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VIDEO: Demand for coal rises
2013-12-16 10:54:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Pressure to reduce carbon emissions has done little to stop the rise in demand for coal, particularly in growing economies like China and India.
The grinch that stole the coal industrys Christmas
2013-12-14 14:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Coal industry executives can only wish Santa will leave them a lump of the black stuff in their stockings this Christmas. But as 2013 draws to a close, those stockings are likely to be empty as the pace of coal-fired power plant closures accelerates. Market research firm SNL Energy estimates that coal-fired plants generating as much as 64,002 megawatts of electricity will be shuttered by 2021. Thats 5,000 megawatts more than SNL predicted in May. Just since that earlier projection, however, several...
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Union Pacific Railroad Gives $15,000 To Coal City, Ill. To Help With Tornado Rebuilding Efforts
2013-12-14 01:27:19| Railroads - Topix.net
Union Pacific Railroad representatives presented Coal City Mayor Neal Nelson with a check for $15,000 on Thursday to help with tornado recovery efforts.
Illinois coal plant owner says ash ponds operating safely
2013-12-14 00:20:00| Energy - Topix.net
An Illinois coal plant operator says it's eager to address an environmental group's claims that the company's ash ponds pollute groundwater.
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Australia: Rio Tinto & NSW deny abusing planning process to expedite coal mine
2013-12-13 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Mining giant Rio Tinto and the NSW government have flatly denied claims they are abusing the planning process to expedite a coal mine expansion approval, and have rejected suggestions they coerced workers into submitting positive submissions to the state government. On Thursday the Newcastle Herald reported that employees of the Rio Tinto-managed Coal & Allied Warkworth mine in the Hunter Valley were "effectively forced' to write submissions to the state government supporting Rio Tinto's application...
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