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Fight intensifies over West Coast coal exports to Asia
GreenspacePlans for a major West Coast coal export facility-- the subject of an intense fight over greenhouse gases and U.S. coal supplies to Asia--took a new turn when Millennium Bulk Terminals Inc. announced it was withdrawing its permit for the...... -
Gulf oil spill: Moratorium judge owned shares in 17 oil and gas industry firms last year [updated]
GreenspaceThe New Orleans federal judge who struck down the Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling in the wake of the Gulf oil spill owned shares in at least 17 oil and gas industry companies last year, documents released Friday...... -
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PURDUE-PLANE INTO FENCE Plane found in Purdue airport fence; pilot safe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that veered into a fence at the Purdue University Airport says the aircraft was experiencing engine trouble before the...Tags: Entertainment Events, Explosions, Automotive Equipment, Punishment, Culture
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New owner of former coal mine property in western Indiana seeking industrial development
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A businessman is starting to seek companies for an industrial development he's establishing in what had been part of a western Indiana coal mine. Gregory Gibson of Terre Haute took over in December the 4,650-acre site in...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mining
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Patriot Coal's bid to cut retiree benefits now in hands of bankruptcy judge
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- A bankrupt St. Louis-based coal company's push to significantly cut thousands of retirees' health care and pension benefits is in the hands of a judge. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kathy Surratt-States has until May 29 to decide the matter...
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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: Justice System, Labor Disputes, Judges, Coal, Interior Policy
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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: Mining, Justice System, Judges, Coal, Petroleum Industry
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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: Mining, Employment Opportunities, Coal, Illegal Immigrants, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Insight: Miner's union charts new course to save benefits in bankruptcy
Reuters(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 when companies...Tags: Mining, Employment Opportunities, Coal, Illegal Immigrants, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Bankrupt Patriot Coal asks court to slash union pensions
ReutersBy Nick Brown April 29 (Reuters) - Patriot Coal Corp on Monday will seek court permission to slash healthcare and pension benefits for about 13,000 union workers, an issue that has set off weeks of street protests by affected workers. The company, which...Tags: Mining, Labor Disputes, Coal, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace
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Cast blast at Wyoming coal mine
GILLETTE, Wyo. - An orange cloud that drifted over a part of Campbell County last week is nothing unusual. The cloud was a result of cast blasting last Thursday at Rawhide mine owned by Peabody Energy. Cast blasting is a blasting technique used for...
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Stocks start off with great gains
NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market got a big jump on a better year.
Stocks rose sharply Tuesday in the first trading of 2012 as investors returned from the holiday and found encouraging economic reports from the United States and around the world.
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