fossil fuel

One more step to making renewable energy more renewable.

According to the AAA, Americans drove 4.3% fewer miles on public roads in March.

Rising Tide International is calling for a day of action against the fossil fuel industry on April 1st 2008... FOSSIL FOOLS DAY!

FutureGen is a $1 billion federal project to design, build and operate the world's most advanced, emissions-free, coal-fueled power plant. The development of the FutureGen facility is a joint venture between the U.S. Department of Energy and the FutureGen Alliance, a consortium of the world's largest coal and energy producers.Illinois is competing against two sites in Texas for selection asthe FutureGen site.

This hearing examines the implications of the Environmental Protection Agency's refusal to consider the global warming effects of a coal-fired power plant'sgreenhouse gas emissions in a recent permitting decision. The hearing provides an opportunity for EPA to explain its position and current plans for addressing greenhouse gas emissions.Regulators and experts testify about the effects of EPA'sdecisions, as well as how EPA could reduce greenhouse gasemissions from new stationary sources.

The House Gov't Oversight Committee holds a hearing to examine the role of black carbon, or "soot," as a factor in climate change and receive testimony from experts regarding its global and regional impacts, its sources, and the risks it raises for public health.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) discusses growing demand to address climate change the effects of that demand on the marketplace and questions congressional witnesses about fossil fuel use.

The Chairman, President and CEO of the largest coal-burning utility in the United States, Michael Morris discusses the use of coal and clean coal technologies relative to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Morris also discusses the coming legislative outlook and the future of nuclear energy in this United States Energy Association Newsmaker moderated by Grant Stockdale.