Tricks of the TradeTrump's Second TermMy EconomyI've Always Wondered ...

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Support the fact-based journalism you rely on with a donation to Marketplace today. Give Now!
Stories Tagged as

Coal plants

Coal prices are rising, but producers can't keep up with demand

by Andy Uhler
Oct 7, 2021
Coal, far from being phased out in many countries, is a stand-in for natural gas — which is also very expensive right now.
Piles of coal at a Chinese mine. Production of the carbon-intensive fuel has been cut back, contributing to the increase in its price.
Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Coal plant operating costs are a long-held secret

by Jed Kim
Sep 7, 2018
A Washington state Superior Court judge may order the release of information a utility says contains trade secrets.
Piles of coal sit in front of PacifiCorp's 1,440-megawatt coal-fired power plant in 2017 in Castle Dale, Utah.
George Frey/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Sunshine seems a better business bet to Nevada than coal

by Scott Tong
Mar 20, 2017
Despite the Trump administration’s push for coal and other fossil energy, Nevada just went dramatically in the other way. On the day after it pulled the plug on a coal-fired power plant, it cut the ribbon on a new solar energy farm. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Supreme Court to hear case on plant emission rules

by Scott Tong
Nov 26, 2014
It's the EPA vs. Industry in a battle of cost versus benefit.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
News In Brief

MIDDAY UPDATE: Another Toyota recall

by Shelly Moulton
Oct 21, 2010
Toyota is in the news again with another recall, this time mechanical problems with 1.5 million vechicles. And keeping on track with transportation...
Share Now on:
SHARE