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Toxic Floods From Coal Mines and Power Plants Hit Vietnams Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site
2015-08-01 03:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Ongoing downpours in northeastern Vietnam have resulted in toxic spills and flooding from multiple coal mine and power plant sites in the province surrounding the Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site. The likelihood of both immediate and ongoing health and environmental hazards for locals and the rare environment are clearly increasing by the hour and the scale of this event cannot be understated, said Donna Lisenby, Clean and Safe Energy campaign manager for Waterkeeper Alliance. The events of...
Walter Energy taking steps to partially idle one of largest mines
2015-07-17 00:16:30| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
While the short-term outlook for Alabama's coal industry looks bleak, the next few months could be tough for workers in some of Walter Energy Inc.'s largest subsidiaries in the wake of Walter's bankruptcy filing on Wednesday. Jim Walter Resources is taking steps to partially idle Mine No.
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Peabody's Wyoming mines still qualify for self-bonding
2015-07-08 16:10:57| Waste Management - Topix.net
Peabody Energy Corp. has been notified by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality that it's still eligible for "self-bonding" for three mines in the state, providing its own financial assurances it can cover the costs to reclaim its mining operations. The company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that its total required financial assurance for reclamation, as of March 31, was $2.09 billion.
Groups seek to block Duke Energy coal ash from former clay mines
2015-07-07 22:33:58| Energy - Topix.net
Three environmental groups want the N.C. Administrative Hearings Office to overturn permits state regulators issued for using coal ash from Duke Energy as structural fill at former clay mines in Lee and Chatham counties. The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued the permits June 5 to Green Meadow LLC and its parent, Charah Inc. They allow coal ash from Duke Energy plants around the Carolinas to be used in mine reclamation projects at the Colon Mine in Lee County and the Brickhaven Mine in Chatham County.
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Rewards cards double as data mines
2015-06-22 07:09:41| IT Services - Topix.net
The rewards card in your wallet may not seem like cutting-edge technology. When Giant Eagle launched its trusty Advantage Card in 1994, for example, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was still wearing short pants, and Amazon.com was a year away from selling its first book.
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