Thursday, August 23, 2012

Coal plants still pressured despite Romney plan, EPA court loss

Reuters: Coal-fired power plants will face pressure and in some cases closure despite a Republican energy plan favorable to the industry and a court victory against new environmental rules. As many as one-sixth of U.S. coal-fired power plants would close within eight years and be replaced by natural gas, according to an Energy Department estimate. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday laid out his new energy policy that aims to promote oil and natural gas production and roll back...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/23/us-usa-coal-closures-idUSBRE87M15F20120823?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
Enclosure: http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20120823&t=2&i=645443292&w=460&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=CBRE87M1R9200

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