July 23, 2011 Coal camp baseball field being restored Legend would say there was little fun about working in the coal mines in the early part of last century. Much of what fun there was revolved around baseball.
July 23, 2011 Ga. Power says it can’t meet EPA deadline Georgia Power said it cant meet a five-month deadline imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cap and regulate two major pollutants from its coal-fired power plants. The default…
July 23, 2011 Massey Energy’s man-made hell hole Republicans and a few coal-state Democrats have cynically blocked passage of tougher mine safety laws that would stop the murderous greed of coal profiteers.
July 23, 2011 Calculating costs of the carbon tax There are opportunities in a de-carbonised economy - but even offset and renewable energy stocks have their drawbacks. For all the angst the tax on carbon is causing Julia Gillard,…
July 23, 2011 Santos says skills shortage yet to hit David Knox, Santos chief executive, says the expected skills shortage has not yet affected his company. Picture: Calum Robertson Source: News Limited SANTOS chief executive David Knox, whose company is…
July 23, 2011 Eight people detained over coal mine fire that traps 28 miners in east China Police have detained eight people in east China's Shandong Province in connection with a coal mine fire that has trapped 28 miners for more than two weeks, local authorities said…
July 23, 2011 Worker for BHP killed in collision A BHP Billiton New Mexico Coal employee was killed Thursday after she was struck by a contractor service truck on Bureau of Indian Affairs Road 5003, authorities said. Company officials…
July 23, 2011 Sunflower coal plant gets break from state on new pollution laws The controversial Sunflower coal plant in western Kansas may have caught a break Thursday when the state gave it an unusual extension on its construction permit. The state order means…
July 23, 2011 China’s coal imports drop in first half China's coal imports dropped 11.8 percent in the first half of the year to 70.49 million tonnes while exports also fell 13.7 percent to 8.75 million tonnes. During the period,…
July 23, 2011 Coal exploration fears Two weeks after the State Government ordered the permanent closure of an underground coal gasification (UCG) project at Kingaroy, information has emerged revealing UCG company Linc Energy lodged permits to…
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