Feature Stories
Eliminating Coal from Our Energy Mix Would Be Disastrous
July 10, 2014
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin slammed radical critics of coal during a Wednesday debate on the Senate floor over the role of coal in global warming. Though Manchin believes that mankind has contributed to global warming, he argued that
Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow: Fixing Our Dictatorial EPA
June 25, 2014
Last year, Congress enacted 72 new laws and federal agencies promulgated 3,659 new rules, imposing $1.86 trillion in annual regulatory compliance costs on American businesses and families. It’s hardly surprising that America’s economy shrank by 1 percent the first quarter
Wyoming Senator Enzi: Electricity is Vital; Ingenuity with Coal is the Answer
June 20, 2014
When I think about American ingenuity, I see a bright future for our country. Every day, our entrepreneurs are finding solutions to some of the most complex problems. It’s these innovators who have changed the way we share information with
Kentucky Congressman Ed Whitfield: Obama’s Radical Assault on the Future of Energy
June 20, 2014
In January 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) declared that his vision for the future of American energy was to “bankrupt” the coal industry and create a situation where electricity prices “necessarily skyrocket.” Obama later traveled to Copenhagen to the United
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity: EPA’s Carbon Emission Claims Don’t Add Up
June 20, 2014
When the Environmental Protection Agency recently announced its rule to cut carbon emissions 30 percent by 2030, it did so based on several unsubstantiated claims and questionable facts. The impact of the Obama administration’s politically motivated mandate is too consequential
Texas Mining and Reclamation Association Educates Teachers About the Importance of Mining
June 20, 2014
An annual workshop this week proves science never sleeps — even during the summer. Teachers from all over the state gathered at North American Coal Sabine Mine in Hallsville for a workshop on earth science. Since 1991, the Texas Mining
University of Wyoming Scientists Research Shows Promising for the Uranium Mining Sector
June 16, 2014
Wyoming’s resurgent uranium industry could get a further boost from University of Wyoming scientists, whose research on post-mining environmental restoration is yielding promising results. Research in UW laboratories has shown that stimulating growth of native bacteria could be a more
New Overland Conveyor System Powered by Baldor Products Helps Gold Mine Improve Efficiencies
June 16, 2014
Argonaut Gold Inc., a Canadian gold mining company, acquired its El Castillo gold mine in 2010. Located in the state of Durango, Mexico, the open-pit, heap-leach mine has approximately 1,285 hectares of mineral concessions and surface rights, and hosts 1.23
Weakest Link in EPA’s Climate Rule?
June 13, 2014
A key concession touted by vulnerable Democrats in the administration’s new carbon pollution standards may provide the greatest legal threat to the controversial new rules, the cornerstone of President Obama’s climate change agenda. The administration is giving states broad flexibility
Jason Stverak: The War Isn’t On Coal, It’s On the People Coal Helps
June 9, 2014
The EPA’s new CO2 emissions rule may be designed to combat global warming, but it will instead accomplish exactly one goal — killing off the American coal industry. The rule, which requires both new and existing power plants to cut
