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Rostec and Shenhua to invest up to $10B into coal mine development and infrastructure in Russian Far East; coal and power
2014-09-05 17:30:29| Green Car Congress
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Swedish parties promise to ban new Vattenfall coal mine plans
2014-09-05 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The coal mining ambitions of Swedish state energy giant Vattenfall have been thrown into doubt after the leaders of all eight major parties promised to ban its planned new operations in Germany. During an election debate on Wednesday, leaders were asked if they would ban Vattenfall from expanding coal power in Germany? All eight responded affirmatively by holding up green cards. The company plans to enlarge its lignite mines and potentially build new coal power stations in the east German...
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Solar farm set to transform Welsh coal mine
2014-09-04 11:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: A disused coal mine in Wales is set to be transformed into a giant solar farm capable of powering 2,400 homes. The site at Hendai Farm has been purchased by Conergy from developer Solar Securities, along with a second smaller site in Cornwall. Conergy intends to build a 13.5MW plant across 74 acres of boggy and unproductive slopes beneath the old coal mine, which was closed in the late 1970s, filled 30 to 50 metres deep with coal mine refuse, and then covered with a thin layer of topsoil. The...
Coal Miner Electrocuted at Virginia Mine
2014-09-02 19:06:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
A coal miner was electrocuted last month at Buchanan Mine near Oakwood, Virginia. Content Classification: Curated read more
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How to Buy a Mine in Wisconsin
2014-09-01 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Last year, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and the Republican-controlled State Legislature approved the worlds largest open-pit iron ore mine, a gash in the northern part of the state that could be as long as 21 miles, a half-mile wide and 1,000 feet deep. The mine legislation was bad enough from an environmental point of view: It allows the operator to fill streams with mine waste, eliminates public hearings and reduces the taxes the operator would have to pay. It turns out to be even more shocking...
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