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Commentary: Obama Renewing War Against Coal
January 27, 2012
President Barack Obama talked a lot about “renewable” energy during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. But he made it crystal clear he plans to renew his administration’s war against coal while forcing expensive, unrealistic non-alternatives down the throats…
Plant Washington, Georgia’s Major Coal-Fired Power Plant Project Loses Largest Investor
January 27, 2012
Cobb EMC’s board of directors voted this week to end financing for development of a proposed 850-megawatt (MW), supercritical coal-fired power station in Georgia. Cobb served as a member of the Power4Georgians electric co-op consortium behind the Plant Washington project. They…
CONSOL Energy Alerts Pennsylvania Miners to Meningitis Death
January 27, 2012
Consol Energy is alerting 500 workers at a coal mine in southwestern Pennsylvania after a miner died from a rare form of meningitis that is spread through a person’s saliva. The Pittsburgh based company isn’t identifying the worker who died Tuesday,…
NIOSH Releases Handbook for Industrial Minerals Mining, Processing
January 27, 2012
NIOSH’s Office of Mine Safety and Health Research and the Industrial Mineral Association-North America have released a handbook describing the dust-generating processes and the control strategies necessary to enable mine operations to reduce workers’ dust exposure. Designed primarily for use by…
Luminant Makes $500,000 Contribution to University of Texas Carbon Management Program
January 27, 2012
For a sixth consecutive year, Luminant has made a significant contribution to the University of Texas at Austin’s Luminant Carbon Management Program. This year’s $500,000 gift brings the company’s total program contribution to $2.8 million. Founded in January 2007, the program…
Construction Begins on the Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial, West Virginia
January 27, 2012
The Upper Big Branch Mining Memorial Group announced that construction has begun on the Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial. “We have been looking forward to this day since we formed nearly a year ago. It’s exciting to break ground on the…
MMA Fighter Nathan “Bamm Bamm” Bryant Partners With Remember The Miners With Event Proceeds
January 27, 2012
Remember The Miners has partnered with Nathan “Bamm Bamm” Bryant. The renowned MMA fighter will be debuting his support for Remember The Miners during the sold-out NAAFS Caged Fury 16 Fight on January 28, 2012 at the Waterfront Place Hotel. Proceeds…
Waterfront Place Hotel Donates $25,000 to Remember The Miners
January 27, 2012
Remember The Miners has announced a generous $25,000 donation from the Waterfront Place Hotel. The donation was made as part of an annual partnership for Remember The Miners. The Watefront Place Hotel, situated on the picturesque Monongahela River in Morgantown, WV,…
Barrick Holds Job Fair in Kellogg Idaho for Lucky Friday Miners
January 25, 2012
Barrick North America is holding its third job fair in Kellogg Idaho at the Silver Mountain Ski resort. The company says it has more than 1,000 jobs open in its various Nevada mines. Barrick operates 5 mines in Nevada. After hosting…
Atlantic Coal Set for Strong Production Increase This Year at Stockton Colliery in Pa.
January 25, 2012
Atlantic Coal is expecting to increase production substantially this year once the latest excavator becomes operational at the Stockton Colliery, its opencast anthracite operation in Pennsylvania. The statement was included in the group’s production report for 2011. Run-of-mine coal production rose…
