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Coal Plant Retirement in Light of New EPA Regulations

By Jeff Archibald, ICF International

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently developing a range of new regulations under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). These new federal regulations, as they are made final over the next year, are likely to result in substantial capital investments for many coal-fueled generators, and retirement for others. ICF projects that these potential investments could lead to the retirement of 10 to 20 percent of total coal-fueled capacity in the U.S. However, significant uncertainty remains around the timing [...]

By Kim Link, Arch Coal

The U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Surface Mining (OSM) for reforestation efforts recently recognized Arch Coal’s Coal-Mac, Inc. for its reclamation work on the Phoenix #2 surface mine located in Logan County, West Virginia, near Omar. The presentation of the 2010 Excellence in Reforestation Award in West Virginia culminates nearly a decade-long reclamation effort by the company.

The presentation of the 2010 Excellence in Reforestation Award in West Virginia was made by Rick Buckley, Branch Chief, Field Support OSM Charleston Field Office with the OSM’s Charleston Field Office. “These reforestation efforts are being recognized under the [...]

Correcting Al Gore’s 24 Hours of Reality

By Tom Harris, International Climate Science Coalition

Unfortunately for Al Gore, but fortunately for the rest of us, much of what we heard in his 24 Hours of Reality extravaganza was pure fantasy.

Gore is completely wrong when he tells us that the science of climate change is settled. If his “Climate Reality Project” actually did promote climate realism, he would tell us that the science is in a period of negative discovery – the more we learn, the more we realize we do not understand about this, arguably the most complex science ever tackled. Rather than [...]