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To clean coal, start-up GreatPoint makes gas

August 27, 2007 Reviving 1970s-era technology, an ambitious company says it can turn dirty coal into cleaner natural gas. TAGS: coal, natural gas, carbon, plant, cleaner, entrepreneur, energy, start-up, U.S.

Meet the king of coal

February 25, 2008 You may not love coal, but you use a lot of it. Peabody Energy's Greg Boyce says the company will even participate in cleaning the stuff up. TAGS: coal, natural gas, CO2, electricity, China, Australia, U.S.

FAQ: All about coal--a necessary evil

December 3, 2007 Coal is probably a fact of life. The problem is how to burn it. We answer some of questions surrounding the fuel and how scientists might make it more eco-friendly.Photos: Coal addiction TAGS: coal, BTU, ton, China, nuclear power, India, U.S., Russia, energy, scientist, Adobe PDF

The underground option for CO2

January 24, 2007 There's growing momentum behind the idea of turning the carbon dioxide spewed from coal into a liquid or a solid and storing it in caves. TAGS: coal, carbon, gas, venture-capital company, CO2, U.S., idea

Making solar cheaper than coal

March 6, 2009 Start-up 1366 Technologies wants to transform the energy business one solar cell at a time. Can it make renewable energy cheaper than fossil fuels? TAGS: coal, fossil fuel, photovoltaics

Google to enter clean-energy business

November 27, 2007 Search giant earmarks hundreds of millions of dollars with the goal of generating a gigawatt of clean energy that's cheaper than coal. TAGS: renewable energy, Sergey Brin, coal, electricity, Google Inc., energy, goal, dollar

Plug in your hybrid, pollute less?

April 28, 2006 Maybe yes, maybe no. A lot depends on where you live and how your electricity gets produced. Photos: A souped-up Prius TAGS: electricity, coal, Toyota Prius, pollution, hybrid car, car

MIT: To keep coal, carbon needs to go underground

March 14, 2007 Coal will remain king for power generation for decades, but new carbon storage technologies are needed, MIT says. TAGS: carbon, coal, study, plant, capture, U.S.

From ecowarrior to nuclear champion

January 31, 2008 Nuclear is better for us than coal, says Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore. What's holding it back are environmentalists. TAGS: nuclear power, Patrick Moore, environmentalist, coal, co-founder, weapon
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