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This fuel is actually the fossilized remains of plants that lived from around 360 to 300 million years ago, and Clark University biologists believe that the arrival of fungi may have stopped the plants forming coal. full story 
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Clean Coal Technologies Announces Advance of $400,000 from Ventrillion
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Environment roundup: Portland General Electric's new power plant; Elwha River recovery; Globe and Mail accused of...
Portland General Electric just broke ground on construction of its third natural-gas-fired power plant at the Port Westward industrial park, creating 200 construction jobs and costing roughly $300 million.
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Coal plants cost Alberta $300M in health costs: report
A study done by a coalition of health and environmental groups says pollution from Alberta's coal-fired power plants is costing the health care system nearly $300 million each year and contributes to nearly 100 premature deaths.
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