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No gas power plant deal before election threat to East German coal exit – labour union
Clean Energy Wire

A legislative standstill in plans to build new gas-fired power plants poses a threat to the transformation of East German coal-mining regions, the ...

INDONESIAN FIRM INVESTS IN VIETNAM COAL MINE | Journal of Commerce
Journal of Commerce

Indonesian company PT Vietmindo Energitama is investing $27 million in a Vietnamese coal-mining join.

WV Argues Against EPA Ruling - WCBC
WCBC

December 8th, 2024 by WCBC Radio. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office on Friday argued a challenge, asking the U.S. Court of ...

Coal is king here | Opinion | lincolnjournal.com
Lincoln Journal

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Coal miner Randy Smith is in line to be West Virginia Senate president - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews

Senator Randy Smith reacts after fellow members voted to nominate him as president of the chamber. Randy Smith, a 64-year-old retired coal miner, is ...

45,000 gather in Las Vegas for MINExpo International 2024 - Elko Daily Free Press
Elko Daily Free Press

There was also a surface Mining Equipment Simulator at the Immersive Technologies booth. During the Komatsu luncheon, Brian Fox, Komatsu's senior ...

TRANSPORT PROBLEMS PLAGUE COAL EXPORTERS | Journal of Commerce
Journal of Commerce

A coal traffic jam has hit key U.S. rail and barge transportation routes in the last two months, lea.

Leaders pass measures to show disapproval for Obama climate policy | News
Appalachian News-Express

... coal industry, and I am pleased that these measures have been passed to disapprove and stop these rules.” The White House said that, if the Clean ...

Thar Coal, once touted as the end to reliance on LNG, is capable of producing its own ...
Profit by Pakistan Today

As a result of the study, the Sindh Coal Authority is striving to woo private investment to finance the country's first coal-to-gas project to ...

Scientists find huge trove of rare metals needed for clean energy hidden inside toxic coal waste
WVU ENews - West Virginia University

Paul Ziemkiewicz explains to CNN the challenges of extracting rare earth elements from coal ash.

Seismic event sparks fire, stops operations at Russian coal mine - Reuters
Reuters

Russia's ministry of emergency services said that 120 miners have been evacuated from the mine in Russia's vast coal ... coal mine, and has ...

Closed coal plant to become U.S.'s largest natural gas generator | Energy News Network
Energy News Network

(NHPR). COAL: Hundreds of abandoned coal mines that have hollowed out the ground in parts of western Pennsylvania raise renewed safety concerns ...

Banpu CEO talks decarbonization targets, coal as 'unsung hero' - YouTube
YouTube

... cheap and reliable energy. Banpu CEO talks decarbonization targets, coal as 'unsung hero'. No views · 1 minute ago ...more. CNBC International News.

EASTMAN DIVISION EXPANDS COAL-TO-CHEMICAL OUTPUT | Journal of Commerce
Journal of Commerce
Eastman Chemical Co. has brought its $200 million expansion of a coal-to- chemicals complex to full.

Ukraine steel output jumps, but possible coking coal loss clouds outlook - Reuters
Reuters

... steel producers union showed on Monday, but the possible loss of a key coking coal mine makes the outlook uncertain.

Slovenia pledges €403 mln to rescue coal assets amid phaseout push -media
Carbon Pulse

The Slovenian government has committed €403 million to prevent the bankruptcy of the Sostanj coal power plant and the Velenje mine, taking control ...

Adani plans big new coal-power plant in tigerland
Adani Watch

There are fears construction of a huge new coal-power plant by Adani in central India could impact tiger corridors. Image sanpom - Fotolia.

COAL PRODUCERS ASSESS EAST EUROPEAN MARKET | Journal of Commerce
Journal of Commerce

Western coal producers, assessing opportunities in Eastern Europe, are weighing the state of the ind.

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