Sun, 26 May 2013 02:31:16 CDT deccanherald.com
Amid 17 major players evincing interest in restructuring worlds largest coal miner CIL, the government has shortlisted nine firms for the task. "The Coal Ministry has shortlisted nine firms out of 17 applications it received with regard to the appointment of advisors for restructuring of Coal India," a source said.
Sun, 26 May 2013 01:15:15 CDT thejakartaglobe.com
Pakistani coal miner Tariq Khan, 17, typically starts his day at 5 a.m. He earns $3 a day for dragging heavy sacks of coal. "My father is 60 years old now. We are poor and financially things are tough.
Sat, 25 May 2013 12:04:28 CDT kwqc.com
Activists upset with the pace of reclamation at an eastern Illinois coal mine are pressing the Department of Natural Resources to block the site's owner from extending its reclamation permit for another five years.
Sat, 25 May 2013 08:02:24 CDT salon.com
What happens in Illinois doesn't stay in Illinois - especially when you're dealing with the national ramifications of a combined fracking and coal mining rush unparalleled in recent memory. As a sit-in movement continues at the office of Gov.
Sat, 25 May 2013 04:23:48 CDT thehindubusinessline.com
Nine people were killed and one person remains missing after a coal mine was inundated with water in China's eastern Shandong province.
Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:02 CDT smithsonianmag.com
Both coal and nuclear plants are costly to build but able to provide reliable power around the clock with relatively low fuel costs. "It's difficult to see how you could possibly displace coal if you don't include nuclear," Peterson says.
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:12 CDT coalguru.com
These new charges, which would be applied on a distance basis, would drastically undermine the competitiveness of the Scottish coal sector, putting at risk both jobs and investment at a time when the sector faces some real and immediate challenges.
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:08:33 CDT scotsman.com
CALLS are growing for a public inquiry into failures to clean up coal mines across Scotland after a new report revealed a potential £60m shortfall in funds for one region alone.
Fri, 24 May 2013 11:09:34 CDT thepilot.com
Renewable energy can reduce our dependence on dirty coal, oil and nuclear power. It is a key growth sector in our economy and a way to disengage us from our dependence on foreign oil-producing countries.
Fri, 24 May 2013 08:01:39 CDT theenergycollective.com
According to the National Hydropower Association the US has 22,000 MW of installed pumped storage. This, too, is expanding and remains one of the cheapest forms of power storage in terms of ...