Feature Stories
Cloud Peak Energy’s Environmental Manager Credits University of Wyoming for Reclamation Successes
September 8, 2014
An environmental engineer for a Wyoming coal company says his education at the University of Wyoming was instrumental in his development of a cheatgrass mitigation program that has been recognized with the federal government’s most prestigious mining reclamation award. The
Bernard Weinstein: EPA’s Strict Mining Policies Make US Dependent on Imports
September 5, 2014
When Americans think of mining, they typically think of coal, oil and natural gas. But there are dozens of other minerals extracted by either an above-ground or underground mining process that are critical inputs to our manufacturing and construction industries.
John Amos Power Plant in W. Va. Invests in New Shuttle Barge Coal Offload Technology
August 26, 2014
Workers at Appalachian Power’s John E. Amos Power Plant near Winfield have found a way to shave time off the process of unloading coal from barges that stands to save the company — and ratepayers — tens of millions of
What Would Australia Look like Today if the Mining Boom Never Happened?
August 25, 2014
A new Reserve Bank study has offered a glimpse. Many Australians remain skeptical about the benefits of the mining boom which has tripled the price of our mining exports over the past decade. Sure, the mining industry is sailing high,
Paul Driessen, CFACT: Trampling on Coal Country Families
August 19, 2014
Between 1989 and 2010, Congress rejected nearly 700 cap-tax-and-trade and similar bills that their proponents claimed would control Earth’s perpetually fickle climate and weather. So even as real world crises erupt, President Obama is using executive fiats and regulations to
Charles McConnell: EPA’s Carbon Plan Isn’t Environmental Policy, but Pain and Politics
August 18, 2014
I just spent a day in Washington last month, testifying before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently released Clean Power Plan, specifically the EPA’s 111(d) rule. I was honored to be asked
Coal Development Office Continues to Make Ohio a Leader in Research and Development
July 25, 2014
Columbus-State Rep. Jack Cera (D- Bellaire), a member of Ohio Coal Development Office’s Coal Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), stated that the committee met Monday in Columbus to review and approve proposals to help advance Ohio’s coal industry. The Coal Development
Michael Green: Using Advanced Coal Technology, Nuclear Power Vital for Future
July 25, 2014
It’s time to face reality: Using advanced coal combustion technologies and nuclear power to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from the production of electricity should be a no-brainer. Coal and nuclear power together provide more than 60 percent of the nation’s electricity.
Eliminating Coal from Our Energy Mix Would Be Disastrous
July 10, 2014
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin slammed radical critics of coal during a Wednesday debate on the Senate floor over the role of coal in global warming. Though Manchin believes that mankind has contributed to global warming, he argued that
Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow: Fixing Our Dictatorial EPA
June 25, 2014
Last year, Congress enacted 72 new laws and federal agencies promulgated 3,659 new rules, imposing $1.86 trillion in annual regulatory compliance costs on American businesses and families. It’s hardly surprising that America’s economy shrank by 1 percent the first quarter
