Feature Stories
Women in Mining
July 20, 2011
Some people seem to have known what they wanted to be when they grew up since the age of five. As for myself, nothing could be further from the truth. Coming from a traditional family setting (mother, father, and one brother)…
First Section of Virginia’s Coalfields Expressway Road Bed Complete
July 20, 2011
In a field of tall grass and yellow wildflowers mixed with clover, two dirt roads intersect. It might not look like much now, says Roman Lawson, project manager on the Coalfields Expressway for Alpha Natural Resources, but in the future it’s…
West Virginia Senate Member Jack Yost Tours Turkey
July 19, 2011
State Sen. Jack Yost last month found himself following a donkey into a dark coal mine near the Black Sea in Turkey. “I was scared to death,” he said. “There was no electric ... no ventilation ... no safety.” Yost, D-Brooke,…
Clean Coal Center of Excellence Finds Its Home in Regina Canada
July 19, 2011
Buried in last week’s news release that SaskPower had awarded Stantec a $30-million contract to provide consulting engineering services to the $1.2-billion Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage demonstration project was the announcement that Regina would become home to Stantec’s…
The F.O.R.C.E. is With You
July 14, 2011
During a recent interview with Jeanine Rainone and Kathleen Pesuti, the team that runs F.O.R.C.E. (Families Organized to Represent the Coal Economy), their message was clear — Pennsylvanians need to understand how important coal is to their economy. “People who work…
West Virginia’s Affinity Mine Reopens With Fanfare
July 14, 2011
A crowd including acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin gathered Wednesday near Sophia to celebrate the rebirth of a mine that had sat idle since 1985. The mine, which first opened in 1951, has seen its share of ups and downs, according…
Photographer’s Work Now at National Museum
July 13, 2011
The life’s work of photographer Richard “Jay” Angelo Sr. has been accepted by the National Museum of American History, part of the prestigious Smithsonian Institution, the national museum in Washington, D.C. On Saturday, Smithsonian archivist Craig Orr loaded thousands of Angelo’s…
Real Life Mining Stories with Leadership Lessons: Safety and Production Go Hand-in-Hand
July 12, 2011
When I first became a supervisor in the coal mine, I was told that one of my primary jobs was to protect the section’s equipment “at any cost.” My shift foreman informed me that the continuous miner machine was worth $250,000…
Green and Cost Effective Electric Vehicles Need Clean Coal Technology
July 12, 2011
Considering over 50 percent of electric power plants in America are run with coal, electric vehicles are heavily dependent on them to complete their green equation far more than admitted by green car advocates. Enter the solution to aid the equation:…
Twentymile Team Sets Sights on Utah Rival in Colorado
July 11, 2011
Mark Beauchamp said the Craig community can expect a small boom in business next week. “We’re bringing in 250 people who will be eating out three meals a day and staying in hotel rooms and buying gas,” he said. “That’s a…
