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. [read full story]                

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

yahoo.com     May 16, 2008          

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...                

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County may turn its back on coal

poconorecord.com     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...                

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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...                

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Putting coal on the back burner

delawareonline.com     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....                

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Using gas in coal country?

charlotte.com     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...                

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Coal region shifts to gas

enquirer.com     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...                

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