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• Peabody closes Viking surface coal mine in Indiana

  22 May 2014

  Peabody Energy has closed its Viking surface coal mine in Daviess County, Indiana, several months ... . ...Read More

• US railroads to struggle with summer coal demand — report

  22 May 2014

  US coal producers face the paradox of experiencing an increased demand for their product at times ... . ...Read More

• Narsing Rao to quit Coal India, become KCR’s Chief Adviser

  21 May 2014

  Coal IndiaBSE 0.76 % Ltd Chairman S Narsing Rao has decided to resign from the state-run minor to ... . ...Read More

• Coal India sacks 126 employees in Odisha

  21 May 2014

  Coal India has sacked 126 people in Odisha for indiscipline, a firstof-its-kind move for a state-o... . ...Read More

• Mahan coal: Release of activist demanded

  21 May 2014

  A protest was carried by villagers of Mahan in Singrauli district on Monday, demanding early relea... . ...Read More

• Punjab faces major blackouts as coal supply runs low

  21 May 2014

  Punjab is heading for a major power crisis as 10 out of 14 units of its three major thermal power ... . ...Read More

• Asia met coal: Top-tier prices lower on persisting pessimism

  21 May 2014

  Prime hard prices in the seaborne metallurgical coal market fell Tuesday, amid the continued reluc... . ...Read More

• Polish competition watchdog to investigate coal market

  21 May 2014

  Poland's competition watchdog UOKiK said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into the way h... . ...Read More

• Coal mine bosses sent to jail as mining resumes in Soma

  21 May 2014

  Acting Chairman of Soma Holding Can Gürkan, together with some of his senior executives, have... . ...Read More

• Microbes reduce coal’s carbon footprint

  21 May 2014

  With energy demands rising and the increasing importance of low-carbon technologies, scientists in... . ...Read More

• High Levels Of Toxic Gas Ignored At Turkish Coal Mine

  21 May 2014

  Officials at the Turkish coal mine, where a devastating explosion and fire killed 301 workers ... . ...Read More

• Europe’s dysfunctional carbon-pricing system keeps coal cheap

  21 May 2014

  The Netherlands, and Rotterdam in particular, has a Janus-faced relationship with coal. According ... . ...Read More

• Europe’s Dysfunctional Carbon-Pricing System Is Keeping Coal Dirt Cheap

  21 May 2014

  The Netherlands, and Rotterdam in particular, has a Janus-faced relationship with coal. According ... . ...Read More

• Four Realities About Coal

  21 May 2014

  The best way to move forward on coal is to realize that it isn’t going away.   Star... . ...Read More

• World’s Deadliest Fuel Made Safe and Clean?

  21 May 2014

  Coal kills. When it’s not horrific mining accidents like the one in Soma, Turkey, on May 13 ... . ...Read More