Each ton of coal produces about 3.7 tons of CO2, so the 17,108 tons of coal burned last year at the Capitol Power Plant produced about 60,000 tons of CO2.

The Capitol Power Plant, a 99-year-old facility that heats and cools the hallowed halls of Congress, still burns coal and accounts for one-third of the legislative branch's greenhouse gas emissions.

A Power Plant of its Own Department of Administration explained those bills were strictly for the few meters actually at the Capitol. A full accounting of the Capitol's utility costs revealed the ...

The Capitol Power Plant, which provides steam for heat and hot water in congressional buildings, is ending its distinction of being the only coal-burning facility in the District of Columbia.

On the eve of a protest planned for March 2, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have offered new support to environmentalists hoping to force the Capitol Power Plant to abandon ...

In February, Pelosi and Reid requested the Capitol Power Plant switch to natural gas – a more environmentally friendly form of energy – for all of its energy production by the end of 2009.

Capital Power and its peers would be allowed to operate coal power plants until 2030, when they'd either have to be converted to natural gas or shut down. A lot has happened in the nine years ...