News tagged with coal briquettes
Study advises Chinese government to change fuel in millions of households
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Scientists in China are recommending that the Chinese government consider phasing out the direct burning of traditional chunks of coal in millions of households. It suggests that the government substitute ...
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Scientists create fuel from African crop waste (w/Video)
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bananas are a staple crop of Rwanda. The fruit is eaten raw, fried and baked — it even produces banana beer and wine. Around 2 million tons are grown each year but the fruit is only a small percentage of ...
US coal peak production: Point and counterpoint
Oct 20, 2009 |
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A timely debate on "United States Coal Peak Production" will enliven the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Portland, Oregon, today. Highly regarded experts David B. Rutledge of the California Institute ...
Appalachian history gives new perspective of how workers view jobs
Feb 23, 2009 |
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A preacher addresses a group of men in a town church in eastern Kentucky, but this gathering is not to hear a sermon. Instead, it is a meeting of a coal miners' union. By studying coal miners and farmers during the early ...
Coal-mining hazard resembles explosive volcanic eruption, study shows
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Worldwide, thousands of workers die every year from mining accidents, and instantaneous coal outbursts in underground mines are among the major killers. But although scientists have been investigating coal outbursts for more ...
New low emission coal technology will provide double power, reduce costs and help the environment
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Queensland researcher has successfully completed a lab-scale test on a new technology which has the potential to revolutionise the way the world views and uses coal.
EPA relents, discloses list of high-risk coal ash sites
Jun 30, 2009 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday released a list of 44 coal-fired power plant waste sites in 10 states with a high hazard potential, including 12 sites in North Carolina, seven in Kentucky and a large storage ...
Carbon sequestration may enhance energy production, researchers say
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Jul 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions continually rise in the United States, unconventional natural gas sources coupled with advances in carbon sequestration may be the solution, ...
Researchers Work to Make Wood a New Energy Source
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Is wood the new coal? Researchers at North Carolina State University think so, and they are part of a team working to turn woodchips into a substitute for coal by using a process called torrefaction that ...
Emphysema severity directly linked to coal dust exposure
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Coal dust exposure is directly linked to severity of emphysema in smokers and nonsmokers alike, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Analysis shows exposure to ash from TVA spill could have 'severe health implications'
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A report by Duke University scientists who analyzed water and ash samples from last month’s coal sludge spill in eastern Tennessee concludes that “exposure to radium- and arsenic-containing ...
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