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COAL ENERGY

Coal is the largest source of fuel for the generation of electricity worldwide, as well as the largest worldwide source of carbon dioxide emissions. The coal industry is being challenged by environmentalists, who say there is no such things a “clean” coal technology and promoting greener forms of electricity generation. This topic covers the latest on coal energy and the industry behind the world’s electricity.

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Frank Talk - Are Diamonds in the Cards for Coal?more

While many market forecasters are expecting a slowdown in commodity demand due to a reduction in stimulus around the...

New Coal Plants Would Create Nearly 18 Million Tons of Waste Annuallymore

Proposed coal plants across the United States would produce nearly 18 million tons of dangerous waste, including toxic...

Illinois town rejects revamped DOE 'clean coal' projectmore

The Illinois town that until the week ended August 6 was to host a state-of-the-art Energy Department...

Platts - Power Lines: The stakes are high on coal combustion wastemore

Dozens of environmental organizations took out an eye-catching full-page ad in the Washington Post Tuesday aimed at...

Australian PM's new cabinet adds no clarity to mining tax issuemore

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Saturday retained key mining tax advocates Wayne Swan as Treasurer and...

US hits Massey safety record after worker death, filing of chargesmore

Richmond, Virginia-based Massey Energy, whose safety record has come under attack since an April 5 explosion at its...

Arch Coal resumes production at Utah's Dugout Canyon: companymore

Arch Coal is resuming production at its Dugout Canyon mine for the first time since June 22, when a buildup of carbon...

Coal and Clean Energy? | Solar Feeds News Networkmore

The demand for coal-powered electricity generation continued to grow, especially in Asia, during the 2009 global...

Riviera says Ponte Verde iron ore project in Brazil gets permitmore

Australian explorer Riviera Resources said Tuesday the Ponte Verde iron ore project in Brazil had received an operating...

Some July scrap prices firmed, but most steel products declinedmore

If July does turn out to represent the bottom of the current steel cycle -- as several analysts, steel mill executives...

Xinyang Steel signs $650 mil Australian coking coal offtake dealmore

Australia's Northern Energy Corporation Limited said April 22 it had signed a life of mine offtake agreement with China...

Russian steelmaker Evraz to use pulverized coal injection technologymore

Russian steelmaker Evraz is to introduce pulverized coal injection technology at its West Siberian Iron and Steel Plant...

Platts podcast: Activity increase as iron ore market continues to firm...more

In this Platts podcast, European steel editor, Maya Thatcher and Asian and European steel editor, Annalisa Jeffries,...

Canada to shutter 33 coal-fired power plants by 2025: Prenticemore

Canada will move to shut down 33 of the country's 51 coal-fired power plants by 2025 in order to reduce the nation's...

South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers plans one-day strikemore

More than 320,000 members of South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers members in the construction, mining and...

Exxon sees trillions needed for energy growthmore

- Exxon Mobil says the world will require trillions of dollars in investment in energy infrastructure to meet an...

China's coal bed methane growth slow but certain: Wood Mackenziemore

China's coal bed methane growth is currently slow but will account for one-third of unconventional gas supply to the...

Correction may stop Colombian thermal coal exports to Chinamore

The door may be about to shut on Colombian thermal coal exports to China due to a combination of rising...

Accident shows coal mining 'still dangerous': US energy secretarymore

While coal mining has gotten "safer and safer," the methane explosion that killed 25 miners April 5 at Massey...

Platts podcast: Recent developments in the Atlantic physical steam coa...more

In this Platts podcast, Gareth Carpenter, associate editor for Platts International Coal Report, discusses the supply...

US over-the-counter coal continues declines in lower volumemore

Over-the-counter coal markets in the US generally followed energy prices lower on August 19.

US DOE to go ahead with FutureGen as it searches for new sitemore

The US Department of Energy has decided to go forward with parts of a flagship carbon capture and storage project, even...

Arch Coal days away from reopening Dugout mine: US MSHA officialmore

Arch Coal is within days of resuming normal operations at its Dugout Canyon mine in Utah that has been closed since...

Platts - Power Lines: Disclosing mine safety penalty risks: one small ...more

Sometimes disasters lead to much sound and fury from policymakers, and not much else. The terrible mine collapse at...

Platts - Power Lines: Rails and coal: 'A second opening of the West'more

Last week's 33rd anniversary of the Surface Mining Reclamation and Control Act, also known as SMCRA, marked an...

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