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Coal region county mulls unthinkable: switch to gas (AP)

                   
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May 16, 2008
        
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Friday May 16, 1:36 pm ET By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Writer Belt-tightening county in Pa. coal region considers the unthinkable: a switch to gas heat POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- So it was with no small dose of irony that Schuylkill County leaders recently offered a proposal that would have... [read full story]                    

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Coal region shifts to gas

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Coal region shifts to gas

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May 19, 2008
        

BY MICHAEL RUBINKAM | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POTTSVILLE, Pa. – Hard coal built this area of eastern Pennsylvania into an economic powerhouse in the 1800s and early 1900s, and helped fuel the nation’s industrial revolution. So it was with no small dose of irony that Schuylkill County leaders...

Using gas in coal country?

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May 19, 2008
        

Hard coal built this area of eastern Pennsylvania into an economic powerhouse in the 1800s and early 1900s, helping fuel the nation's industrial revolution. Even today, it's hard to find a native who doesn't have roots underground.So it was with no small dose of irony that Schuylkill County...

                   

Putting coal on the back burner

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May 17, 2008
        

County in Pa.'s mining region mulls unthinkable: switching to gas By MICHAEL RUBINKAM • Associated Press • May 17, 2008 POTTSVILLE, Pa.-- Hard coal built this area of eastern Pennsylvania into an economic powerhouse in the 1800s and early 1900s, and helped fuel the nation's industrial revolution....

                   

County may turn its back on coal

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May 17, 2008
        

Several tons of anthracite coal, referred to as black diamonds by miners for its value as a home heating fuel, fills a basement space in the Schuylkill County courthouse and prison facilities Thursday in Pottsville.AP POTTSVILLE (AP) — Hard coal built this area of eastern Pennsylvania into...

Economy forcing coal country to consider natural gas heat

mcall.com
May 17, 2008
        

By Michael Rubinkam | Of The Associated Press Hard coal built this area of eastern Pennsylvania into an economic powerhouse in the 1800s and early 1900s, and helped fuel the nation's industrial revolution. So it was with no small dose of irony that Schuylkill County leaders recently offered a...

                   

Coal region county mulls unthinkable: switch to gas

finanznachrichten.de
May 16, 2008
        

POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - So it was with no small dose of irony that Schuylkill County leaders recently offered a proposal that would have seemed unthinkable when coal was still king: converting the county courthouse and prison from homegrown anthracite to -- gasp -- natural gas heat. Brian Rich, a...

                   

Coal region county mulls unthinkable: switch to gas

chron.com
May 16, 2008
        

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Hard coal built this area of eastern Pennsylvania into an economic powerhouse in the 1800s and early 1900s, and helped fuel the nation's industrial revolution. Even today, it's hard to find a native who doesn't have roots underground.