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Danger on the rails
This week, we mourn for the loss of Elizabeth Nass and Rose Mayr, the 19-year-old college students who died on a downtown Ellicott City train trestle, victims of a coal train derailment late Monday night. Theirs were promising lives cut short in a truly...
Tags: Ellicott City, Railway Accidents, Railway Transportation, Union Pacific Corporation, Transportation Accidents
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AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Metal and Mineral, Natural Gas, Global Change, Air Pollution
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Exelon agrees to sell 3 Md. coal plants for $400 million
Exelon Corp. plans to sell its three Maryland coal-fired power plants for $400 million to a subsidiary of private equity firm Riverstone Holdings LLC, the Chicago-based energy giant said Thursday.
Under the terms of the deal, buyer Raven Power Holdings...Tags: Constellation Energy Group, Petroleum Industry, Companies and Corporations, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sierra Club kayakers urge closure of recently sold coal plants
Environmentalists paddled kayaks along Dundee Creek on Saturday to call attention to the recently announced sale of three local coal-fired power plants they say should be shut down for polluting the air.
Jan Hoffmaster of Millersville, the outings...Tags: Constellation Energy Group, Alternative Energy, Solar Energy, Heart Disease, Metal and Mineral
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How the dramatic rescue led to new state regulations
Daily American Sunday EditorThe near-tragedy of "Nine for Nine" has had a silver lining for coal mining. It's been almost 10 years since the trapped miners were pulled from a flooded underground passage after 77 terrifying hours. Joseph Sbaffoni — director of the...Tags: Mining, Labor Legislation, Robert Pugh, Companies and Corporations, Crime, Law and Justice
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Low cost spurs utilities' switch to natural gas, but will price hold?
Probably without realizing it, many Orlando-area residents have seen through their car windshields the evidence of a dramatic shift in Florida's energy appetite: Rail crossings aren't as tied up with as many coal trains lately.
When it comes to...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Gardening, Orlando, Environmental Issues, FPL Group
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Continuing pollution debate keeps OUC coal-plant upgrade in limbo
Orlando's government-owned electric utility has been prepared for several years to spend about $100 million to reduce its power-plant pollution, which might affect the air as far away as Texas. But it hasn't started to sign checks yet because of ongoing...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Heart Attack, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Pollution, American Lung Association
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Field hearing in Abingdon discusses impact of environmental regulations on coal industry
WDBJ7 Senior ReporterNew environmental regulations and their impact on Virginia's coal industry are fueling more debate in southwest Virginia. Ninth District Congressman Morgan Griffith and two other Republicans on a House Energy and Power subcommittee are holding a field...Tags: Mining, Environmental Politics, Republican Party, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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Dinner tonight! Prosciutto-wrapped halibut with grape tomato salad
Daily DishBecause lean halibut dries out so quickly and can be sticky on the grill, wrap meaty fillets in a sheet of prosciutto for moist richness and flavor, and to make them easy to manage over a hot grill.... -
BREAKING: PBS Coals lays off 200-plus workers
A Somerset mining company says it will idle some of its mines and lay off 225 workers because of softening demand for coal and tightening U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations. PBS Coals Inc., issued a statement Friday announcing the...
Tags: Mining, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Metal and Mineral
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Cuts impact many
PBS Coals Inc.'s announcement Friday that it will idle five mines and furlough 225 workers is a blow for the local economy. Company President and CEO D. Lynn Shanks said foreign and domestic coal markets are soft because of weak economic growth. He...Tags: Mining, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Layoffs and Downsizing, Metal and Mineral
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Nearly Two Dozen Injured Walking Hot Coals at Tony Robbins Event
KTLA NewsSAN JOSE (KTLA) -- Over 20 people were burned after walking across hot coals at an event sponsored by motivational speaker Tony Robbins. The incident happened last Thursday at a convention center in San Jose. Participants were asked to walk across coals...Tags: Injuries and Wounds
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