Feature Stories
Global Warming Skepticism on the Rise in Europe
May 6, 2015
Siv Jensen is seen as an anomaly in Norway. She’s the conservative finance minister of a country committed to fighting global warming, but she does not believe mankind is causing global temperatures to rise. In a recent interview, Jensen said
Pebble Partnership in Alaska Prepares to Test Its Arguments Against the EPA
May 5, 2015
Purveyors of the proposed Pebble mine aren’t done fighting federal, activist and state efforts to stop the massive gold and copper mine in its tracks. This month, the Pebble Partnership will test its arguments that the Environmental Protection Agency jumped
West Virginia Mine Wars Museum to Tell Overlooked Coalfields History
May 1, 2015
Local volunteers and historians are opening a museum in Matewan dedicated to telling the untold and often-overlooked stories of coal miners’ long and bloody fight for labor rights. The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum is to open Saturday, May 16,
GMS Mine Repair and Maintenance Sees Growth in a Challenged Coal Market
April 28, 2015
One by one, Susan Bealko announced the winners. And, one by one, the coal mine workers sauntered to the front of the room to stand by their prizes. Thirteen gleaming Weber stainless steel grills. Ten 60-inch Panasonic flat-screen televisions with
Research Team at West Virginia University Work to Make Mines Safer
April 24, 2015
The number and severity of injuries associated with the use of ultra-heavy equipment in surface mines is a persistent safety concern. A cross-disciplinary team of faculty and students at West Virginia University are working to ease those concerns. Vinod Kulathumani,
CDE Mining: Sustainable Mining Requires a Review of Mining Processes
April 21, 2015
The mining industry across the globe is facing a challenging time and in an environment like this it is no surprise that mine efficiency and sustainable mining and two of the most often discussed subjects. Whether it is reading a
Coal’s Low Demand in Appalachia Has Companies Focusing on Illinois Basin Coal, Other Markets
April 21, 2015
When business is good in the coalfields, Doug Farnham employs as many as 200 people on engineering projects at mines and repairs to coal processing plants. This year he has about 30. “That shows you how bad it is,” said
Obama’s Law School Professor: EPA is ‘Burning the Constitution’
April 14, 2015
President Obama has found himself at odds with his old law school mentor over the Environmental Protection Agency. Laurence Tribe, a liberal constitutional scholar at Harvard University, told House lawmakers that EPA carbon dioxide regulations are tearing the Constitution apart.
Mine Safety Officials Demonstrate New Equipment at CONSOL Energy’s Harvey Mine to Help in Rescues
April 10, 2015
Two rescue teams overcame a fire, roof collapses and noxious gases while working to save nine miners Wednesday at CONSOL Energy’s Harvey Mine in West Finely. This, of course, was just part of an emergency simulation, but it marked a
Scientists Say New Study is a ‘Death Blow’ to Global Warming Hysteria
April 8, 2015
A new study out of Germany casts further doubt on the so-called global warming “consensus” by suggesting the atmosphere may be less sensitive to increases in carbon dioxide emissions than most scientists think. A study by scientists at Germany’s Max
