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PJM Plans $2B In Grid Upgrades

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:27:11 CDTViewed: 43 times.

PJM Interconnection said Thursday that its board of directors has approved more than 130 upgrades worth nearly $2 billion to the transmission grid it manages. The Valley Forge, Pa.-based grid operator and power wholesaler said the upgrades are necessary because of plans by generation companies on its grid to retire nearly 14,000 megawatts of generation capacity between May 2012 and the end of 2015. The capacity being retired consists mostly of older, coal-burning power plants, which are dirty and...

Coal Miner Killed During Fall At Boone County Surface Mine

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:51:03 CDTViewed: 88 times.

A man has died in a slip and fall at Independence Coal Co., owned by Alpha Natural Resources, in Madison Thursday, according to Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Groups Sue Over Proposed NM Coal Mine Expansion

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:29:39 CDTViewed: 4 times.

Environmentalists are suing the federal government over approval of a permit that allows for expansion of a coal mine in northwestern New Mexico.The Western Environmental Law Center filed the suit Tuesday...

China Coal Imports Rise 90% In April, Coal Association Says

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:13:45 CDTViewed: 45 times.

Coal imports by China almost doubled in April from a year earlier, according to the China Coal Transport and Distribution Association.

Consortium's Biofuel Stove Aims To Restore African Environment, Health

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:20:33 CDTViewed: 49 times.

Photo credit: CleanStar Mozambique No more trees stand around Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, because they have been cut down to make charcoal. The charcoal goes to the city to cook food, creating smoke that pollutes the lungs of mothers and children. The food has to be imported because the land...

Shell Re-enters Coal With Swaps Trading

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:16:40 CDTViewed: 34 times.

LONDON, May 17 - Shell International Trading andShipping Company Ltd this month resumed trading in coalderivatives more than a decade after parent Royal Dutch Shell exited the coal business and...

Aussie Coal Miners Feel The Burn

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:30:00 CDTViewed: 3 times.

Thermal coal used in power generation was once seen as Australia's safe bet, but recently the safe bet is looking risky.

COAL STUDY: Xstrata, JX Nippon Commit $35-M To Suska Pre-feasibility

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:00 CDTViewed: 5 times.

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Joint venture partners Xstrata Coal Canada and JX Nippon Oil and Energy stated their intention to proceed with the $35-million pre-feasibility study of the Suska coal project, located between Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd....

President Obama's Gas-powered War On Coal Industry

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:20:39 CDTViewed: 60 times.

President Barack Obama's war on coal is stirring a lot of anger in parts of the country that have long relied on coal as an engine of prosperity.

W.H. Says Clean Coal Has Future

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:46:25 CDTViewed: 92 times.

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