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Coal's hidden costs top $345 billion in U.S.: study

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BOSTON | Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:57am EST

 

 (Reuters) - The United States' reliance on coal to generate almost half of its electricity, costs the economy about $345 billion a year in hidden expenses not borne by miners or utilities, including health problems in mining communities and pollution around power plants, a study found. 

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Scenario To Cap World Emissions By 2020 Is Fading Fast, Warns IEA Economist

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From his perch as chief economist for the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol is virtually shouting his global warming predictions from the Paris rooftops.

Unless the United States, Europe, China, India and the other emerging economies get on a crash course to slash greenhouse gases, Birol contends, world leaders can simply forget about one of their oft-talked-about goals: stabilizing the average global temperature rise at 2 degrees Celsius.

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Figures On Global Climate Show 2010 Tied 2005 As The Hottest Year On Record

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New government figures for the global climate show that 2010 was the wettest year in the historical record, and it tied 2005 as the hottest year since record-keeping began in 1880.

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2020 Emissions Set To Exceed Dangerous Levels By One Third

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© Greenpeace/Simon LimThe wall with the message I WILL ACT ON CLIMATE – WILL YOU? is composed of photographs submitted by thousands of people from China and around the world, confirming they are taking action in their homes and communities to cope with climate change. It’s part of a wave of action around the world this month, peaking on 10 October with the 10/10/10 global work party in 180 countries.

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