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• Southern Africa looks to prosper from rich coal resource

  27 Apr 2015

  One of the most energy-starved regions on the planet, southern Africa, is gearing up to build a fl... . ...Read More

• German workers march against coal-plant levy

  27 Apr 2015

  A proposed levy on Germany's oldest, most polluting coal-fired power plants has caused opponen... . ...Read More

• Four Utah counties invest $53 million in California port for coal, other exports

  27 Apr 2015

  Millions of tons of Utah coal will have a secure shipping port from a former Army base in Oakland,... . ...Read More

• We Energies says Oak Creek plant unaffected by new coal ash rules

  27 Apr 2015

  New federal rules on coal ash won’t change anything at We Energies’ Oak Creek power pl... . ...Read More

• What big coal’s happy-clappers missed about Vietnam’s growing coal headache

  27 Apr 2015

  Last week the PR crew at the Minerals Council of Australia’s (MCA) – which represents ... . ...Read More

• Wiggins Island coal export terminal open for business

  27 Apr 2015

  The Wiggins Island coal export terminal (WICET) is expected to make its first shipment of 73,000 t... . ...Read More

• Germany to review jobs impact of coal levy before decision

  27 Apr 2015

  Germany will make no decision on a proposed coal levy before a review is conducted regarding possi... . ...Read More

• WNC and nation get a $30 million push to move ‘Beyond Coal’

  27 Apr 2015

  The Sierra Club’s national campaign Beyond Coal got word earlier this month of a $30 million... . ...Read More

• Conservation groups challenge Utah coal mining plan

  27 Apr 2015

  King Coal’s robes may be fraying at the edges, but that news hasn’t yet reached federa... . ...Read More

• Power companies using high ash coal may face legal action

  24 Apr 2015

  Thermal power plants and collieries that continue to burn high-ash content coal, better watch out ... . ...Read More

• Power consumers to save Rs 69,311 crore due to negative coal block bids

  24 Apr 2015

  Electricity consumers in the country are likely to benefit by about Rs 69,311 crore from a reducti... . ...Read More

• Coal India to use drones to assess output

  24 Apr 2015

  How much coal does Coal India produce? The buzz is that the annual production figures are often in... . ...Read More

• State Views on Coal Allottees Sought

  24 Apr 2015

   Even as the show cause notice by the Ministry of Coal to the prior allottees of coal blocks ... . ...Read More

• NERC: EPA’s Clean Power Rule Could Transform Coal Power Use

  24 Apr 2015

  Implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed Clean Power P... . ...Read More

• New Rules, Cheap Energy Heighten Battle Between Coal and Gas

  24 Apr 2015

  Tough new environmental rules and cheap energy prices are heightening the battle between coal mine... . ...Read More