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• US Coal miner crushed after foreman lets him enter unsafe area

  09 Mar 2015

  Investigators say a Bell County coal miner was crushed to death because a foreman allowed him to e... . ...Read More

• Nuclear waste, arsenic at US coal plant raise concern

  09 Mar 2015

  Only a few hundred yards from Lake Robinson lies an old waste pond that, until this year, was amon... . ...Read More

• Transparent coal auction to help MP raise Rs 40,000 cr: Narendra Modi

  06 Mar 2015

  Coming down heavily on the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for committing gr... . ...Read More

• Mandakini Exploration and Mining bags coal block in Odisha

  06 Mar 2015

   Mandakini Exploration and Mining, a joint venture between Monnet Ispat & Energy and Jind... . ...Read More

• Coal auction day 2: Trimula bags coal mine in Jharkhand

  06 Mar 2015

  On the second day of the second lot of coal block auctions, Trimula Industries Ltd bagged Meral mi... . ...Read More

• Coal auction: Adani Power, Usha Martin, JSW emerge as successful bidders

  06 Mar 2015

  In the second round of coal auctions on Wednesday, Adani Power Ltd, JSW Steel Ltd and Usha Martin ... . ...Read More

• India coal imports in Feb jump from year ago, but drop m/m

  06 Mar 2015

  India's imports of thermal and coking coal jumped 31 percent in February from a year ago, as n... . ...Read More

• Rethinking coal auctions

  06 Mar 2015

  Given how smoothly even the second round of auctions is proceeding, it is not surprising the gover... . ...Read More

• Panel on proposed auction of coal linkages to meet next week

  06 Mar 2015

  The inter-ministerial committee (IMC) formed for proposed auction of coal linkages through competi... . ...Read More

• ‘Coal from Maha barges polluting Tiracol river

  06 Mar 2015

  A Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) report about pollution in the Tiracol river has proved... . ...Read More

• Polish Coal Miners Ride Solidarity Legacy to Oblivion

  06 Mar 2015

   For decades, Polish coal miners have enjoyed benefits that are the envy of their working c... . ...Read More

• Tyres to replace coal as plant fuel

  06 Mar 2015

  A cement factory is adopting a novel solution to the problem of waste tyre disposal - it is burnin... . ...Read More

• LG&E to cap Cane Run coal ash

  06 Mar 2015

  With natural gas replacing coal at its Cane Run plant as early as May, LG&E is working to shut... . ...Read More

• Li Keqiang announces new energy target to wean China off coal

  06 Mar 2015

  China’s premier Li Keqiang has announced new targets to wean the country off coal and cut ch... . ...Read More

• States Can Help Stop The Obama EPA’s War On Coal

  06 Mar 2015

  While the nation’s capital is in the single digits, Americans more than ever want policies t... . ...Read More