CoalSwarm Global Proposed Coal Plant Tracking Project

The purpose of this page is to assist in organizing the tracking of proposed coal plants worldwide.

General resources

Power Plants Around the World Photo Gallery - in addition to photos, contains a good deal of background on existing plants and near-term expansion plans
Wikimapia - clicking on the coordinates in seconds/minutes/hours format converts them to digital
"Country subdivisions of Asia" - Wikipedia - Great source of coordinates at the sub-provincial level
Global Energy Observatory coal plant list - Has details on existing coal plants in most countries. Also has lists of mines and ports.

Country-specific resources

India

Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country, Ministry of Power
Environmental Clearance Status Query, Ministry of Environment and Forests
Green Clearance Watch, Center for Science and Environment

May 2015 Update

Africa - CS - 2/17
Middle East and Central Asia - CS - 2/17
Japan - CS - 2/19
South Korea - CS - 2/20
Taiwan - CS - 2/20
Malaysia - CS - 2/20
Australia - CS - 2/21
Mongolia - CS - 2/24
Thailand - CS - 2/24
US, Canada - CS - 2/25
Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar - 2/27
Philippines -

Examples of plants with opposition

GNDTP Bathinda power station - excellent example
Subic power station
Jawa Tengah power station (Central Java Power Project) - example of a project that has attracted a large amount of protest. Includes timeline.
JR Power Project (shows section layout: background / opposition / Details)
Vizag Thermal Power Plant - good example
Ankulapatur power station
Birra Thermal Power Project
Gobindpura_power_station
Gidderbaha power station
Udupi power station
Bara Thermal Power Project
Ratnagiri Power Plant

Participants

in order to become part of the project, please add yourself to the list by putting #~~~~ at the bottom.

1. Tednace (talk) 22:58, 22 December 2013 (EST)

Formatting Tips

Videos

To embed a video in a page, you do not have to upload the video onto the SourceWatch servers. The video can still reside in YouTube but will be viewable to the reader of a SourceWatch page without leaving SourceWatch.

Here is the new formatting for embedded videos:

{{#ev:service|id|width|align|description|container}}

Example:

{{#ev:youtube|-dnL00TdmLY|400|center|Wikis in Plain English|frame}}

This produces the following:

Wikis in Plain English

Note that when you align with "center" the text will not wrap around the video. Use "left" or "right" when you want text to wrap. The number "400" represents the pixel width of the video. You can experiment with other numbers. A good rule of thumb for video widths is 210 for small, 300 for medium, 400 for normal, and 640 for big.

Click here for more information on using the embedded video extension.

Images

To add an image to a page, you need to be in editing mode. Then look on the far left side of the SourceWatch page for the command (located in the Toolbox) "Upload file."

After you upload a file into SourceWatch, it will be stored on the SourceWatch servers and can be embedded in any page.

Here is an example format:

[[File:KYCoalWaste.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.25|Photo courtesy of ilovemountains.org.]]

Photo courtesy of ilovemountains.org.

Note that if you replace "center" with "left" or "right," the photo will align on the left or the right and the text will wrap around the photo.

Tables

SourceWatch now allows sortable tables using the format shown below:

Here is an example:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="200" | State !! width="200" | CoalSwarm Name !! width="200" | Sierra Name !! Size (MW) !! Status
|-
| Alaska||Hackhack||HackCentral||100||active
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| Ohio||MegaDirty||MegaBucks||200||active
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| West Virginia||Old Smokey||Byrd #1||400||canceled
|}

This creates the following table:

State	CoalSwarm Name	Sierra Name	Size (MW)	Status
Alaska	Hackhack	HackCentral	100	active
Ohio	MegaDirty	MegaBucks	200	active
West Virginia	Old Smokey	Byrd #1	400	canceled

Tip: The easiest way to make tables is to create the table in Excel. Then cut and paste the table into an Excel-to-MediaWiki converter such as http://excel2wiki.net/.

Maps

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39.489694, -79.639389~Albright Power Station~Click '''[[Albright Power Station|here]]''' for more information.;
38.135496, -81.278721~Alloy Steam Station~Click '''[[Alloy Steam Station|here]]''' for more information.;
38.476111, -81.82~Amos Plant~Click '''[[Amos Plant|here]]''' for more information.;
39.710611, -79.927806~Fort Martin Power Station~Click '''[[Fort Martin Power Station|here]]''' for more information.;
39.560277, -80.162893~Grant Town Power Plant~Click '''[[Grant Town Power Plant|here]]''' for more information.;
39.384389, -80.331889~Harrison Power Station~Click '''[[Harrison Power Station|here]]''' for more information.;
42.839239, -81.777984~John Amos Plant~Click '''[[John Amos Plant|here]]''' for more information.;
39.828889, -80.82~Kammer Plant~Click '''[[Kammer Plant|here]]''' for more information.;
38.206389, -81.423611~Kanawha River Plant~Click '''[[Kanawha River Plant|here]]''' for more information.;
39.828889, -80.82~Mitchell Plant~Click '''[[Mitchell Plant|here]]''' for more information.;
39.639998, -79.961394~Morgantown Energy Facility (WV)~Click '''[[Morgantown Energy Facility (WV)|here]]''' for more information.;
39.200556, -79.264167~Mount Storm Power Station~Click '''[[Mount Storm Power Station|here]]''' for more information.;
38.972806, -81.926889~Mountaineer Plant~Click '''[[Mountaineer Plant|here]]''' for more information.;
39.261602, -79.331152~North Branch Station~Click '''[[North Branch Station|here]]''' for more information.;
39.749389, -80.854778~PPG Natrium Plant~Click '''[[PPG Natrium Plant|here]]''' for more information.;
38.967194, -81.921389~Philip Sporn Power Plant~Click '''[[Philip Sporn Power Plant|here]]''' for more information.;
39.365889, -81.297306~Pleasants Power Station~Click '''[[Pleasants Power Station|here]]''' for more information.;
39.530611, -80.116694~Rivesville Power Station~Click '''[[Rivesville Power Station|here]]''' for more information.;
38.369908, -81.692615~Union Carbide South Charleston Power Plant~Click '''[[Union Carbide South Charleston Power Plant|here]]''' for more information.;
39.366889, -81.300306~Willow Island Power Station~Click '''[[Willow Island Power Station|here]]''' for more information
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