Coal Mining
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ArcelorMittal buys 15% stake in Macarthur Coal
iht.com 6 hrs ago 46 related
ArcelorMittal said Wednesday that it had paid 631 million Australian dollars for a stake of nearly 15 percent in Macarthur Coal of Australia, setting up a possible bidding war for the miner and pushing Macarthur's shares up 14 percent. Soaring coal prices, driven by tight supply and voracious...
Geo Minerals Ltd.: Further Coal Permits Applied for in Saskatchewan
newsblaze.com 5 hrs ago 4 related
GEO MINERALS LTD. is pleased to announce that it has submitted coal permit applications encompassing approximately 18,432 hectares in the proximity of North American Gem's newly acquired coal discovery at Narrow Hills, west of Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan an
Patriot Coal Prices Private Offering of Convertible Senior Notes (PR Newswire)
yahoo.com 11 mins ago 4 related
Wednesday May 21, 6:36 pm ET ST. LOUIS, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The notes will be convertible into cash and, if applicable, shares of Patriot's common stock. Patriot intends to use the proceeds of the offering to reduce the principal balance of the debt to be assumed in connection with...
The Environmental Crime No Politician Will Confront
alternet.org 10 hrs ago 4 related
Why neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton have dared to challenge "King Coal" while campaigning. That was before the coal industry began blowing up the Appalachian Mountains as a cheap way of getting at the black stuff below, behaviour decried by the environmental group Appalachian Voices as...
From greenhouse gas to 'green energy': EPA Climate Protection Award cites MEGTEC Systems'...
yahoo.com 2 hrs ago 1 related
DE PERE, Wis.----The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 19th presented its Climate Protection Award to MEGTEC Systems, owned by U.S.-based SEQUA Corp., in recognition of MEGTEC's patented technology that enables coal mine ventilation air methane to be used as a primary energy-producing...
The Gothic Politics of Hillary Clinton
fanonite.org 1 hr ago 168 related
Jeffrey St. Claire deconstructs the Clintons’ toxic politics. Hillary Clinton famously found her voice in New Hampshire, but it took the senator until West Virginia to relocate her inner child. Yes, she’s once again embraced the Goldwater Girl of her youth. Once upon a time while she was still...
Takara Resources Inc.: South African Coal-Applications for Prospecting Rights
newsblaze.com 5 hrs ago
TORONTO, ONTARIO - THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. NEWS AGENCIES PRESS RELEASE Takara Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:TKK) ("Takara") announces that it has, together with its strategic alliance partner, Aphrodeities Mining (Pty) Limited, completed and...
GMR to up stake in South African coal firm
indiatimes.com 2 hrs ago 2 related
MUMBAI: The GMR group plans to increase its equity stake in South Africa’s Homeland Energy, the company that owns coal mines, as part of its plan to consolidate ownership of the scarce commodity. GMR, which has interests in developing airports, power projects and roads, already has 10% equity in...
Stuck in the coal age, when the solar century has already begun
es.wordpress.com 22 hrs ago 4 related
ABC Online kindly published this piece of mine today here. With those words, he betrayed the fact that his government prioritises the coal sector’s profits over climate protection. The Budget’s funding timing and arrangements, alongside draft legislation for carbon capture and storage, are...
ENVIRONMENT-AUSTRALIA: Split Over Carbon Capture Technology
ipsnews.net 12 hrs ago 1 related
MELBOURNE, May 21 (IPS) - Australia’s plan to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology -- whereby greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions from fossil-fuel fired power stations are trapped and stored rather than released into the atmosphere -- is pitting green groups against one another.