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Judge OKs Patriot Coal, miners' union deal
2013-08-21 00:03:17| Energy - Topix.net
Patriot Coal Corp. has a bankruptcy judge's go-ahead to enter into a new labor agreement with the nation's biggest miners' union, ending a long, acrimonious dispute.
Why McGinn is right to raise hell over the coal port
2013-08-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: When soaring costs of nuclear plants threatened to melt down the Northwest's economy, as the Bonneville Power Administration-utility axis dug in its heels, irascible Oregon Rep. Jim Weaver was asked how he'd halt the march of folly. "Raise hell!" replied Weaver. He did. A young House aide to Weaver named Mike McGinn was on hand as witness. "There's a bunch of Weaver in me," McGinn is fond of joking. The Seattle mayor is under fire, most recently from Seattle Times columnist Bruce Ramsey,...
Residents Oppose Expansion of Rio Tinto Coal Mine in NSW Hunter Valley
2013-08-15 09:25:28| Grocery - Topix.net
Coal workers at the jointly-owned coking coal mines of BHP Billiton Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. have finally conceded to accept a new enterprise agreement, effectively ending a two-year mining clash.
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Large US coal power plants getting life extensions
2013-08-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star Tribune: The nations big coal-burning power plants are not ready to become dinosaurs. Utilities are making substantial investments to keep their largest coal generating stations operating for decades and emitting millions of tons of carbon dioxide annually. Upgrades planned or underway at more than 100 Midwestern coal power plants will reduce emissions of mercury or other air pollutants. But they wont affect greenhouse gas emissions that the Obama administration says it will regulate in 2015 to address...
Miners' union, bankrupt Patriot Coal reach deal
2013-08-12 20:29:14| Energy - Topix.net
The nation's biggest miners' union and Patriot Coal Co. say they have reached a potential settlement over the severity of wage and benefits cuts a bankruptcy judge had allowed the company to impose.
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