Feature Stories
Trapped Miners in Chile Impress NASA Team
September 8, 2010
Trapped miners are similar to astronauts — held in confined spaces under dangerous conditions — so NASA sent scientists to the site of the Chilean mine collapse to advise officials there. The 33 Chilean mining workers trapped deep underground for one…
Camp Hope Families Wait in Chile’s Atacama Desert for Trapped Miners
August 30, 2010
Philip Sherwell with The Telegraph Media Group travels to the north of Chile and finds a miraculous story of survival. The roaring fires fend off the bitter winter cold that each dusk envelops Camp Hope, a tent community spread across the…
Alabama Coal Mine Industry Park Visioned by Emfinger’s Aldrich Coal Mine Museum
August 30, 2010
On the outskirts of Montevallo, in what remains of the small coal mining community of Aldrich, a local historian is doing all he can to preserve the culture and history of a time passed. Henry Emfinger, owner of the Aldrich Coal…
New Technologies Could Drastically Increase Mine Collapse Survival Rates
August 30, 2010
Although they won’t attain field readiness in time to help workers trapped by the mine collapse in Chile, a number of new technologies will enter service in the next few years that could drastically increase mine collapse survival rates. These technologies…
Commentary: Coal-Fired Power is Dependable, Affordable
August 19, 2010
Like former Vice President Al Gore before them, the Obama administration and Democratic congressional leaders have pursued a potentially gargantuan new revenue source — a tax on the use of carbon-based fuels, particularly coal. The House of Representatives passed a bill…
Impact of WVDEP New Coal Permitting Guidance Uncertain in W. Va.
August 19, 2010
New West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection permitting guidance for coal mine water discharges may or may not represent stronger protections for streams below mine fills. “I think this is a giant leap forward,” said DEP Water and Waste Management Director…
CoaLogix and Cormetech Collaborate to Provide Improved Emissions Reduction Strategies
August 13, 2010
CoaLogix, Inc. and Cormetech, Inc. have signed an agreement that combines their technical, service and marketing experience to provide innovative long-term emissions reduction solutions to fossil power plants. The agreement is effective immediately and both companies expect that by combining the…
North Carolina’s Gov. Perdue Says 485 Jobs Created With Caterpillar Expansion
August 10, 2010
Gov. Bev Perdue said that Caterpillar Inc., the largest maker of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines in the world, will expand its manufacturing facilities in Lee County. The company plans to create 325…
Mining Industry Provides Much-Needed Boost for Alaska’s Economy
August 10, 2010
Mining is an increasingly bright spot in the Alaska economy and nowhere is the impact of this vibrant sector more pronounced than among businesses in the Alaska-Washington trade. Shaking off effects of the recession, the state’s mining sector provided 5,200 direct…
Commentary: Walking the Mining Plank
August 5, 2010
It’s no secret there’s no love lost between Nancy Pelosi and the coal industry, but do House Democrats really want to get in the middle of a feud by taking another tough and futile vote? Chairman George Miller’s Education and Labor…
