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12 arrested during coal co. protest
2013-03-20 01:52:32| Energy - Topix.net
Protesters have again marched in St. Louis over plans to take away health care and pension benefits for retired coal miners.
UMWA chief blasts Patriot Coal bankruptcy move
2013-03-18 20:25:15| Energy - Topix.net
The top official with a national miners' union says bankrupt Patriot Coal's bid to cut retiree health care benefits, while seeking millions of dollars for executive bonuses, is immoral.
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Pa. pushes drillers to frack with coal mine water
2013-03-17 12:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Each day, 300 million gallons of polluted mine water enters Pennsylvania streams and rivers, turning many of them into dead zones unable to support aquatic life. At the same time, drilling companies use up to 5 million gallons of fresh water for every natural-gas well they frack. State environmental officials and coal region lawmakers are hoping that the state's newest extractive industry can help clean up a giant mess left by the last one. They are encouraging drillers to use tainted coal mine...
Oregon Residents Sound the Alarm on Pending Coal Export Permit
2013-03-16 01:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: More than 450 Oregon residents and a diverse group of local leaders flooded the steps of Oregons Capitol Wednesday morning to call on Governor Kitzhaber to deny Ambre Energy a dredging permit at the Port of Morrow. Many community leaders and residents feel they cant trust the Australian-based coal company which in 2011 lied to the community of Longview about its plans to expand from annual coal shipments of 5 million tons to as much as 80 million tons--15 times the amount claimed on its application....
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As U.S. Cleans Its Energy Mix, It Ships Coal Problems Abroad
2013-03-15 18:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Ready for some good news about the environment? Emissions of carbon dioxide in the United States are declining. But don't celebrate just yet. A major side effect of that cleaner air in the U.S. has been the further darkening of skies over Europe and Asia. The United States essentially is exporting a share of its greenhouse gas emissions in the form of coal, data show. If the trend continues, the dramatic changes in energy use in the United States-in particular, the switch from coal to newly abundant...
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