Feature Stories
Eckley Miners’ Village Museum Invites Visitors to See a Coal Miner’s Christmas
December 3, 2018
Area residents took a step back in time to experience the Christmas holiday at the Eckley Miners’ Village Museum on Saturday afternoon. The historical site stayed true to its roots and didn’t try to lure attendees with a modern Christmas
Trump’s Energy Policies are Paying Off for Workers and Consumers
November 29, 2018
With the liberal media busy looking for excuses to attack President Trump and his administration, you might have missed some good news on the energy front. American energy jobs are being created, gas prices are dropping, energy imports are dropping
New NETL Director Brian Anderson has Coal in His Blood, and Now in His Job Description
November 29, 2018
Brian Anderson, a tenor, once considered becoming an opera singer. Instead, he got a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, setting him on a trajectory that brought him to the helm of the nation’s fossil fuel research program this
Poles Divided Over Coal Mining Ahead of Climate Talks
November 29, 2018
Electronics salesman Leszek Jaworowski says he can’t discuss Poland’s coal mining with his father. They end up at loggerheads, just like many families in the southern mining region of Silesia. Unlike his father Edward, Jaworowski defied the area’s centuries-old tradition
Small Mine Near Phoenix Holds Treasure Unique to Arizona
November 27, 2018
While copper and gold mines have played key roles in Arizona’s history, a small mine on Four Peaks, east of Phoenix, holds a treasure, truly unique to the state. A combination of quartzite, iron, silica, water, heat, and pressure formed
How One Investor Revolutionized American Copper Markets
November 26, 2018
It is difficult to say with certainty whether he meant to do it or if, as a result of his natural drive and genius for business, it was just a case of one thing leading to another along a path
Powering Alaska’s Economy With Mining
November 20, 2018
Alaska is on the cusp of economic breakthroughs that will transform its economy and introduce much-needed diversification, made possible by new developments of the natural resources that we are blessed with. The guiding principle is simple: Alaska first, for all
Pakistan Goes Against the Grain with Coal Power Spree
November 19, 2018
In Pakistan’s bleak Thar desert, the roar of trucks is constant at a massive Chinese-backed coal power project the government sees as an answer to chronic energy shortages, but which activists warn is an environmental disaster. Machines are running round
Pilot-Scale Plant to Extract Rare Earth Elements in Heart of Coal Country
November 13, 2018
Americans use rare earth elements (REEs) every day — without knowing it. In fact, they are crucial to society. Rick Honaker, professor of mining engineering at the University of Kentucky, knows all about these fascinating elements and the modern electronics
Jim Constantopoulos: We Shouldn’t Turn Our Backs on Coal Power
October 31, 2018
We’re now getting an idea of just how expensive shutting down coal plants can be. A study by IHS Markit, an energy research firm, shows that higher electricity prices resulting from a loss of fuel diversity, due in large part
