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• Coal Giant dumped waste directly into rivers, now faces Criminal Charges

  24 Feb 2015

  Duke Energy is facing multiple criminal charges for years of dumping coal waste into North Carolin... . ...Read More

• Chinese Plans to Transform Coal Would Worsen Global Warming

  24 Feb 2015

  YULIN, China—At about 8:30 on a chilly winter morning, a factory outside this desert city is... . ...Read More

• Punjab power utility applies for Pachwara coal block

  23 Feb 2015

  Punjab power utility PSPCL is looking to retain Pachwara central coal block for meeting fuel requi... . ...Read More

• First round of coal block auctions to yield Rs 1 lakh crore to states

  23 Feb 2015

  The government has sold 15 coal blocks so far in the auction that started on February 14, ensuring... . ...Read More

• Balco bags one more coal block in Chhattisgarh

  23 Feb 2015

  Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) bagged one more coal block on the eighth day of the auction, taki... . ...Read More

• Coal auction lessons: Investors are willing to bet capital when transparent policy is offered

  23 Feb 2015

  The coal auction, even in its early stages, is a clear success. The state governments stand to gai... . ...Read More

• Monnet Ispat surges on winning coal block in Chattisgarh

  23 Feb 2015

  Shares of Monnet Ispat and Energy has surged 10% to Rs 61.45 on BSE in early morning trade on repo... . ...Read More

• Coal mining in Canada to 2020: Underutilised assets

  23 Feb 2015

  Coal mining in Canada has borne the brunt of the disastrous global glut of supply and the associat... . ...Read More

• 50% BEE demand stalls Eskom coal deal

  23 Feb 2015

  Walking into the Waterberg Coal Company's boardroom, finance director Lawrie Mackintosh picks ... . ...Read More

• Why defending the coal industry in Australia is never a good move

  23 Feb 2015

  Last week I released a video on coal mining. Nothing controversial, it was only saying that everyt... . ...Read More

• Bodies of seven Pak miners trapped in coal mine recovered

  23 Feb 2015

  Rescue workers today retrieved the bodies of seven miners, who died of gas suffocation in a coal m... . ...Read More

• Australia cyclone spares coal miners, farmers

  23 Feb 2015

  Commodities producers were spared the full wrath of a powerful cyclone that smashed into the east ... . ...Read More

• NSW urged to ban new coal mines in the Hunter Valley on health and climate grounds

  23 Feb 2015

  Former Nasa climate scientist James Hansen has joined 21 other academics to urge the New South Wal... . ...Read More

• Decline continues unabated for S African coal

  20 Feb 2015

  February 20: Low demand pushed down South African coal prices on February 19 even as other origin ... . ...Read More

• Coal mine auction bids not realistic, say analysts

  20 Feb 2015

  February 20: The ongoing aggressive bidding for working coal mines are not realistic and the targe... . ...Read More