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Peabody Energy Chairman & CEO Reports Strong Safety, Financial, & Sustainability Performance in 2011
May 2, 2012
Peabody Energy chairman and CEO Gregory H. Boyce has reported at the company’s annual shareholders meeting that 2011 marked the best year in Peabody Energy’s 129-year history. The company achieved its strongest safety performance and best financial results on record. “Best…
Rajant & Safe Environment Engineering Partner to Enhance Safety and Security
May 2, 2012
Rajant has formed a strategic alliance with Safe Environment Engineering (SEE), to ensure the safety and security of the general public, first responders, and critical infrastructure. Together, the two companies will leverage each other’s technology to enhance mesh network-based solutions for…
B&W Awarded $150 Million Environmental Equipment & Construction Contract at Wisconsin Power Plant
May 1, 2012
The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s subsidiary Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group (B&W PGG) has been awarded a contract worth approximately $150 million to design, supply, and erect environmental equipment for Alliant Energy subsidiary Wisconsin Power and Light Company’s (WPL) coal-fired…
10 Wyoming Teachers Receive Arch Coal’s Golden Apple Award
May 1, 2012
Ten Wyoming teachers were honored with Golden Apple Achiever awards by the Arch Coal Foundation, according to Greg Schaefer, Arch Coal, Inc. vice president, external affairs, western region. “Earlier this month, the Foundation presented 10 Wyoming classroom educators with its Teacher…
Environmental Insurers Ready for Carbon Capture and Sequestration
April 30, 2012
The environmental insurance industry says it is ready to handle the risks associated with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) – once the technology finally takes off. The commercial development of CCS has been slow, despite efforts by several governments to spur…
Colorado School of Mines Mining Team Takes First at the 34th International Mining Games
April 30, 2012
The Colorado School of Mines Mining Team returned to Golden on April 3 as world champions. The 34th International Intercollegiate Mining Games were held in royal style by the Camborne School of Mines (the other CSM) from March 29 - April…
Capital Power’s CEO Brian Vassio Retains Hope for Carbon Capture Project
April 30, 2012
When studies showed the $1.4 billion Pioneer carbon capture project planned for the Keephills 3 coal-fired power plant near Wabamun Lake would work but was too expensive to operate, it was deja vu for Brian Vaasjo. “Pioneer was cancelled at the…
Constellation’s Three Coal Plants in Baltimore to Find New Owner by Year’s End
April 30, 2012
While Constellation Energy Group has a new owner in Exelon Corp., 450 workers at three coal-fired plants once owned by the Baltimore company are in limbo. As a condition of its purchase of Constellation last month, the Chicago energy giant has…
W. Va. DEP Mine Inspector John Damron Missing After Car Plunges Into Kanawha River
April 30, 2012
A man who was in a state vehicle that went into the Kanawha River last night has been identified. 13 News has learned that 30-year-old John Damron was in the white Jeep Cherokee that lost control coming off of the Corridor…
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Conducts Largest Canadian Auction in Its History
April 30, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has conducted the largest equipment auction in Canadian history this week, selling more than CA$108 million (US$110 million) of equipment in Edmonton, AB on April 24 - 26, 2012. In total, more than 5,600 equipment items and trucks…
