Plants

Trump Is Dissing Green Energy But China Is Financing Its Growth With Its Belt And Road Initiative

China is seizing on an international opportunity that the Trump administration has forsaken — helping other countries expand their domestic infrastructures and…

Thermal Plant

Japan to Oppose New or Expanded Coal-Fired Power Plants in Blow to Australian Exports

Japan's environment minister has announced he will “in principle” oppose any new plans to build or expand coal-fired power stations, as further signs emerge o…

Coal Mine

Asia Continues to Pivot Away From Coal

The number of thermal coal plants in development pipelines of major Asian countries continues to free-fall, according to new data. The decline poses a warning t…

Clean Coal

Idaho Utility Spurns Coal, Pledges 100 Percent 'Clean' Energy By 2045

Idaho Power says it already gets nearly half its energy from hydroelectric dams such as the Swan Falls Dam on the Snake River, just south of Boise. The utility …

Thermal Plant

DTE Energy Speeds Up Closing of Coal-fired Plants

DTE Energy officials on Thursday promised a significant reduction in carbon emissions by phasing out coal-fired plants and adding a future mixture of natural ga…