• Prosecutors in New Jersey recently used the Patriot Act to convict Yehuda Abraham, whose services were used in a plot to sell shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles to terrorists with the understanding that they were going to be used to shoot down U.S. commercial aircraft.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Happy birthday, Patriot Act!

  • This is partially being done by switching coal-fired plants to the cleaner-burning natural gas.

    FORBES: 2012 Outlook: Natural Gas Prices Likely To Remain Under Pressure, For Now

  • Why not simply convert coal-fired electricity-generating plants to natural gas?

    ECONOMIST: Expedient

  • American Electric will utilize the pipeline to fuel its power plants, which will be converted from coal-fired to natural gas in order to comply with tightening environmental standards.

    FORBES: Move up http://i.forbesimg.com t Move down

  • Man-of-the-match Garrett went close for the Blues on the 21st minute while Thompson should have fired the soon-to-be-champions ahead two minutes before the break after being set up by the lively Mark McAllister.

    BBC: Linfield 1-0 Cliftonville

  • The committee has urged the government to set a deadline for coal-fired power stations to adopt CCS, which it says could play a decisive role in reducing carbon emissions.

    BBC: Debate on carbon capture and storage

  • Pietersen made only two more runs after the first appeal before falling lbw to the fired-up Siddle but Prior went on to form a formidable partnership with Jonathan Trott as England finished the day on 444-5, 346 ahead of the hosts.

    BBC: Ashes: Ricky Ponting fined by ICC after on-field row

  • As well, construction costs for LNG and coal-fired plants to be able to generate this additional electricity would be substantial.

    FORBES: The Carbon Costs of Replacing Japan's Nuclear Power

  • And natural gas prices have soared, destroying some--but not all--of the economic justification for installing small gas-fired turbines to power commercial buildings.

    FORBES: The Revolution That Wasn't--Yet

  • At daybreak police fired tear-gas to clear protesters and let members enter.

    ECONOMIST: Thailand

  • The EIA expects 8.5% of the coal-fired fleet to retire by 2016, and 17% by 2020, and those are very conservative estimates.

    WSJ: Review & Outlook: Energy in the Executive

  • "We're trying to see a pathway to where you can make electricity for 5 to 8 cents a kilowatt-hour, " equivalent to gas-fired power plants, he says.

    FORBES: On The Cover/Top Stories

  • Mugs and ceramics have to be "first-fired" in England to qualify as "made in England, " and there's considerable resentment at the misleading labelling of goods made elsewhere.

    BBC: Week ahead

  • In fact, the U.S. hit a milestone in April of this year when government data showed that natural gas-fired power plants supplied as much electricity to the nation as coal-fired plants for the first time.

    FORBES: Coal-Fired Carbon Emissions Fall As Transition To Cleaner Energy Accelerates

  • Wigan pressurised the visiting ball-carriers and after the ball was spilled, Deacon fired a cross-kick to the corner which was collected in the air by Carmont and then touched down for the first try after only two minutes.

    BBC: Wigan Warriors 15-21 St George Illawarra Dragons

  • Once the bane of environmentalists, the nuclear industry enjoyed newfound "green" credentials as a cleaner alternative to coal-fired plants that belch greenhouse gases to produce electricity.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Miller is perhaps better known for journeying across small-town Texas to rally ranchers in opposition to TXU's plans for more coal-fired plants, an effort that catapulted her to the central role in a recent Robert Redford-narrated documentary, Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars.

    FORBES: Old King Coal

  • One obvious way for firms in the power sector to reduce their emissions is to switch the type of energy they use, for example from inefficient coal-fired power stations to efficient gas stations.

    BBC: Switching from high to low carbon energy is a challenge

  • Crop yields are now projected to be better, natural gas-fired distilling is projected to get more efficient, and the carbon emissions from increased land use are now less than previously calculated.

    FORBES: Obama: Corn Ethanol Isn't So Bad After All

  • While both coal and gas play important roles in our energy future, and there is another agenda to regulate coal-fired power plants out of existence, the claim is contrary to the well-accepted fact that the greenhouse gas impacts of burning natural gas are less than coal.

    FORBES: Why Anti-Fracking Groups Are Shifting Their Story From Water To Air Quality

  • Over the past three years, China has added 200 gigiwatts of coal-fired electric power capacity--equivalent to 20% of the entire installed capacity of the United States.

    FORBES: Energy's Challenges

  • The way utilities now meet demand spikes is to attach an extra natural-gas-fired generator or two to the grid and let it sit idle for most of the year.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The additional nuclear power plants would also have the advantage of being less vulnerable to fuel price changes than coal or gas-fired generation, helping to enhance the security of electricity supplies.

    BBC: World risks 'dirty' energy future

  • The Irishman, who will defend his U.S. PGA title later this month, shot a five-birdie, two-bogey 67 in the Ohio rain to lead the tournament on 10-under-par after six-time winner Woods fired a five-under-par 65 to move to seven-under-par -- setting-up a compelling last pairing for Sunday's final round.

    CNN: Harrington keeps charging Woods at bay

  • He added that there was a need to for "carbon capture in storage for gas-fired power stations" to ensure that the carbon is not released into the atmosphere.

    BBC: UK

  • But the Fed-fed inflation fired up the housing boom to white-hot levels.

    FORBES: Secret Weapon

  • Wigan substitute Joel Tomkins prevented Australian Test winger Morris from collecting a hat-trick with a superb ankle-tap tackle and from the resulting play, Jamie Soward fired over a drop-goal to extend the lead to six points.

    BBC: Wigan Warriors 15-21 St George Illawarra Dragons

  • At present the K-MAX has no defensive systems, but Lockheed Martin says the helicopters could easily be fitted with armour, machine-gun pods or flares which could be fired as decoys to divert ground-launched missiles.

    ECONOMIST: Autonomous helicopters

  • "We estimate there was over 200 shots fired in a five- to 10-minute period, " Deveau said.

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