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IEA Predicts Dramatic Rise in Mineral Demand for Clean Energy Transition
June 3, 2021
The shift to a clean energy economy including power grids and electric vehicles is set to drive a huge increase in the requirements for minerals such as copper, nickel, cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements, according to a new report
DOE Awards Wyoming’s Integrated Test Center $64 Million Toward Carbon Capture Project
June 3, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Wyoming’s Integrated Test Center in Gillette $64 million in research funding toward a carbon capture project. The former Wyoming power plant will also host one of the two carbon capture projects. The announcement
Indiana Rules in Favor of Riverview Energy’s Coal-to-Diesel Plant
June 2, 2021
The Indiana Office of Environmental Adjudication has ruled in favor of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s extension of an air permit for Delaware-based Riverview Energy Corp. The extension was challenged by Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life Inc.
Increase in Mining Required to Power Green Energy Revolution
June 2, 2021
An increase in mining activities is required to power the green energy revolution, a study has found. The research by Professor Richard Herrington, head of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum, highlights that the switch to cleaner technologies is
Top Northern Appalachian Coal Mines Ramp Up Output as Pandemic Pressure Eases
June 2, 2021
The top 25 coal mines in the Northern Appalachian basin produced more coal in the first quarter of 2021, beating levels from both the prior quarter and the first quarter of 2020, as pressure from COVID-19 lockdowns eased. The region’s
West Virginia Leaders Balk at International Energy Agency Call for No New Fossil Fuel Investments
June 2, 2021
The intergovernmental organization eyeing a sustainable energy future for the planet has sounded an alarm about the world’s climate crisis that West Virginia’s leaders are dismissing. The International Energy Agency last week said investors should not fund any new coal,
Alaska Official Backs Key Approval for Proposed Donlin Gold Mine
June 1, 2021
A proposed gold mine in western Alaska has won a key approval, with a state official rejecting an administrative law judge’s findings that the state Department of Environmental Conservation lacked “reasonable assurance” the project would meet Alaska water quality standards.
Allegiance Coal Commences Production at Its New Elk Mine, Colorado
June 1, 2021
Allegiance Coal has commenced production at the New Elk Mine. Coal production commenced in the Blue Seam at the New Elk Mine last Friday, May 21, 2021, with the first production unit. Commencement was delayed by three weeks against the
DOE Awards IACMI $1.5 Million Grant for Innovative Uses of South Appalachian Coal Resources
June 1, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has tapped the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, or IACMI – The Composites Institute, to develop and deploy new technologies for manufacturing coal-derived products using coal resources near distressed South Appalachian coal communities.
Nearly a Dozen Striking Alabama Miners with Warrior Met Coal Arrested at Protest
June 1, 2021
Nearly a dozen miners who’ve been striking an Alabama coal company for about two months were arrested during a protest outside a mine in Tuscaloosa County, a union said. The United Mine Workers of America said 11 members were charged
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