RICHMOND, Va., May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- James River Coal Company, a producer of steam and industrial-grade coal, today announced that it had net income...
Capitol Power Plant to stop use of coal By Jordy Yager Posted: 05/01/09 House and Senate leadership formally announced on Friday that coal would no longer be...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Coal producer Massey Energy Co. said Tuesday it has cut the base salaries of its chief executive and four other top officials 10...
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., today reported a first quarter 2009 net loss of $4.5 million or $0.10 per diluted...
ABINGDON, Va., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., a leading supplier of high-quality Appalachian coal, reported higher coal...
May 9, 2009 HCEA-Ohio Valley Chapter 10th Annual tour 1) Oxford Mining Saxton Pitt Includes P & H 2800 shovel and other equipment 2) Cardinal Power Plant (2...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Consol Energy Inc. has told West Virginia it's eliminating 54 jobs and closing two operations in the state's southern coalfields. ...
ArcelorMittal has told state officials it plans to lay off indefinitely 116 workers at its coke plant in Monessen, beginning in early July. The world's largest...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Coal Corp., a Central and Southern Appalachian coal producer, reports that for the period ended March 31, 2009, it...
ABINGDON, Va. - Alpha Natural Resources will buy Foundation Coal for about $1.4 billion, the companies announced Tuesday, creating one of the nation's largest...
There's promises and there's reality... Obama's EPA clears 42 of 48 new mountaintop removal permits. For more, see the following link in the Charleston...
This is a list of abandoned mine reclamation contracts awarded by DEP during the first four months of 2009 and the funding source for each project (OSMRE =...
PHILIPPI, W.Va. (AP) - A bronze and granite monument to the 12 men who died trapped inside the Sago Mine in 2006 is being unveiled in Philippi. Gov. Joe...
Not only is ethanol proving to be a dud as a fuel substitute but there is increasing evidence that it is destroying engines in large numbers By Ed Wallace,...
I heard about this on Uncle Rush's show I think it was, last week. I do not find it surprising as everyone is yammering about the sky falling, and no one wants...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Coal producer Consol Energy says it's cutting 2009 production guidance due to weak demand. Canonsburg, Pa.-based Consol announced the...
PITTSBURGH, June 3 -- CONSOL Energy Inc., expects to adjust the operating schedule of several of its coal mines. The Buchanan Mine near Mavisdale, Virginia, is...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has rejected an appeal that sought to bar construction of a coal storage silo near an elementary...
Today's Wall Street Journal tackles a problem for the coal business, namely that of very cheap natural gas. By REBECCA SMITH and BEN CASSELMAN A precipitous...
CHARLESTON, W.Va., June 16 -- Massey Energy Company today announced that its Marfork Coal Company subsidiary of Raleigh County West Virginia is the winner of...
NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - Coal prices may remain weak in the near term, but will rebound sharply in the coming years due to growing Asian demand, Peabody...
CARROLLTON — For the power-generation industry, things are beginning to look up as well as down — literally — in Carroll County, Ohio. Way down in the...
Panel considers fines against Quecreek Mine WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly seven years since the rescue of nine trapped coal miners in Pennsylvania' s Quecreek...
Falling rock kills miner at Consol facility in Greene County Thursday, June 25, 2009 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A miner died early yesterday morning after an...
The Cap and Tax Fiction Democrats off-loading economics to pass climate change bill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put cap-and-trade legislation on a forced...
International Coal Group, a major coal producer with mining complexes in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, and Maryland, is seeking qualified,...
WHEELING - He is not yet back to work in the Senate chamber, but U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., is opposing "cap and trade" legislation pushed by the Obama...
The public needs to know as much as possible about Cap & Trade, and then needs to flood their Senators with mail pressuring them to quash it. If it actually...