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The man behind the Teck-CIC deal

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:25:17 GMT

Andrew Willis Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Saturday, Jul. 04, 2009 04:13AM EDT C hina Investment Corp.'s $1.7-billion purchase of a 17-per-cent stake in Teck Resources Ltd.

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Zimbabwe to re-evaluate all mining contracts

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:25:50 GMT

HEADLINES author/source:Reuters posted on this site:Sat 4-Jul-2009 "No foundation at all in reports that we have received $950 million from China" By Nelson Banya Harare - Zimbabwe will re-evaluate all mining contracts and introduce a "use it or lose it" policy for its mining industry under a proposed law, Finance Minister Tendai Biti told Reuters ...

Maoists extort Rs.300 cr annually in Chhattisgarh: Raman Singh

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:07:59 GMT

Raipur : Maoist rebels extort up to Rs.300 crore every year in Chhattisgarh from traders of forest products, transporters and iron ore mining firms, says Chief Minister Raman Singh.

Hollywood celebrity explains her West Virginia expedition

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:09:39 GMT

Here's Darryl Hannah's explanation of why she cares about West Virginia coal mining, even though she doesn't live there.

Silverado Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:54:03 GMT

Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. appointed Donald Balletto as its new chief financial officer, effective June 25, 2009.

China's hunger for resources bolsters Teck

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:36:55 GMT

China's unyielding appetite for commodities pushed Teck Resources Ltd. and its CEO Don Lindsay into a near-death debt fiasco.

Nordic Oil And Gas and Western Warner Oils Exploring Underground Coal Gasification for Canada Project

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:31:55 GMT

Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. and its joint venture partner, Western Warner Oils Ltd. are examining the possibility of using underground coal gasification as a means to convert the coal into product gas at its recently acquired Drumheller, Alberta property.

Urgent July 4th Declaration: Bo Webb to Al Gore: Stand with Me at ... - Huffingtonpost.com

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:44:00 GMT

Note: This is a guest post by Bo Webb, a Vietnam veteran and former businessman in the Coal River Valley, West Virginia, who has been one of the lead organizers in stopping mountaintop removal coal mining. Webb received notice last week that ...

Talent Export Advantage

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:43:43 GMT

As Wales First Minister Rhodri Morgan, who is now accompanying a trade mission to the U.S., points out, when potato famine and the Highland Clearances were driving rural Irish and Scottish emigration, respectively, across the Atlantic, Wales was discovering the coal that would be the basis of its prosperity for more than a century.

Appalachia's Own 'Resource Curse'? - Huffingtonpost.com

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:44:00 GMT

Pollution and poverty caused by the development of oil reserves have deprived tens of million of Nigerians their basic human rights, according to Amnesty International , which calls oil a "resource curse" for the region. "People living in the Niger ...

'Open up coal to fuel power plants' - Times of India

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:11:00 GMT

The coal ministry's efforts at opening doors for full private entry through open bidding in coal mining got a boost, with the Economic Survey identifying continued state monopoly over the sector, which accounts for more than half of domestic fuel ...

Nordic Oil and Gas to apply to build underground coal gasification ... - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:30:00 GMT

WINNIPEG - Nordic Oil & Gas Ltd (TSXV:NOG) and partner Western Warner Oils Ltd. said Thursday they plan to apply to the province of Alberta for permits to build an underground coal gasification project at a Drumheller, Alta. property. The companies ...

Coal Country is Ground Zero in Climate Change Battle - Common Dreams

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Your long-time work on climate destabilization has triggered a sea change in how our nation tackles the impending crisis of global warming. I deeply admire and appreciate your commitment to an urgent issue that transcends borders, and affects the ...

Mining contract sought for coal area in Masbate - Balita News

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:59:00 GMT

MASBATE CITY, July 1 ? Because of its coal deposits, a town in Masbate is one of the sites in the country being sought out for exploration and development by mining companies. The Department of Energy (DOE) said Cataingan, 80 kilometers from the ...

Captain Savage was brave military man, civilian

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:45:43 GMT

Details are sketchy of his service in the Civil War, but Edward G. Savage served in Company B of the 9 Pennsylvania.

Is 'clean coal' really clean? - Ashland Daily Tidings

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:44:00 GMT

Dear EarthTalk: As I understand it, "clean" coal really isn't?yet the Bush Administration gushed strongly for it. What is Obama's take on it? ? John Zippert, Eutaw, Ala. Barack Obama and George W. Bush differ in many ways, but both have embraced ...

Black Hills Corporation Oil & Gas Exploration and Production ... - PR Inside

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:44:00 GMT

www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/black-hills-co .. Black Hills Corporation is a diversified energy company. The Company operates principally in the United States with two major business groups: Utilities and Non-regulated Energy. The ...

EESTECH JetWater Desalination Licensee Sponsors Coal Seam Gas Forum - Earthtimes

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:21:00 GMT

The forum, which attracted an audience of more than 70 representatives from the industry, was addressed by Derek Pallet *, Impulse Hydro's technical manager, who described the water pre-treatment and post-treatment concentrate handling through the ...

Is 'clean coal' really clean? - Ashland Daily Tidings

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:51:00 GMT

Coal Miners, Environmentalists Bump Heads in West Virginia - TheCelebrityCafe.com

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:48:36 GMT

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Coal Miners, Environmentalists Bump Heads in West Virginia
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The NASA climate scientist, James Hansen, says that the practice is worse than normal coal mining because it maximizes harm to the environment in addition ...
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