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Greenpeace Activists Charged With Felonies in Chicago for Protest at Pilsen Coal-Fired Plant
May 26, 2011
The eight Greenpeace anti-pollution protesters who were arrested Wednesday after climbing down from the smokestack of a Pilsen coal-fired plant were charged this morning with felony criminal damage to property. The three women and five men were also charged with misdemeanor…
Texas Company Withdraws Crow Tribe Coal Lawsuit in Montana
May 26, 2011
A Texas-based investment group has withdrawn its lawsuit against the Crow Tribe over a stalled proposal to build a coal-to-liquids plant on the southeastern Montana reservation. In a letter filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware, attorneys for the Australian-American Energy…
Navajo Nation Coal Plant Focus of Congressional Hearing
May 26, 2011
Leaders of three American Indian tribes say closing a coal-fired power plant in northern Arizona would devastate their economies, leave hundreds without jobs and threaten water settlements. Others said predictions for the Navajo Generating Station in Page aren’t as dire as…
Investors Ask W.Va. High Court to Stop Massey Sale
May 26, 2011
A group of Massey Energy investors want the West Virginia Supreme court to stop next week’s shareholder vote on the company’s proposed $7.1 billion sale to rival coal producer Alpha Natural Resources. Lawyers for the California State Teachers’ Retirement System and…
Knovel Launches Mining Engineering & Extractive Metallurgy Subject Area
May 26, 2011
Knovel has launched the Mining Engineering & Extractive Metallurgy as a new subject. Knovel’s Mining Engineering & Extractive Metallurgy subject area offers must-have guidance on managing critical health and safety issues, practical information on improving mineral processing efficiency, and ways to…
Cleveland Based NineSigma Signs Agreement With Eskom Holdings to Fuel Open Innovation in Energy
May 26, 2011
NineSigma has signed an agreement with Eskom Holdings Ltd., the South African utility, to provide Open Innovation services. NineSigma, RIIS and Eskom will collaborate on a series of Open Innovation projects that will connect Eskom’s internal research and development teams with…
Rockwell Automation Acquires Lektronix, A Leading Industrial Automation Repairs And Service Provider
May 26, 2011
Rockwell Automation, Inc. has purchased Lektronix, a leading independent industrial automation repairs and service provider in Europe and Asia, headquartered in Cannock, U.K. Lektronix provides automation repairs, spares and other maintenance services for most industrial automation products, including programmable logic controllers,…
Caterpillar Reman Reaches Commercial Agreement With Weir Minerals-North America
May 26, 2011
The Caterpillar Reman Drivetrain Limited (CRDL) facility located in Fargo, North Dakota, has reached a commercial agreement with Weir Minerals-North America of Madison, Wisconsin, to provide tailored engineering solutions to increase the life of Weir Minerals’ total product line of industrial…
“Gold Mine” Board Game Receives Parents’ Choice Award
May 26, 2011
The Parents’ Choice Foundation has been providing unbiased and objective recommendations on children’s products since 1978. According to the Foundation, its sole purpose is to “search out and recommend products that help kids grow — imaginatively, physically, morally and mentally —…
AEM to Congress: Voters Are Looking For Leadership and Action to Rebuild Our Infrastructure
May 26, 2011
In a meeting on May 25 with Senators at the U.S. Capitol, Dennis Slater, President of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), called on Congress to address the urgent need to rebuild America’s infrastructure and to actively pursue innovative funding approaches…
