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When the mining stops, what's a miner to do?
September 6, 2012
This story, the latest in a series about coal layoffs and the effects on West Virginia, describes many challenges that Kentucky's miners and mountain communities are also facing.
Indian Newspaper Reports Huge Kentucky-India Coal Deal May Be in Jeopardy
September 6, 2012
The Hindustan Times is reporting that a government investigation in India could put the huge Kentucky-India coal deal in question.
Journalist Ken Ward targeted in libel suit by Murray Energy Corp
September 4, 2012
Murray Energy Corporation has filed a lawsuit against coal reporter Ken Ward, Jr. and his employer, the Charleston Gazette newspaper. The company claims that a blog post written by Ward was libelous. The post was written about a recent visit by Governor Mitt Romney to an Ohio-based mine owned by Murray Energy.
Retired miners health benefits threatened by Peabody move
August 30, 2012
United Mine Workers of America officials told thousands of retired coal miners in Western Kentucky that the bankruptcy of Patriot Coal Corp. threatens their health insurance and can be blamed on their former employer, Peabody Energy Corp.
Both Metallurgic and Steam Coal Face Slowdown
August 29, 2012
In recent years several coal companies have tried to increase their production of metallurgic coal used to make steel. As the price of steam coal used by power plants has decreased it was believed that meallurgic coal would continue to generate high proffits. About 50% of central Appalachian metallurgic coal is exported to eastern European countries to make steel.
Nation's newest coal plant isn't providing cheap power
August 29, 2012
When Peabody energy sold shares in a 1600 MW coal-burning power plant to towns and electric co-ops in the mid-west, communities were promised cheap power. Now the first bills are coming due. Residents of Paducah and Princeton in western Kentucky, along with 2.5 million other customers in nearby states, face higher than expected costs and economic risks.
Conversation needed for a better economy
August 23, 2012
This editorial concludes: "if we wish to provide a future for our children and their children, now is the time to begin work to diversify our economy. This also isn’t a new notion, but it’s one that more people in positions of power should ascribe to."
Many questions about the deal to sell Appalachian coal to India
August 23, 2012
Erica Peterson continues to search for answers about the details of a recent deal to sell Appalachian coal to India over the next two decades.
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