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Ex-coal official seeks leniency in conspiracy case
Beckley :: WV :: USA | 2 hours ago
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W.Va. (AP) A former Massey Energy official who is cooperating in the investigation of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster is asking a judge for leniency when he's sentenced Aug. 1...District Judge Irene Berger that David Hughart's life has been ruined
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Chinese work safety probe finds...
Beijing :: China | 3 days ago
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A top Chinese official yesterday warned of risky conditions for labourers after a probe found many problems following the country's deadliest blaze in over a decade which killed 120 people in a poultry plant...Fatal accidents are regularly reported
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Wyoming governor explores exporting more coal out of Vancouver
Cheyenne :: WY :: USA | 5 days ago
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Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is in Vancouver to investigate the potential to export more of his state's coal to Asia through ports here, but also to learn about concerns. Wyoming exports only about one per cent of its 400 million tonnes produced annually
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Another step towards a healthier climate
Auckland :: New Zealand | 6 days ago
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The New Zealand Climate and Health Council, says, For the sake of our health, we need to overcome our addiction to fossil fuels, and that includes not opening new coal mines. Every tonne of carbon dioxide we put into the atmosphere makes our future
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Solid Energy mine extension challenged
Happy Valley :: OR :: USA | 7 days ago
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An extension of Solid Energy's largest mine is being attacked by an environmental group which says its resource consent has lapsed. The Biodiversity Defence Society said it would file a declaration of proceedings with the Environment Court today,
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U.S. Coal Leases Undervalued, Costing Taxpayers Millions, Report Says
Portland :: OR :: USA | 7 days ago
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The Interior Department is failing to collect tens of millions of dollars in lease payments for coal mining on federal lands, according to an agency inspector general report released Tuesday...The study found that the Bureau of Land Management is
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IG: Undervalued coal leases cost US $62 million
Billings :: MT :: USA | 7 days ago
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A government report says leases on publicly owned coal are undervalued and have cost the U.S. $62 million in potential lost revenues. Tuesday's report from the Department of Interior Inspector General recommends that the government take quick action
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Wyo. gov Canada trip includes visit to port
Cheyenne :: WY :: USA | 7 days ago
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Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead plans to tour port facilities in British Columbia as he looks for ways to help export coal produced in the state overseas. Mead will be leaving Wednesday on a weeklong trade trip to Canada. Coal companies are looking at
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Mines associated with lawmaker rack up violations
Pikeville :: KY :: USA | 9 days ago
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Ky. (AP) An influential eastern Kentucky legislator owns the permits on Pike County coal mines that have repeatedly been cited by the state for safety and environmental violations. Rep. Keith Hall's Beech Creek Coal Co. and other companies that are
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Westmoreland Declares Dividend on Preferred Stock
Englewood :: CO :: USA | 11 days ago
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today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $.53125 per depositary share payable on July 1, 2013 to holders of record as of June 20, 2013. Each depositary share represents one-quarter of a share of the Company's Series A
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