Coal Mining in National Forests
Earthjustice writes that despite pollution concerns, the Forest Service is moving to open roadless national forests to coal mining
British deep coal mining at an endMiners at Kellingley Colliery finish their final shifts as the pit closure brings to an end centuries of deep coal mining in BritainIn Climate Move, Obama Halts New Coal Mining Leases on Public LandsFull rail cars outside Cloud Peak Energy’s Antelope Coal loading terminal in Rawlins, Wyo About 40 percent of the nation’s coal is mined on public land in the stateMining fire, flood, poor health – all part of the jobA truly global profession, there are around 10 million miners around the world – with many working in dangerous conditions Continue reading.Czech Republic to expand brown coal mining programPRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government has approved a plan to expand the mining of lignite, a fossil fuel known as brown coal Despite protests from environmenta.Mining fire, flood, poor health – all part of the jobA truly global profession, there are around 10 million miners around the world – with many working in dangerous conditions Continue reading.In Climate Move, Obama Halts New Coal Mining Leases on Public LandsFull rail cars outside Cloud Peak Energy’s Antelope Coal loading terminal in Rawlins, Wyo About 40 percent of the nation’s coal is mined on public land in the stateEnd of deep coal miningMiners at Kellingley Colliery, in North Yorkshire, speak about their final shift in the mineCoal mining in China’s northern Shanxi provinceFor decades coal has been the backbone of the northern Chinese province of Shanxi, providing livelihoods for millions of miners China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, plans to reduce hazardous emissions from coal fired power plants by 50.Fossil fuel memes postcards from coal minesIn light of the recent US Supreme Court decision, it looks like the dirty business of coal mining will continue To celebrate, here’s a series of postcards from the wilderness that’s ever vanishing thanks to coal Continue reading.Environmentalists expanding legal campaign to stop coal mining over climate changeDENVER Boosted by a recent victory in Colorado, an environmental group is expanding its legal campaign to try stop coal mining over climate change by challenging permits for some of the largest mines in the West