Feature Stories
Appalachian Coal Ash Richest in Rare Earth Elements
August 22, 2016
A study of the content of rare earth elements in U.S. coal ashes shows that coal mined from the Appalachian Mountains could be the proverbial golden goose for hard-to-find materials critical to clean energy and other emerging technologies. In the
Why Wyoming Coal is Thriving
August 19, 2016
From Stan Burling’s house at the end of Main Street, it’s a minute walk to downtown Hazen in central North Dakota. The street sports a thriving business community in this town of 2,400 with amenities like a drug store, an
University of Kentucky Researchers Create Longwall Shearers to Combat Coal Dust in Mines
August 17, 2016
According to Thomas Novak, professor and Alliance Coal Chair in the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Kentucky, approximately 50 percent of all coal produced in underground mines in the U.S. comes from a particular kind of underground
Greg Kozera: Only if We Change Our Thinking is Coal a Future Fuel
August 17, 2016
Henry Ford said, “If you think you can or think you can’t, you are right.” We just had our Charleston Catholic High School annual alumni soccer game. All of the returning players this year had played on state championship teams
The ‘War On Coal’ Threatens Mining Town Craig Colorado
August 17, 2016
Coal, from extraction to use as a generation source, forms the literal bedrock of Craig. The past few years have shaken the once quiet town, as an onslaught of federal government regulations and actions by environmental activists bent on keeping
Steve Milloy: EPA Corrupting an ‘Independent’ Science Panel
August 10, 2016
The Environmental Protection Agency has illegally stacked a key science advisory board with highly paid cronies — but nothing can be done about it. I have a comatose lawsuit to prove it. We sued the EPA in May because a
Does Coal Still Have a Future?
August 5, 2016
Five or six years ago, Greene County coal mines were looking for workers. “We had a real shortage of people going into mining,” said Barbara Cole, manager of the state’s CareerLink office in Waynesburg. “A lot of miners were retiring
Apache Powder Put the Boom in Arizona Mining
July 6, 2016
One of the great technical breakthroughs in late 19th century mining occurred with the introduction of nitroglycerin, a colorless, earth-shattering liquid used initially in quarrying. Nitro, a high explosive five times as powerful as black powder, was known for its
New Study Finds EPA Overstated Benefits and Ignored Costs of Clean Power Plan
June 22, 2016
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan overstates its benefits and underestimates its costs, according to a new study published Thursday by the conservative Manhattan Institute. “My conclusion is that there are few benefits, which have been massively overestimated,
Wyoming Governor Mead Puts Focus on Scientific Innovation Within the Coal Industry
June 17, 2016
The Western Governors’ Association meeting in Jackson Hole this weekend focused on two major themes: conservation and growth. While those ideas are often at odds with each other, the governors in attendance shed light on emerging technologies, which their administrations
