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NEWS ABOUT: coal mining

coal mining stories: 7 news summaries
Jeffrey Sachs

 Coal Harms the Planet 
 —and Owns the Senate 

Blame industry as well as ideology if US shirks Copenhagen

Oct 21, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the world turns to Copenhagen this December, the US, which never ratified the Kyoto Protocol, may once again fail to sign up to save the world from serious climate change. Ideology plays a part, Jeffrey Sachs notes, as many Republican senators are "intent on derailing any Obama initiative.... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • environment • coal • Kyoto Protocol • coal mining • treaty • Copenhagen climate change conference • Jeffrey Sachs

(Newser) - For years the government has estimated that the US has 240 years' worth of coal in the ground, causing officials to dub the US the “Saudi Arabia of Coal.” But that estimate may be grossly exaggerated, the Wall Street Journal reports. While there probably is 240 years'... More »

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energy • coal • coal mining

Supreme Court Hears Case on Role of Money in Justice

Dispute inspired a John Grisham novel

Mar 2, 09 12:48 PM CST
(Newser) - This week, the Supreme Court will hear a case so twisty it inspired a John Grisham novel, the Washington Post reports. At stake: the standards for judicial impartiality. The owner of a small coal company sued a huge one, alleging it illegally drove him out of business. He won, but... More »

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judge • coal mining • West Virginia • John Grisham • US Supreme Court • Hugh Caperton • Brent Benjamin • West Virginia Supreme Court

 W. Virginia Torn 
 Over Coal Mining 

Small town split on pros and cons of clearing mountains

Jan 14, 09 7:37 AM CST
(Newser) - As the mining industry clears mountains in Appalachia, a nearby town finds itself in a conundrum over the future of coal, writes John McQuaid in Smithsonian magazine. With prices and energy demands soaring, mining sites are multiplying—and while some  residents see the state’s oldest and most profitable industry... More »

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Environmental Protection Agency • coal mining • Appalachian State • forests • contaminated water • clean coal • ecosystem

Mine Blast Kills 70+ in China

26 more trapped, feared dead in latest accident

Dec 6, 07 11:54 AM CST
(Newser) - A gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine killed at least 70 today and trapped 26 more, the New York Times reports, one of the year’s worst accidents in an industry that sees more than 4,000 die each year. Authorities believe miners triggered the explosion while illegally tapping... More »

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China • coal mining • accident • Chinese mining • Linfen, China

Canaries Get Company in Coal Mines: Recent Grads

Industry luring youth to replace aging workforce

Oct 31, 07 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coal-mining companies are successfully recruiting college kids, promising better work conditions than the industry’s muddied image might suggest, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Some 60% of the current workforce could retire over the next decade, and jobs are suddenly abundant; young people are finding themselves explaining to their parents... More »

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college • recruitment • coal mining • dangerous jobs • job security

At Least 36 Killed in Siberian Coal Mine Blast

Mine is just 25 miles from scene of March explosion that killed 110

May 24, 07 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A methane explosion in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 36 people today,  just 25 miles from the mine—operated by the same company—where 110 people died from a blast in March. Inspectors had attempted twice to shut down the mine for safety violations, but were rebuffed... More »

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Russia • Siberia • safety • coal mining • explosion • mine

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