WASHINGTON, D.C.— In 2006, China burned more than twice as much coal as any other country, according to a Vital Signs Update released today by the Worldwatch Institute.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) on its proposal to contribute $100 million toward a new plant that will convert coal to liquid fuels.
A new interdisciplinary study carried out by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists and engineers finds that the U.S. Department of Energy program to develop “carbon capture and sequestration” (CCS) is not advancing this technology as quickly as it is needed.
Public awareness of the relatively new but highly invasive method of surface mining known as “mountaintop removal” is growing in the United States, thanks to a combination of cutting-edge technology and the work of advocacy groups.
While businesses and governments begin to invest in biofuels and unconventional petroleum sources such as oil sands, a more traditional source of energy—coal—is also receiving international attention as an oil replacement.
The rapid growth in coal use in China and India, where pollution controls are minimal, is adding to local and long-distance pollution. More than 80 percent of Chinese cities in a recent World Bank survey had sulfur dioxide or nitrogen dioxide emissions above the World Health Organization's threshold.
A new interdisciplinary study carried out by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists and engineers finds that the U.S. Department of Energy program to develop “carbon capture and sequestration” (CCS) is not advancing this technology as quickly as it is needed. 
Public awareness of the relatively new but highly invasive method of surface mining known as “mountaintop removal” is growing in the United States, thanks to a combination of cutting-edge technology and the work of advocacy groups. 
While businesses and governments begin to invest in biofuels and unconventional petroleum sources such as oil sands, a more traditional source of energy—coal—is also receiving international attention as an oil replacement. 