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What’s Been Killing U.S. Coal?

Legal Planet

Coal began to really plunge in 2012, three years before Obama’s Clean Power Plan was issued. Regulation may have made a difference, since coal requires more extensive pollution controls than competing fuels. Politically, what has happened to coal jobs may be more salient. But this could only have a contributing factor.

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

Corp Watch

Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. million in fines and upgrade pollution controls at its 240,000 b/d Port Arthur, Tex., SEC Charges Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Oil Giant's AFCON Sponsorship Denounced as Plot to Set Off Carbon Bombs Across Africa

Corp Watch

Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. million in fines and upgrade pollution controls at its 240,000 b/d Port Arthur, Tex., SEC Charges Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Court orders 42 Ugandan families evicted to make way for oil project

Corp Watch

Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. million in fines and upgrade pollution controls at its 240,000 b/d Port Arthur, Tex., SEC Charges Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa

Corp Watch

Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. million in fines and upgrade pollution controls at its 240,000 b/d Port Arthur, Tex., SEC Charges Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Climate groups call for funding withdrawal of TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project

Corp Watch

Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. million in fines and upgrade pollution controls at its 240,000 b/d Port Arthur, Tex., SEC Charges Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore

Corp Watch

Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. million in fines and upgrade pollution controls at its 240,000 b/d Port Arthur, Tex., SEC Charges Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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