clevedonpeople Coal seams are drained of the toxic water they contain using purpose-drilled wells and fractured by pumping them full of millions of gallons of sand, toxic chemicals and water at high pressure. In some cases, water, foam, or air are pumped into the ... and more »
Futurity: Research News “Since the advent of hydraulic fracturing, more than one million treatments have been conducted with perhaps only one documented case of direct groundwater pollution resulting from the injection of chemicals ,” says Radisav Vidic, lead author of the ... and more »
89.3 KPCC Besides inheriting the current policy that seeks to end L.A.'s use of coal power by 2025, the winner of Tuesday's mayoral election will face a host of environmental challenges, including the need to increase the local supply of water, maintain momentum ...
Money Morning So while demand for coal may be down, much of the company's revenues have been compensated for by the demand for its other products such as chemicals . Ironically, an 11% growth in CSX's chemicals business was driven by the need for alternative ...
State Journal ... to the tune of bout $71.7 billion in investments, including in West. A new report from the American Chemistry Council says expansion in shale gas plays are driving investments in chemical manufacturing to the tune of bout $71.7 billion in ... and more »
Global Times Industry watchers suggested Monday that using coal as chemical raw materials rather than only as power-generating resources would be the best way to resolve overcapacity issues that have taken a toll on the domestic coal industry. The Bohai-rim thermal ...
The Commentator The usual suspects were spurred into righteous indignation; Al Gore's blog post set the tone. Here is an extract : “Yesterday, for the first time in human history, concentrations of carbon dioxide, the primary global warming pollutant, hit 400 parts per ... and more »
Sunday Leader There would also be an added advantage of producing good quality fertilizer and agro- chemicals as by-products. Q: The CEB Chairman has ... Japan came forward in 1992 to build a coal plant for the country, but the government did not want it. When Ranil ... and more »
New York Times This is critical if America's bountiful supplies of cheap natural gas are to become a cleaner bridge from coal to alternative energy sources like wind and solar power. He can hasten the development of less-polluting alternatives to older-generation ... and more »
Economic Times NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: In a "big relief" for the diversified group, Lanco Infratech today said it will pay AUD 7.5 million to settle the protracted AUD 3.5 ...
