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EPA confirmation delay raises questions about U.S. carbon rules
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a Senate vote on President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency still in limbo, speculation is rising about the fate of a proposed emissions rule for new power plants that was scheduled to have...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Washington, DC, Mining, U.S. Congress, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersJun 13 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies have shut or converted over 15,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power plants since 2009 and have plans to shut or convert another 35,000 MW over the 10 years or so. Cheap natural gas prices and strict...Tags: Wisconsin Energy Corporation, FirstEnergy Corp., Petroleum Industry, Springfield, Riverside (Cook, Illinois)
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CORRECTED-Allete to reduce emissions at Minnesota coal-fired power plant
Reuters(Corrects to say Minnesota regulators did not approve of the project, just decided it does not need an environmental assessment) June 12 (Reuters) - Minnesota utility regulators decided Minnesota Power did not need an environmental assessment to move...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Allete Inc., Mining, Energy Resources
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U.S. loses millions on coal leases, inspector general report says
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.WASHINGTON -- The Interior Department is losing tens of millions of dollars in revenue annually because it leases public land for coal mining at rock-bottom prices, according to a report by the agency’s inspector general The report focuses on coal...Tags: Ron Wyden, Metal and Mineral, Mining, U.S. Department of the Interior, Boston
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Pizza that's hard to top
If you can't make it to Italy this summer, you can find a little bit of Naples in a 50-seat corner restaurant in downtown Fort Lauderdale. There, chef Luigi DiMeo kneads the dough and cooks the sauce used on his eponymous coal-oven pizzas. DiMeo follows...
Tags: Italy, Foods and Beverages, Spaghetti, Pizzas, Salads
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Rio, Glencore in talks over Australian coal assets: sources
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Miners Rio Tinto and Glencore Xstrata have held early-stage talks to consider a plan that could combine thermal coal assets in Australia as they battle low prices and high costs, two sources familiar with the plan said. Benchmark...Tags: BHP Billiton Plc., Australia, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Restructuring and Recapitalization
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US coal sold too low, taxpayers lose millions -government watchdog
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - U.S. officials who administer a federal coal program have undervalued the fuel, costing taxpayers $62 million in some recent mining leases alone, said a government report released on Tuesday. About 40 percent of the coal...Tags: Government, National Government, Peabody Energy Corporation, Arch Coal Incorporated, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Chinese firms invest in emerging markets energy for EU toehold
ReutersBy Maja Zuvela STANARI, Bosnia, June 11 (Reuters) - When China's Dongfang Electric Corp. bid to build the Stanari power plant in northern Bosnia, the strategy was simple: sacrifice profits for a toehold in emerging Europe. Against little competition...Tags: Balkan Peninsula, Metal and Mineral, Mining, European Debt Crisis, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
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China, Indian suitors said to eye bids for Rio Australia coal mines
ReutersMUMBAI/HONG KONG, June 11 (Reuters) - China's state-owned Shenhua Group Corp Ltd and India's Aditya Birla Group are among the companies considering bids for Rio Tinto's Australian coal assets, which have an estimated value of $3.2 billion, people familiar...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mining, China, India
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UPDATE 3-Duke's Edwardsport coal-fired power plant enters service
ReutersBy Scott DiSavino June 10 (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp's 618-megawatt (MW) Edwardsport coal-fired power plant in Indiana has entered service, the power company said on Monday, one year late and $1.5 billion over budget. Edwardsport is the largest U.S....Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mining, Plant Openings, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Standards
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Allete to reduce emissions at Minnesota coal-fired power plant
ReutersJune 12 (Reuters) - Minnesota utility regulators approved Minnesota Power's $350 plan to retrofit the 585-megawatt Unit 4 at the Boswell coal-fired power plant to reduce mercury emissions to comply with stricter federal environmental regulations....Tags: Metal and Mineral, Allete Inc., Mining, Energy Resources
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Myanmar gas pipeline complete but cites China delays
Reuters* Construction on China side faces 2-3 month delay * Myanmar looks to coal to meet acute power shortages * New gas discoveries to be put to domestic use first By Jason Szep NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, June 12 (Reuters) - A pipeline connecting western...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Thailand, Burma, Petroleum Industry, China
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