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Dredge dumping in Great Barrier Reef initially opposed by Reef Authority
Reef Authority first opposed dredge dumping in Great Barrier Reef, then issued a permit allowing it.
Joanna Foster

Mar 4, 2014

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Green group could save the great barrier reef from dredging waste
Permit given to dump 3 million cubic metres of dredge waste onto the great barrier reef is under threat as green group files legal challenge in Brisbane.
Joanna Foster

Feb 28, 2014

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If natural gas must be a bridge fuel, this might be a way to do it
A new power plant permitting deal in Massachusetts might be the way forward if natural gas is to be the bridging fuel to renewable energy.
Jeff Spross

Feb 24, 2014

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Big Coal’s annus horribilis
Big Coal wanted a stream of exuberant articles selling the story line that coal is clean, cheap and desirable. 2013 delivered the opposite.
Bob Burton

Jan 20, 2014

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Australian coal assets could be stranded by China changes
A new report from Oxford University and commissioned by HSBC warns Australian coal investments could be stranded by changing coal use in China.
Emma Fitzpatrick

Dec 16, 2013

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Can a historic coal state create a real solar market?
Can a coal state really make the transition to solar PV? That may depend on who’s funding which politicians.
Stephen Lacey

Nov 26, 2013

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If coal’s in trouble, why build more coal ports?
Investment banks are worried about high-cost coal mines and ports becoming stranded assets in the next decade. So should Queenslanders be worried too?
Laura Eadie

Nov 8, 2013

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NSW Wallerawang coal power plant to be mothballed, says union
AWU claims Energy Australia’s Wallerawang Power Station will be mothballed by March next year, with parts of the thermal coal plant already shut down.
Staff Reporter

Nov 7, 2013

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Shanghai to forbid coal burning as China monitors smog effects
Shanghai’s new Clean Air Action Plan to completely ban coal burning in 2017 targets 2,500+ boilers and 300 industrial furnaces for closure – or clean-up.
Ari Phillips

Oct 29, 2013

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Unclean coal: Record-breaking air pollution nearly shuts down Chinese city
In the capital city of China’s Heilongjiang province, fine particulate matter reached levels 40x the level considered ideal for human health; 3x the level considered hazardous.
Katie Valentine

Oct 22, 2013

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Major study projects no long-term climate benefit from shale gas revolution
Most claims that shale gas will significantly reduce US carbon emissions in the future are based on little more than hand-waving and wishful thinking.
Joe Romm

Oct 21, 2013

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Grid parity, will push global renewables capacity to 34% by 2030
Coal may still hold the crown when it comes to global electricity generation – but renewables will account for more than one third of global capacity by 2030.
Silvio Marcacci

Oct 21, 2013

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