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China coal miners cut output as prices at 3-1/2 yr lows
ReutersBy Fayen Wong SHANGHAI, May 6 (Reuters) - Chinese coal miners are likely to cut output more to curb losses after a flood of cheap imports and higher hydro power output hit domestic demand in the world's top producer and consumer of the fuel, miners and...Tags: Inventories, China, Mining, Metal and Mineral, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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Lamb of God takes away the cares of the world
The first domesticated lamb turned over coals in Mesopotamia, literally the land "between rivers," some 10,000 years or so ago. But the lamb I'll be roasting in my backyard on this Orthodox Easter Sunday — also on a spit, over coals — is one...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Christian Orthodoxy, Hypothermia, Easter
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Mine workers union warns of strike at Patriot Coal if contract voided
ReutersBy tim bross ST. LOUIS, May 3 (Reuters) - A lawyer for the United Mine Workers of America on Friday told a bankruptcy judge it would be forced to strike if Patriot Coal Corp succeeds in voiding its contract with the union, as five days of contentious...Tags: Bankruptcy, Collective Contract, Healthcare Contract Issues, Politics, Labor Legislation
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FACTBOX-Glencore takes top spots in combined company
ReutersMay 3 (Reuters) - Glencore Xstrata, the world's fourth largest diversified mining company, has turned to former Glencore talent to run all but two of the sector's key divisions. For a full story, click on: For a graphic on the organisational chart...Tags: BP Plc, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations
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Wyoming on track to mine 10 billionth ton of coal
CASPER, Wyo. - Wyoming is on track to mine its 10 billionth ton of coal this month. That's according to a calculation by the Wyoming State Geological Survey released this week. It's based on production records going back to 1865, when Wyoming was still...
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Alpha Natural posts wider loss on coal sales, prices
ReutersMay 2 (Reuters) - Alpha Natural Resources Inc reported a sharper first quarter loss on Thursday on lower coal sales and prices. The coal miner's net loss widened to $111 million, or 50 cents a share, from $29 million, or 13 cents, a year earlier....Tags: Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated
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In Montana, ranchers line up against coal
COLSTRIP, Mont. — Out in these windy stretches of cottonwood and prairie grass, not far from where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer ran into problems at Little Bighorn, a new battle is unfolding over what future energy development in the West will...
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Coal exporters jostle for opportunity as Japan ramps up use
ReutersBy Osamu Tsukimori and Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Indonesian and Australian coal exporters are moving aggressively to fend off competition to meet Japan's new-found appetite for the fuel to generate electricity while the country's nuclear...Tags: Imports, Environmental Issues, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Petroleum Industry, Plant Openings
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Patriot CEO says proposed cuts are workers' best chance
ReutersBy Tim Bross ST. LOUIS, May 1 (Reuters) - Patriot Coal Corp's top boss on Wednesday told a court that the bankrupt company's unionized workers would benefit if Patriot were allowed to implement $150 million a year in proposed cuts. At a hearing in U.S....Tags: Bankruptcy, Petroleum Industry, Companies and Corporations, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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New fiber line to help local businesses
Businesses in Somerset County that send and receive large data files now have another Internet option thanks to a partnership between PBS Coals and Comcast. Comcast Business, a division of Comcast Cable, reports PBS Coals, Friedens, is using Comcast...
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INSIGHT-U.S. miners' union charts new course to save benefits in bankruptcy
ReutersBy Nick Brown May 1 (Reuters) - As mineworkers and retirees battle to salvage their pensions and benefits from the bankruptcy of Patriot Coal Corp, lawyers for their union are trying an unusual gambit - and one that may be a test case for workers' rights...Tags: Bankruptcy, Collective Contract, Politics, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation
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Letters: When coal and ranching collide
Re "Ranchers drawing a line in the coal," April 27 With ranchers in southern Montana possibly having their land divided by rail lines to deliver coal to Asia — disrupting their cattle operations and polluting their water — it does seem...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Agriculture
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