Feature Stories
Moon Express Moves Closer to Mining Minerals on the Moon
October 9, 2015
A recent start-up, known as the Moon Express, plans to commence mining activities on the moon. They plan to dig out precious materials to help life here on earth. According to the mission statement on their website –“WE ARE BLAZING
Fairmont Supply Establishes New Corporate Headquarters in Washington, Pa
September 30, 2015
Fairmont Supply, which long had a presence in Washington with a large warehouse and distribution center, is now a corporate resident here as well. Fairmont, which until December was a subsidiary of CONSOL Energy Inc., was sold to Tenex Capital
Bluefield Coal Show in W. Va. Ends With Honor
September 22, 2015
Charlie Peters, general chairman of the Bluefield Coal Show sat down in the Coal Show’s hospitality room for a few moments on Friday morning, to read the newspaper. “Under the circumstances and with all the challenges that the coal industry
Decision-Makers Dig Deep at Bluefield Coal Show in W. Va.
September 21, 2015
The coal industry dignitaries that had attended the Bluefield Coal Show on opening day were gone Thursday as the industry got down to business. With coal prices — like oil prices — way down, there are some bargains awaiting willing
Last Union Coal Mine in Kentucky Closes
September 9, 2015
Kentucky coal miners bled and died to unionize. Their workplaces became war zones, and gun battles once punctuated union protests. In past decades, organizers have been beaten, stabbed and shot while seeking better pay and safer conditions deep underground. But
Coal Miners’ Memorial Unveiled in Price, Utah Amid Tears, Memories, Tributes
September 9, 2015
Linda Dimick Lindsey wasn’t sure she could get through it. Her voice trembled and she paused just before she spoke the name of the man she shared 19 years with, the man who gave her three daughters and a son
Fabricating in the Coal Mining Region Undergoes Transformation
September 1, 2015
Coal mining has long been an important industry in some areas of the U.S. As coal mining has fallen out of favor with environmental groups, the EPA, and the administration, these areas have had to adapt to remain viable and
A Shared History at Smuggler Mine in Aspen, Colorado
August 18, 2015
With the recent sale of the historic Smuggler Mine, there are still four friends keeping the site’s mining history alive, continuing the age-old Aspen tradition of exploring underground. Chris Preusch, Shane Stevenson, Fred Wilson and Jay Parker couldn’t be happier
Pennsylvania Examines Options for Cutting Carbon Emissions
August 12, 2015
In the days after President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency announced final rules for cutting the nation’s carbon emissions from power plants, Rob Altenburg, director of the environmental group PennFuture’s Energy Center, did a few quick calculations to determine
Shock and Dismay in Kentucky Over Clean Power Plan’s Final Rule
August 7, 2015
It is a tense time in Kentucky. The Environmental Protection Agency has just come out with its final rule on reducing carbon emissions — the strongest step ever taken to counter climate change in the United States – and this
