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Georgia has world's largest wood pellet factory, and state says its exceeding pollution limits

Savannah Morning News 01 Dec 2023
Virgin Atlantic flight goes London to New York using sustainable fuel ... That would be three times the allowable total ... In the case of the Waycross plant, nearly 1 million tons of the pellets produced annually then are carried by trucks to the Port of Savannah, loaded on ships and transported to Europe, where they are burned as an alternative to coal.
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District 40 update

Norfolk Daily News 30 Nov 2023
42.3% nuclear, 30.1% coal, 7.4% wind, 6.4% hydroelectric, and 13.8% from all other sources such as natural gas or purchase agreements ... coal and nuclear. In Gillette, Wyoming, I toured the mines and processing facilities for the coal that is shipped to Gerald Gentleman Station in Sutherland.
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Climate

The Morganton News Herald 29 Nov 2023
Oil use grew in the late 19th century because it wasn't as labor-intensive as coal, whose workers now had strong unions in some Western nations, historians say. Like coal, oil was easy to store, it's more energy-rich than coal, and it's easier to move; as a liquid it can be shipped through pipes, as well as by trucks, tankers and railcars, said J.R.
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Push for progress fueling catastrophic climate crisis

Elko Daily Free Press 29 Nov 2023
They dug up billions of tons of coal, and then oil and gas, to fuel empires and economies ... Like coal, oil was easy to store, it's more energy-rich than coal, and it's easier to move; as a liquid it can be shipped through pipes, as well as by trucks, tankers and railcars, said J.R ... Meanwhile, coal kept its place in the global economy.
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Tracing the origins of our current climate crisis

The Bismarck Tribune 29 Nov 2023
They dug up billions of tons of coal, and then oil and gas, to fuel empires and economies ... Like coal, oil was easy to store, it's more energy-rich than coal, and it's easier to move; as a liquid it can be shipped through pipes, as well as by trucks, tankers and railcars, said J.R ... Meanwhile, coal kept its place in the global economy.
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Tracing the origins of current climate crisis

Winston-Salem Journal 29 Nov 2023
They dug up billions of tons of coal, and then oil and gas, to fuel empires and economies ... Like coal, oil was easy to store, it's more energy-rich than coal, and it's easier to move; as a liquid it can be shipped through pipes, as well as by trucks, tankers and railcars, said J.R ... Meanwhile, coal kept its place in the global economy.
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Activists stall coal shipping in major Australian port

SAFETY4SEA 28 Nov 2023
During the weekend, hundreds of protesters blocked shipping at the Port of Newcastle, the world’s largest coal port, in New South Wales, Australia, using kayaks and floats. In particular, climate group Rising Tide orchestrated a 30-hour blockade aimed at impeding the transportation of coal.
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Shipping activity at Port Qasim

Urdu Point 28 Nov 2023
Shipping activity was reported at the port where four ships, Ince Marmar, Yasa Saturn, Ullswater and Evridiki carrying Wheat, Coal, LPG and Gas oil, berthed at Grain Terminal, Bulk Terminal, Engro Terminal and Elengy Terminal respectively on Monday.
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How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress ...

West Hawaii Today 28 Nov 2023
They dug up billions of tons of coal, and then oil and gas, to fuel empires and economies ... Coal had long been used in homes on the island for heating and cooking ... By the mid-19th century, steam power was adopted in manufacturing, cotton mills, steam ships and locomotives around the world, turning coal into a global trade.
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One of Biden’s Big Climate Bets Follows an Old Logic

The Atlantic 28 Nov 2023
Shipping LNG abroad appears to be worse for the environment than burning coal, leading to questions about whether the Biden administration will step in to halt the infrastructure build-out ... which still rely on the world’s most polluting fuels, including coal and bunker oil.
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Panama's Supreme Court declares 20-year contract for Canadian copper mine unconstitutional

San Francisco Chronicle 28 Nov 2023
“This is what we had been waiting for,” demonstrator Raisa Banfield said after what she called an agonizing wait ... Naval police reported that a ship carrying coal decided to turn back due to “hostility from a group of protesters who from their boats threw rocks and blunt homemade objects” before being dispersed ... .
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Panama’s Supreme Court says Canadian copper mine contract is unconstitutional

The Los Angeles Times 28 Nov 2023
Opponents of the Cobre Panama mine argued it would damage a forested coastal area and threaten water supplies ... The contract, given final approval Oct ... Naval police reported that a ship carrying coal decided to turn back due to “hostility from a group of protesters who from their boats threw rocks and blunt homemade objects” before being dispersed ... 2 ... .
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Panama’s Supreme Court declares 20-year contract for Canadian copper mine unconstitutional

Wtop 28 Nov 2023
“This is what we had been waiting for,” demonstrator Raisa Banfield said after what she called an agonizing wait ... Naval police reported that a ship carrying coal decided to turn back due to “hostility from a group of protesters who from their boats threw rocks and blunt homemade objects” before being dispersed ... The contract, given final approval Oct.
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First Quantum suspends commercial operations at Cobre Panama mine after Panama court declares contract unconstitutional

North Shore News 28 Nov 2023
PANAMA CITY (AP) — First Quantum Minerals Ltd ... The company is still mapping out its next steps ... “The president has to suspend (mine) operations today." ... Naval police reported that a ship carrying coal decided to turn back due to “hostility from a group of protesters who from their boats threw rocks and blunt homemade objects” before being dispersed ... 2.
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How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate?

Naharnet 27 Nov 2023
They dug up billions of tons of coal, and then oil and gas, to fuel empires and economies ... Like coal, oil was easy to store, it's more energy-rich than coal, and it's easier to move; as a liquid it can be shipped through pipes, as well as by trucks, tankers and railcars, said J.R ... Meanwhile, coal kept its place in the global economy.
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