Topic: Fossil Fuel Power Generation

Mich. regulators OK air permit for power plant

Michigan regulators approve air permit for power plant near Bay City, with conditionsMichigan regulators approved a key air permit Tuesday that could help clear the way for Consumers Energy to build an 830-megawatt coal-fired power plant near Bay City. The Department of Environmental Quality's move comes after months of ...
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One industry income investors can count on

Bright future for natural gas-fired power plant stocksProgress Energy (NYSE: PGN) is an electric utility from North Carolina. With $9 billion in revenue, three million customers, and more than 21,000 megawatts of capacity, Progress Energy is one of the largest electric utilities in the country. Earlier this month, Progress ...
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EPA, USDA push farmers to use coal waste on fields

Activists question EPA, USDA push for farmers to spread coal power plant byproduct on fieldsThe federal government is encouraging farmers to spread a chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to loosen and fertilize soil even as it considers regulating coal wastes for the first time. The material ...
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US ENERGY SHIFT

US ENERGY SHIFT
Graphic shows annual carbon-dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants Copyright 2009  AP News
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