reductions achieved through voluntary incentives, the Flatirons City is considering creating a mandatory energy-efficiency program for the commercial and industrial sector.The program would be similar to the city’s SmartRegs program, which introduced energy-efficiency requirements for rental housing.
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