coal-fired plants Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 09:03:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Coal Power Plants in Romania Working Without Environmental Permits https://www.greenoptimistic.com/romania-coal-power-plants-20170908/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/romania-coal-power-plants-20170908/#respond Sat, 09 Sep 2017 09:03:21 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64189 A Greenpeace report released yesterday morning stated that over 14 Romanian coal-fired plants are currently either operating without environmental permits or are missing important upgrades that would make them less polluting. While the aging technology that is at the core of many power plants found in the European Union produce more than a third of […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/romania-coal-power-plants-20170908/feed/ 0 64189 Ontario Successfully Eliminates Coal Power https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-successfully-eliminates-coal-power-and-reaps-tremendous-environmental-and-financial-benefits-20130116/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-successfully-eliminates-coal-power-and-reaps-tremendous-environmental-and-financial-benefits-20130116/#respond Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:55:08 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31478 In an unprecedented move, the provincial government of Canada’s Ontario province will burn zero coal by the conclusion of 2013. This is the first time any government in North America has decommissioned an entire coal fleet and serves as a reminder that ending coal use is possible and there are great benefits to doing so. […]

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