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In Montana, ranchers line up against coal
Colstrip :: MT :: USA | 23 days ago
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Out in these windy stretches of cottonwood and prairie grass, not far from where Lt...George Armstrong Custer ran into problems at Little Bighorn, a new battle is unfolding over what future energy development in the West will look like. Here, rancher
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Wyoming Gov.: don't examine global effects of coal
Cheyenne :: WY :: USA | 23 days ago
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Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is asking the White House to not evaluate the effects of greenhouse gases that would be emitted by exporting U.S. coal and burning it overseas. Wyoming is the nation's leading coal-producing state and state officials are
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Coal trains violate Clean Air Act: Green groups
Toronto :: Canada | 1 month ago
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The greens aim to link the dirty old export terminal with the new projects proposed for Cherry Point and the Columbia River...Local residents and conservation groups are concerned that the problem will only worsen if coal companies receive approval
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Wyoming's 2 Elk power plant up for 7th extension
Casper :: WY :: USA | 1 month ago
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Wyo.The developers behind the beleaguered Two Elk Energy Park are asking for more time to develop the power plant in the Powder River Basin. The Wyoming Industrial Siting Council is expected to consider Two Elk's 7th permit extension in 16 years on
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Cloud Peak Energy Executive to Speak at the Howard Weil Annual Energy Conference
Cheyenne :: WY :: USA | 2 months ago
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is headquartered in Wyoming and is one of the largest U.S. coal producers and the only pure-play PRB coal company. As one of the safest coal producers in the nation, Cloud Peak Energy specializes in the production of low sulfur, subbituminous coal.
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Ore. report says coal-train dust data too sparse
Longview :: TX :: USA | 3 months ago
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Industry data is too scant to gauge the health effects of coal dust blowing off of trains headed from the Great Plains to export terminals along the West Coast, according to a review by Multnomah County's health department. County Chairman Jeff Cogen,
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Kemmerer Mine Recognized for Safety
Englewood :: CO :: USA | 3 months ago
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today announced that its Kemmerer Mine in Kemmerer, Wyoming was recognized by the Mine Safety and Health Administration with a Certificate of Achievement in Safety for the coal processing facility group completing all of fiscal year 2011 without a
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Coal's Darkest Hour: Fitch Warns Of Increased Bankruptcy Possibilities In US Coal Sector
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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A coal merchant holds up a lump of coal for the camera in his yard in Melmerby, northern England November 5, 2008. U.S. coal companies have been hit hard by a decline in demand, arising in part from competition from cheap natural gas and a weaker
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Arch Coal Earnings: An Early Look
Alexandria :: VA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Analysts aren't enthusiastic about Arch Coal's future, either in this report or for the year to come. They see the company losing money this quarter, next quarter, and throughout 2013, and they've gradually worsened their forecasts over the past
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Seattle's Coal Training
Cheyenne :: WY :: USA | 4 months ago
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I was a month into my first job out of college at a tiny weekly in southeastern Montana...To see what was out there, I drove 70 miles to Ashland, a strip of Forest Service field offices, bars, and cafes. The waitress pouring coffee at one of the
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