Coal, power, oil and gas, crude oil, steel and aluminium sectors will register higher growth in the current fiscal compared to the last fiscal, according to a survey conducted by industry body FICCI.
However, the growth in the cement sector is likely to decline to 8-10 per cent in the current fiscal from 12.3 per cent […]
Texas Independent Candidate for Governor Carole Keeton Strayhorn said Monday she will change the state’s permitting process in order to fight air pollution and announced her opposition to “dirty” coal-fired power plants that Gov. Rick Perry ordered fast-tracked through the permitting system.
“We first need to look to clean burning natural gas, wind energy, other renewables […]
After its rally last August at the Coast Coliseum, the 12 Mile South Coalition thought it fears of drilling near the barrier islands were eased. In fact, coalition member Bones Barq says they counted on a federal buyout proposed by Senator Thad Cochran.
“There would be a 3-hundred million dollar buyout and there would be […]
China has raised the capital threshold for projects converting coal to liquid fuel to brake a possible overheating in the coal-chemical industry, as excessive development of the fossil fuel pollutes the environment and strains the water supply.
On July 7, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s industrial watchdog, issued a circular requiring local governments […]
Coal, power, oil and gas, crude oil, steel and aluminium sectors will register higher growth in the current fiscal compared to the last fiscal, according to a survey conducted by industry body FICCI.
However, the growth in the cement sector is likely to decline to 8-10 per cent in the current fiscal from 12.3 per cent […]
Four years after the dramatic rescue of nine men trapped deep inside a western Pennsylvania coal mine, the 78-hour saga was commemorated Saturday with the dedication of a historical marker.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Quecreek Mine Rescue Foundation unveiled the marker at the site where the miners were pulled to the surface […]
China produces more coal than anywhere else in the world, fuelling the country’s economic boom. But it comes at a terrible price: the mines are the world’s deadliest, and their environmental impact is catastrophic. Safer - and cleaner - technology exists. But is there the political will to make it happen?
The trucks rattling away […]
Walter Industries Inc.’s mining division produced 1.2 million tons of metallurgical coal for the quarter ended June 30. It traditionally produces more than 7 million tons of coal a year in its three mines in Alabama.
Specifically, Mine No. 4 produced less tonnage than its historic quarterly averages, primarily due to a longwall move and reduced […]
Arch Coal Inc. said Thursday that Brian Jennings was elected to its board of directors effective immediately. He will serve on the board’s finance and audit committees.
Steven Leer, Arch Coal’s chairman and CEO, said in a statement, “Brian’s expertise in corporate finance for the global energy industry will be extremely valuable to the board and […]
Mesa Uranium Corp. is pleased to report that the first eight drill holes have been completed at the 100% owned Lisbon Valley uranium property in Utah, USA. Assays are pending and will be announced when received. Initial assay results are expected soon.
This initial phase of drilling was focused on exploration potential adjacent to, and southeast […]