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Botswana Taps into the World’s Largest Coal Reserve

Mila Luleva — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:09:50 +0000

No climate talks can stop Botswana’s government. The country has allowed mining of the world’s largest untouched coal reserve. Last month, millions united in the name of saving our planet. People went on the streets and vouched for governments to implement climate-smart policies. The activities that took place in the major cities in the world, […]

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Germany: Saint Lambertus Cathedral Gets Demolished for Coal Mining

Jose Aguilar — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:40:00 +0000

Saint Lambertus Cathedral, located in Immerath, a small village northwest of Cologne, was torn last week to the ground as plans of the German energy supply company RWE for lignite mining ramble on. The cathedral, a gothic, double-spired structure built in the 1880´s, has a rich and long history. With its beginnings dating back to […]

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Mountaintop Removal Mining Down 62%

Annika Tostengard — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 06:39:52 +0000

A report released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration reveals that the United States’ coal production is slowing down. One of the most environmentally devastating types of mining, mountaintop removal, has declined by an amazing 62%. The report suggests that a lower demand for coal as a reason, citing cheap natural gas and renewables as […]

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Coal Mining Pollution Neglected by The Environmental Protection Agency

Mila Luleva — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:31:57 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced earlier this week, that they will not take any action against coal mining pollution. The reasoning for EPA’s inactions is that the agency has “other priorities”. It is somehow difficult to comprehend how such agency, which is responsible for protecting the environment from deadly pollutants, harmful to human health, […]

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Coal Mining Produces More Deaths Per TWh Than Nuclear, Study Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:10:36 +0000

Everybody's been talking lately about the threat that nuclear power poses to humans, that's a known fact. Another fact which few think of is the number of deaths coal mining produces, both direct and indirect, through the various diseases triggered by the fine carbon dust.

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