Feature Stories
West Virginia’s Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Defends Coal in National Spotlight
September 28, 2016
The U.S. Appeals Court in Washington will hear arguments Tuesday in the case West Virginia versus the EPA, challenging the federal Clean Power Plan. That’s the centerpiece of the Obama Administration’s attempt to limit carbon emissions from power plants. The
De Beers’ Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine in Canada to Add $5.7 Billion to Local Economy
September 28, 2016
Seen from inside an approaching aircraft, the Gahcho Kué diamond mine seems to materialize out of nowhere, a speck of industrial development amid an endless stretch of low vegetation and tiny lakes imprinted on the northern Canadian rock face. Here,
Coal Companies Urged to Invest in Technology at Coal Marketing Days Conference
September 22, 2016
It’s been a tough couple of years for the coal industry, and the future isn’t looking much brighter as falling demand forces mining companies to curtail their operations and staff even further. The challenges facing coal will not disappear anytime
Why Canadas Richest Uranium Mining Region is Haunted by Wolves
September 16, 2016
From the dining hall, it sounded like a fight — a midnight scuffle between feuding workers at the Cigar Lake uranium mine. A security guard hopped into her vehicle to break it up, and for a split second, her headlights
Yes, There is a War on Coal
September 16, 2016
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is a funny guy. He took his comedy routine on the road this week, telling attendees at the Mid-Atlantic Region Energy Innovation Forum at West Virginia University that the Obama administration isn’t waging a “war
Why Democrats in Western Pennsylvania Are Voting Trump
September 16, 2016
Angela LeJohn is 49, has worked at a local energy company for nine years, and loves it. A registered Democrat, she never once voted for a Republican and never expected to entertain such a thought — not even in a
Coal Rises from Grave to Become One of Hottest Commodities Due to Exports
September 14, 2016
For all the predictions about the death of coal, it’s now one of the hottest commodities in the world. The resurrection may have further to run. A surge in Chinese imports to compensate for lower domestic production has seen European
Idaho’s Mining Ghost Town is Destination for Hardy Adventurers
September 8, 2016
As mining towns go, Boulder City scraped the top of Idaho’s sky. Perched at 10,000 feet in a 500-acre cirque of rust-orange shale and Kelly green mountain meadows, this mining ghost town was about as high as you could go
Newmont’s Long Canyon Mine in Nevada Moving Towards Full Production
September 7, 2016
Long Canyon has a few more hoops to jump through before it can be called a mine, but Newmont Mining Corp.’s project is well on its way. Newmont acquired the gold deposit from Fronteer Gold Inc. on April 6, 2011.
The ‘War On Coal’ Unexpectedly Hits a Town in Washington State Struggling to Get By
September 7, 2016
In the morning, the industrial site nestled along the Columbia River is eerily quiet. Lori Black is one of the first employees to arrive most days. She knows the site well, has worked there for 12 years. Five years ago,
