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Letter: Economics of coal beat wind every time
Bismarck Tribune
Lignite generates affordable, reliable power and far more tax revenue and jobs than wind. For example, a 1,000-megawatt coal facility provides six ...

Coal Fired Boiler Market 2020 | What Is The Estimated Market Size In The Upcoming Years?
The Daily Chronicle
The most recent Coal Fired Boiler Market Research study includes some noteworthy developments with accurate market estimates. It presents a ...

CIL's coal allocation to power sector under e-auction rises 8% in Apr-Aug
Devdiscourse
CIL's coal allocation under special forward e-auction for the power sector registered a rise of 8.4 per cent to 7.94 million tonnes (MT) in April-August ...

International Pittsburgh Coal Conference runs virtually this week
Pennsylvania Business Report
The conference discusses all aspects of the coal industry, energy, and the environment. AddThis Website Tools. Melina Druga.

Activated Coal Market 2020 Covid-19 Impact Analysis, Trends and Forecasts to 2027
The Daily Chronicle
Global Activated Coal Market report explores the Activated Coal industry around the globe offers details about industry review, classification, meaning, ...

World Coal Market: Brief Overview
The Coal Hub
Coal Consultants · Coal Industry Association · Coal Industry News · Coal Price & Market Information · Government Organisation · Think Tank · Coal ...

DOE committed to success of NM energy industry
Albuquerque Journal
In addition, carbon capture will make the industries that produce oil, natural gas and coal more competitive and attractive for investment because it will ...

Coal lease sale to allow mining to continue at Coyote Creek Mine
Minot Daily News
DICKINSON – A competitive, sealed bid lease sale for an estimated 5.23 tons of federal coal in western North Dakota was held on Thursday.

RBC announces new restrictions on financing coal, oil developments
Globalnews.ca
In a policy released Friday, RBC says it won't lend money to new coal-fired power generators, thermal coal mines or coal mines that require ...

Coal demand likely to improve in India by 2021
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Coal demand is set to revive by 2021 in India and other Asian nations, including China, which are the major consumers of the fuel, according to ...

Port of Vancouver July coal exports drop 31.5% on month
S&P Global
The port, which includes Westshore Terminals and Neptune Bulk Terminals, shipped out 1.35 million mt of metallurgical coal in July, down 32.2% from ...

US Secretary of Energy sees future in Colstrip coal plant; renewables not ready
Missoula Current
(KPAX) BILLINGS — The Trump administration's top energy official spoke highly of the future of coal ahead of his visit to Colstrip Friday morning.

US Navy utilizes coal mine for the first time to sharpen skills
WOWK 13 News
U.S. Navy utilizes coal mine for the first time to sharpen skills. Local News. by: Haley Kosik. Posted: Oct 2, 2020 / 11:32 PM EDT / Updated: Oct 2, 2020 ...

Expert: Blocked coal merger puts Wyoming at higher risk
Daily Rocket Miner
Arch and Peabody both indicated they would no longer pursue the proposed merger. The ruling puts at risk coal miners' jobs, retirement and health ...

South African union threatens strike at coal and diamond mines
Reuters
Exxaro is the biggest coal supplier to South Africa's state-owned power utility, Eskom. NUM has also reached a deadlock in its wage negotiations with ...

Reaction from leaders on Joppa, Ill. coal plant closing
KFVS
“I have more coal mining jobs in my district than any district in the state of Illinois, so we have to do everything we can to protect those jobs," he said.

Two more Ohio coal-fired power plants to close as coal's slide continues
The Columbus Dispatch
Two of Ohio's biggest remaining coal-fired power plants are going to close. Texas-based Vistra Energy has announced it will close the WH Zimmer ...

Virginia man gets 3 years in prison in coal mine fraud case
WVVA TV
... three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his part in a scheme to defraud a Montana coal mine of more than $10 million.

BIMCO Analyzes Stall in China Coal Imports
Maritime Professional
This year's coal import volumes have seen the lowest growth rate in the past three years. In the first eight months of this year, 220.7 million tons of coal ...

UK's first new deep coal mine in 30 years approved
MINING.com
They claim the new coal mine would emit 8 million tonnes of carbon annually. Sign Up for the Energy Digest. Sign Up.

Australia's coal consumption at 25-year low in 2018-19
Argus Media
Australian coal consumption dropped to a 25-year low of 103.99mn t in the 2018-19 fiscal year to 30 June — largely because of a decline in ...

Ukraine- Energy Ministry to represent concept of reforming coal industry next week
MENAFN.COM
'The reform of the coal industry is necessary for the most efficient use of public funds allocated from the state budget to support coal mining enterprises ...