RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Massey Energy Company today reported strong operating results for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net income...
International Coal Group, Inc., today reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008. -- Revenues rose 26% to $257.7 million...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- International Coal Group is negotiating with lenders because it may violate loan terms this year, a company official said Thursday....
Boiler plant to switch to cleaner fuel Wednesday, February 18, 2009 By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Bellefield Boiler Plant in Panther Hollow, which...
Burning out: Coal prices come back to earth Wednesday, February 18, 2009 By Elwin Green, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette After a year in which some coal producers,...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- An Alpha Natural Resources subsidiary has been ordered to install safety devices on conveyor belt feeders at a Pennsylvania coal mine...
United States Senate Washington DC 20510 February 19, 2009 Dear Friends: Over the years, there have been many myths written about coal. It was once said that...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia is preparing to add coal barge inspections to its oversight of the mining industry after the drowning death of a miner...
Feb 27 (Reuters) - James River Coal Co., posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, hurt by lower Central Appalachian coal (CAPP) shipments, and the coal...
PITTSBURGH, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CONSOL Energy's Buchanan Mine near Mavisdale, Va., will idle coal production beginning March 1, 2009, for a...
Babcock Power & ThermoEnergy Form New Company to Develop and Commercialize A New Clean Coal Carbon Capture Technology Feb 26 2009 Danvers, MA – Babcock Power...
Charges reduced in Schuylkill County coal mine death case Allentown Morning Call March 4, 2009 Judges have dismissed involuntary manslaughter and other counts...
Quecreek miners settle lawsuit 7 years after ordeal Tribune Review - Pittsburgh,PA, March 8, 2009 More than 24 stories under the Somerset County hamlet of...
The Eckley Miners Village near Hazleton, Pa (site of the filming of the movie The Molly McGuires) is one of the state museums being considered for closure...
Worker killed in western Pa. coal mine accident - The Associated Press DILLINER, Pa. — An autopsy is expected on the body of an electrical worker killed in a...
Peabody Energy says eastern Illinois mine to close RIDGE FARM, Ill. (AP) -- Peabody Energy Corp. says it is closing an eastern Illinois coal mine because...
Peabody Energy said Tuesday it entered into long-term coal supply agreements for more than 90 million tons of coal, which will allow the development of the...
Miner wins $2 million in Massey verdict Charleston Gazette March 20, 2009 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Boone County jury has awarded a coal miner more than $2...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency put hundreds of mountaintop coal-mining permits on hold Tuesday to evaluate the projects' impact on...
Coal is getting too much bad press lately, even when an article is touting a new use to combat oil prices. I wonder what the public would do if everything...
Two things. Panic and educate themselves. Brent ... From: Adam Peszel <aepeszel@...> Subject: Re: [BlackDiamond] Why won't this be good news for coal To:...
Rise of sea levels is 'the greatest lie ever told' The uncompromising verdict of Dr Mörner is that all this talk about the sea rising is nothing but a...
It has come to our attention that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is interested in hearing from supporters of mining, and mountaintop mining in...
It is not interesting, that during the 70's (so I am told) scientists harped on global cooling, then about a 1-2 decades ago changed their minds to warming,...
http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/Story/04-02-09ussteelclairton CLAIRTON — United States Steel Corp.’s $1.1 billion plan to cut pollution at a...
For the week: * U.S. coal production totaled approximately 19.7 million short tons (mmst); * This production estimate is approximately 12.1 percent lower...