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Archives: Coal
![Industrial Mercury (including Coal) & the Communities it has Poisoned](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/industrial-mercury-including-coa-187x137.jpg)
![Kurdish Independence: SecState Tillerson opposes, Sen Schumer Supports](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/kurdish-independence-secstate-ti-187x137.jpg)
Kurdish Independence: SecState Tillerson opposes, Sen Schumer Supports
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - According to the Kurdish news site Rudaw, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson weighed in on the Kurdistan referendum on independence from Iraq, held…![Rethink Coal! Australia emits nerve poison Mercury at double Global Average](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/rethink-coal-australia-emits-ner-187x137.jpg)
Rethink Coal! Australia emits nerve poison Mercury at double Global Average
Robyn Schofield | (The Conversation) | - - A report released this week by advocacy group Environmental Justice Australia presents a confronting analysis of toxic emissions from Australia’s coal-fired power plants. The…![1 in 9 Deaths are from Air Pollution & Trump is making it Worse](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/1-in-9-deaths-are-from-air-pollu-187x137.jpg)
1 in 9 Deaths are from Air Pollution & Trump is making it Worse
The Tree | - - Air pollution is driving a global public health crisis. It is responsible for one in nine deaths worldwide, and touches everyone given 92% of the human race…![Coal in Death spiral as India cancels 14 gigs, and Solar prices Plummet](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/coal-in-death-spiral-as-india-ca-187x137.jpg)
Coal in Death spiral as India cancels 14 gigs, and Solar prices Plummet
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - China and India have knocked the United States off the top spot of the index of best places to invest in renewables. Analysts…![China cancelled 100 Coal Plants but Trump going the other Way](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/china-cancelled-100-coal-plants-187x137.jpg)
China cancelled 100 Coal Plants but Trump going the other Way
By Oscar Reyes | (Otherwords.org) | - - States that invest in renewables are reaping the rewards. Those that stick to coal are faltering. When you’re in a hole, it’s usually best…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/file-20170508-20732-1o7df4n-187x137.png)
China’s covering a Football field with Solar Panels Every Hour in Quest to End Coal
By Janet Xuanli Liao | (The Conversation) | - - China’s remarkable growth over the past three decades has elevated it to global superpower status. But its economic miracle has also attracted…Who are the Children suing Trump over Climate Future?
By John Light | ( BillMoyers.com) | - - Congress and the White House aren't going to address the climate crisis anytime soon. Will judges? “We are not going to wait until…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/Brett-Gundlock_MosaicScience_Climate-Killer_Graveyard_0-750x500-1-187x137.jpg)
Climate change is turning dehydration into a deadly epidemic
By Jane Palmer | Mosaic, the science of life | - - A mysterious kidney disease is striking down labourers across the world and climate change is making it worse. Jane Palmer…![Trump has it Backward: It is Dirty Coal that’s Killing Green Jobs](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/trump-has-it-backward-it-is-dirt-187x137.jpg)
Trump has it Backwards: It is Dirty Coal that’s Killing Green Jobs
By Basav Sen | (Otherwords.org) | - - Wind and solar could create many, many more jobs than coal — especially if the government stops propping it up. When Donald Trump announced…![Climate March: How many more atomic bombs is Trump setting off in our Atmosphere?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/climate-march-how-many-more-atom-187x137.jpg)
Climate March: How many more atomic bombs is Trump setting off in our Atmosphere?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The People's Climate March on Saturday will protest the Trump administration's pro-Climate Change policies of increasing US carbon dioxide and methane emissions. Just…![Trump’s 1984: Peace is War, Environment is Pollution, Health is Sickness](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/trumps-1984-peace-is-war-environ-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s 1984: Peace is War, Environment is Pollution, Health is Sickness
By Steven Harper | (BillMoyers.com) | - - "If you look at these Cabinet appointees, they were selected for a reason. And that is for the deconstruction [of the administrative state]." At…![Donald Trump: Global Ecocide](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/donald-trump-global-ecocide-187x137.jpg)
Donald Trump: Global Ecocide
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - Can one determined and willfully ignorant man both stem the green tide and push the world over the brink into…![“No new Coal Plants!” – European Energy Companies](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/no-new-coal-plants-european-ener-187x137.jpg)
“No new Coal Plants!” – European Energy Companies
Newsy |. (Video News Clip) | / The Tree | - - "Energy companies representing almost the entire European Union have promised not to build new coal power plants after 2020." Newsy:…![Trump’s New Decree to ‘Wreak Havoc’ on Climate, Reward Big Oil](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/trumps-new-decree-to-wreak-havoc-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s New Decree to ‘Wreak Havoc’ on Climate, Reward Big Oil
TeleSur | - - The latest executive order is seen by critics as a reckless attempt to boost energy industry profits at the cost of the environment and public health. U.S. President…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/what-is-kilowatt-hour-187x137.png)
The simple Number that will Defeat Trump’s attempt to Roll back Obama Energy Policies
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump's Executive Order deregulating dangerous gas emissions is being signed today at the Environmental Protection Agency. This is the greatest mean-spirited reversal since…![Close the Coal Plants: How to Reply to Pruitt’s Lie about CO2 & Climate](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/close-the-coal-plants-how-to-rep-187x137.jpg)
Close the Coal Plants: How to Reply to Pruitt’s Lie about CO2 & Climate
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Having Scott Pruitt as head of the Environmental Protection Agency is sort of like the plot of that Showtime thriller Dexter, where the…![Sorry, Trump, China’s cut-back on Coal Dooms Industry](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/sorry-trump-chinas-cut-back-on-c-187x137.jpg)
Sorry, Trump, China’s cut-back on Coal Dooms Industry
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump has said many foolish things, but his pledge to bring back coal takes the cake. Coal is the dirtiest source of…![Trump mires us in carbon Swamp with fossil cronies in key roles](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/trump-mires-us-in-carbon-swamp-w-187x137.jpg)
Trump mires us in carbon Swamp with fossil cronies in key roles
The Tree | (Content for Climate Communicators) | - - Instead of draining the swamp as promised, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is doing the opposite, appointing powerful fossil fuel executives and dirty…![In the shadow of Trump, a DAPL Victory and Global Protests against Fossil Fuels](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011024952im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/in-the-shadow-of-trump-a-dapl-vi-187x137.jpg)