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• House energy panel backs bill to give states authority to manage coal ash

  16 Apr 2015

  A House committee approved a bill Wednesday granting states authority to regulate waste generated ... . ...Read More

• Soma trial shows the blood price of Turkish coal

  16 Apr 2015

  On the first day of the trial of the worst mining accident in Turkey that claimed the lives of 301... . ...Read More

• Govt to auction 23 coal blocks next week, may earn over 2 lakh cr

  15 Apr 2015

  The government has finalised a list of 23 coal blocks to be auctioned in the third tranche beginni... . ...Read More

• CIL to import about 2 MT of coal in FY 2015-16

  15 Apr 2015

  State-owned Coal India will import about 2 million tonnes of coal, to be supplied to power produce... . ...Read More

• Centre mulls using abandoned coal and mineral mines to produce geothermal power

  15 Apr 2015

  The house of 'dirty' energy i.e. coal mines which are abandoned can be served as a green a... . ...Read More

• Australia willing to support India with Coal supplies

  15 Apr 2015

  India and Australia discussed various issues related to the strengthening of the bilateral ties wh... . ...Read More

• Former UN Global Warming Chief: Coal Is ‘Essential’

  15 Apr 2015

  With environmentalists calling for divestment from fossil fuels, the former United Nations climate... . ...Read More

• North Wambo coal mine gets green light from NSW Govt

  15 Apr 2015

  The New South Wales Government says applying tough new rules to control the impact of subsidence o... . ...Read More

• FirstEnergy to close 3 northeast Ohio coal-burning plants

  15 Apr 2015

  FirstEnergy will close three coal-burning power plants on Wednesday as part of a company plan to c... . ...Read More

• Energy: US firm completes financing for coal and power project in Niger

  15 Apr 2015

  U.S.-firm Source California Energy Services (SCES) has completed financing for a 740 billion CFA f... . ...Read More

• German backlash grows against coal power clampdown

  15 Apr 2015

  German energy companies say that construction of over half the country’s planned power plant... . ...Read More

• Coal producers say Northwest environmentalists blocking Asia-bound exports

  15 Apr 2015

  Coal-producing states charge Northwestern environmentalists are blocking them from exporting the f... . ...Read More

• Birmingham Water Works says bill to restrict mining appeals favors coal at expense of clean water

  15 Apr 2015

  Birmingham Water Works officials warn that a bill passed in the State Senate and pending in the Ho... . ...Read More

• Is The Coal Market Finally Capitulating?

  15 Apr 2015

  If you're a coal investor, there's one piece of data you need to see this week. New prod... . ...Read More

• Further firmness seen in South African coal prices

  14 Apr 2015

  April 14: Spot prices of South African and Australian steam coal firmed up a little amidst reduced... . ...Read More