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Utah regulators hurried a decision to issue a strip mine permit after the coal operator complained to Gov. Gary Herbert that they were taking too long, according to a memo written by a state official.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a draft report detailing previously reported problems with two waste impoundments at an American Electric Power coal-burning plant in West Virginia.
Arch Coal Inc. has signed a lease agreement to mine the vast Otter Creek coal field in southeastern Montana — ramping up pressure on Gov. Brian Schweitzer and other state officials to lease adjacent coal tracts controlled by the state.
Environmental activists are trying to stop the Tennessee Valley Authority from starting a daily 1 million gallon discharge of water that contains mercury, selenium and other pollutants into the same river where coal ash was spilled at its Kingston Plant.
A federal court in Birmingham has dismissed a lawsuit against Drummond Company Inc. but is allowing plaintiffs in another case to amend their complaint claiming the company funded a paramilitary group allegedly responsible for dozens of killings in Colombia.
U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller says current federal energy legislation doesn't do enough to protect West Virginia's coal industry.
Smokestack scrubbers will eliminate most of the sulfur emissions from the coal-fired Kingston Fossil Plant, but they will also produce a new waste stream for a site still engaged in a $1 billion cleanup from a massive ash spill.
Coal mining companies from Appalachia to Missouri are seeing plenty of rebounding demand, just not here at home.
Arch Coal Inc. said Friday its third-quarter profits plunged on lower coal prices, but the coal miner suggested that improving operating margins in all regions reflect an emerging turnaround in once-struggling coal markets.
A biomass energy project was awarded $2.5 million in a congressional earmark that Utah Sen. Bob Bennett included in a pending federal budget bill.
Arch Coal Inc., one of the world's biggest coal producers, reports earnings for the third quarter before the market opens Friday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
International Coal Group said Wednesday it's seeing signs that increasing steel production is upping demand for metallurgical coal, but is crediting other factors for more than doubling its third-quarter profit.
Patriot Coal Corp. said Tuesday it's the latest U.S. producer to benefit from resurgent demand for metallurgical coal, sending its shares sharply higher.
Earnings reports from a string of U.S. coal producers starting this week should provide another gauge on the strength of the rebounding manufacturing economy.
Blasting has begun on Coal River Mountain, where environmentalists have battled Virginia-based Massey Energy over mountaintop removal mining for more than 18 months.
Environmental activists sued the Texas environmental agency Tuesday in an effort to force the state to regulate greenhouse gases, asking that coal-fired power plant projects be halted until that happens.
An electric power co-op that wants to build a coal-fired plant in northern Michigan has received a $2.7 million federal grant for a project designed to prevent industrial carbon dioxide from contributing to climate change, officials said Tuesday.
An environmental group said Tuesday it wants to intervene in an anti-pollution lawsuit filed by the federal government against Kansas' largest electric company, a case the utility hopes to settle.
Shares of coal mining companies fell Wednesday after an analyst downgraded the sector, predicting China's demand has diminished as it has built an excess inventory of steel.
College students from Missouri to Oregon are urging their schools to stop using coal-based electricity in favor of cleaner energy sources ranging from wood chips to geothermal power.
Columnist Kitty Schindler, 85, is a coal miner’s daughter whose grandfather and uncle both died young in the mines. For her, Labor Day is an occasion to remember American workers’ struggles for decent wages and safe working conditions.
Coal producer Arch Coal Inc. said Thursday it is amending its credit facility, giving the company about $60 million in additional financing.
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. of China said Thursday it made an offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd., and Felix Resources says it board of directors supports the bid.
Alpha Natural Resources completed the takeover of rival Foundation Coal Holdings on Friday, winning shareholder approval of a deal that creates a national power out of two regional players even as the recession hammers energy demand.
A five-minute drive from this community's lone gas station leads to a gateway to untapped riches: A bed of coal twice the size of Lake Michigan.
Sewers at Capacity, Pollution Spills Into Waterways - Series - NYTimes.comEven as a growing number of coal-burning power plants around the nation have moved to reduce their air emissions, many of them are creating another problem: water pollution.
China�s Coal-Mine Explosion Death Toll Rises to 104 Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- China's worst mining accident in almost two years killed at least 104 in a coal-mine explosion in Heilongjiang province, raising concerns of a crackdown that may close mines and tighten supply in the world's biggest producer.
Coal-Fueled Chamber Of Commerce Demands Lawmakers Defeat Health Reform In Order To 'Stop' Clean Energy Bill Corporate front groups and large business trade associations are funneling their resources into defeating health reform.
