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• Wave of coal retirements coming by 2016

  17 Feb 2014

  There will be many more closures of coal-fired power plants around the country over the next two y... . ...Read More

• Coal makes a comeback despite natural gas abundance

  17 Feb 2014

  This wasn’t supposed to happen. Cheap natural gas was supposed to be the answer to our depen... . ...Read More

• Coal terminals near New Orleans expanding despite drop in coal exports

  17 Feb 2014

  Despite a drop in coal exports off the Mississippi River in 2013, several New Orleans-area termina... . ...Read More

• Wait until you see what our coal addiction is doing To West Virginia

  17 Feb 2014

  There's no denying the importance of coal in America. The combustible black rock provides a... . ...Read More

• Shipping coal to Asia is bad for America

  17 Feb 2014

  Cloud Peak Energy through the local Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a presentation by Bozem... . ...Read More

• Coal prices remain soft in international markets

  14 Feb 2014

  February 14: Spot prices of coal in all the major global markets remained soft on February 13 on w... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Ennore Port falls 0.92% in Jan m-o-m

  14 Feb 2014

  February 14: Coal handling at Ennore Port stood at 2,152,000 tons during the month of January 2014... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at V.O. Chidambaranar falls 10.24% in Jan m-o-m

  14 Feb 2014

  February 14: Coal handling at V.O. Chidambaranar Port stood at 447,000 tons during the month of Ja... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mumbai up 18.69% in Jan m-o-m

  14 Feb 2014

  February 14: Steam coal imports through the port of Mumbai increased 18.69% to 527,825 tons in Jan... . ...Read More

• Inflation cools to 7-month low of 5.05% in January

  14 Feb 2014

  February 14: Wholesale inflation eased to a seven-month low of 5.05% in January, on decline in the... . ...Read More

• Coal India rejig only after analysing Deloitte report: Sriprakash Jaiswal

  14 Feb 2014

  A decision on restructuring of Coal India will be taken only after analysing the consultant's ... . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry seeks Rs 139 cr guarantee from NTPC for mine delays

  14 Feb 2014

  The Coal Ministry has asked NTPCBSE 1.19 % to submit a bank guarantee (BG) of Rs 138.6 crore for d... . ...Read More

• NGT seeks response from coal, power utilities on pollution

  14 Feb 2014

  A PIL in this regard had been filed by Ratnadeep Rangari, a social worker and resident of Mahadula... . ...Read More

• India may tap Poland for coking coal to ease Australia’s hold

  14 Feb 2014

  India may also seek deep mining equipment from Poland to boost production in its underground coal ... . ...Read More

• CCI suggests introduction of more players in coal sector

  14 Feb 2014

  Fair trade watchdog CCI, which found Coal India guilty of abusing its monopoly in fuel supplies, h... . ...Read More