Harmful Levels of Mercury Are FoundAbout half of American lakes and reservoirs contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, a federal study said.
Rudd's will to power - Alan KohlerThe simplest, most effective way for Australia to meet any carbon emissions reduction targets that might be set in 2010, once the failed Copenhagen process is put back on track, is to replace two Latrobe Valley brown coal generators with gas.
Coal's Friends, Foes Took a First Step: Talking TogetherCoal was discussed from a variety of viewpoints at a public forum on November 5, 2009 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, especially as it pertains to the state of Kentucky. This opinion piece discusses that forum and coal's future.
Obama's Big Power Play | Steven Chu on the Smart GridEnergy Secretary Steven Chu explains how we could revolutionize energy use by turning our dumb grid into a smart grid.
Buffett's Bet on Rail: What Does It Mean for Transport and Energy?The financial world was riveted this morning by billionaire investor Warren Buffett's move to take full ownership of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad, a $34 billion deal that ranks as the largest ever executed by Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution: Victoria dirtiest state in one of dirtiest countries, AustraliaHome to three of Australia's four dirtiest power stations and none of the 12 biggest renewable energy plants... less than 2 per cent of electricity clean ... brown coal accounted for 94 per cent of electricity, with gas 4 per cent.
Enviros to Navajos: Go green or get lost | Washington Examiner Despite the fact that Navajo Nation president Joe Shirley Jr. won an international award for environmentalism, he's a thorn in the side for environmentalists.
$7 Million for UK Basketball Player Dorm Would Put 'Coal' in the NameExcerpt from article:"This is a project that Mr. Craft feels is important and wanted to fund," he said. "The reality is that if this building is not constructed, this pledge will not be fulfilled."
With all the debate the past several years about Global Warming or Climate Change as it's now called I can't help but wonder why we aren't pursuing Nuclear power to replace our coal dependence? Most of our electrical needs are met by the burning of coal because it's a cheap and a …
Battle at Coal River Mountain Explodes: Green Jobs Vs. Big Coal ShowdownThe Battle at Coal River Mountain has officially begun.
24 October is UN Day but also 350 Day for activists around the world demanding a return of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration to no higher than 350 parts per million (ppm) - Scientists say 300-350 ppm CO2.
Some Coal Plants Cleanse the Air at the Expense of WaterwaysSo three years ago, when Allegheny Energy decided to install scrubbers to clean the plant's air emissions, environmentalists were overjoyed.
Public Citizen Sues Texas Over Greenhouse GasesNow, the public advocacy group Public Citizen has filed a lawsuit arguing that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is required by state law to consider climate change when approving new coal-fired power plants – and that it is refusing to do so.
With all of the recent debates over Global warming or more aptly called climate change and the political debates on cap and trade taxation, it seems appropriate to do a few articles on where our energy really comes from and how it is utilized.
FirstEnergy Giving 4 Million Low-Energy Bulbs To CustomersKeep in mind, much of our electricity is generated in a coal fired plant. We do have a percentage generated by our "local" nuclear pile, Davis-Bessie, but most from plain old, ordinary coal.
The Artic Sea is Turning into a Corrosive AcidCold water absorbs more carbon than warm water. As a result, the Arctic Ocean is turning into a corrosive acid eating away the shells of mollusks and other animals supporting the food chain (including salmon).
Top Oz mining billionaire slams as "racist" Government FIRB curbs on Chinese investment 'Billionaire Clive Palmer: "What he's [FIRB's] doing is illegal, it's against the World Trade Organisation, it's against the [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade] and it's against our constitution as it was amended in 1966.''
Thomas Friedman's Love Affair with China, Cont.It is hard to know if Thomas L. Friedman's love affair with China, already reaching approval of autocracy, is so intense that he is blind to reality or that he simply likes to pick and choose facts from China to buttress whatever he thinks we should do in America.
States Can Sue Utilities Over Emissions, Panel Rules - NYTimes.comThe case, brought in 2004, said the defendants were creating a "public nuisance" and sought reductions in emissions that scientists say are changing the climate.
Coal's Dominant Presence at IU Draws Ire of Student GroupA group of Indiana University students associated with the Sierra Club today at the campus coal launched a campaign to make the college's Bloomington campus coal-free. The group claims IU uses 60,000 tons of coal per year.
Move to solve Newcastle coal ship queuesNEWCASTLE coal ships will be forced to wait in international waters until 48 hours before their loading date under the State Government's controversial "virtual queue" plan.
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