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Alabama Steel Industry and Coal Mine Exploration Review and Future
As steelmakers cut production, and coal stockpiles increase, Alabama miners are nervous about the future.
Two years ago, Alabama’s coal mining boomed. Industries worldwide gobbled up coal as quickly as they could get it.
Cullman County coal miner killed in “freak accident”
A coal miner in Cullman County died last week after a non-mining-related accident, authorities said.
Eddie Linton, 59, was killed when a pickup truck backed over him on July 2 at the Twin Pines Coal Co. No. 2 surface mine, said Lt. Phillip Lambert with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office in a phone interview Tuesday.
“It was [...]
Tap tightens on oil, gas tax revenues
Lawmakers may raise the rate that energy producers pay so pet projects can stay in the budget.
For two years, Colorado lawmakers have tapped gushing tax flows from oil and gas production to pay for some of their pet projects.
Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald, D-Jefferson County, obtained $16 million for an underground laboratory at the Henderson Mine [...]
Tap tightens on oil, gas tax revenues
Lawmakers may raise the rate that energy producers pay so pet projects can stay in the budget.
For two years, Colorado lawmakers have tapped gushing tax flows from oil and gas production to pay for some of their pet projects.
Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald, D-Jefferson County, obtained $16 million for an underground laboratory at the Henderson Mine [...]
Coal mining back in area in a big way
Coal mining is back in Jefferson County in a big way.
Residents of the southern part of the county asked questions of D. Michael Jamison of OhioAmerican Energy, a subsidiary of Murray Energy that has a 10-year deal to sell coal from Jefferson County to American Electric Power for the Cardinal Plant.
‘Heat Mining’ Backed In Geothermal Energy Report
A comprehensive new MIT-led study of the potential for geothermal energy within the United States has found that mining the huge amounts of heat that reside as stored thermal energy in the Earth’s hard rock crust could supply a substantial portion of the electricity the United States will need in the future, probably at competitive [...]
Officials to debate mine closure effect on school construction
The future of three school construction projects is up for debate tonight when the Centralia School Board weighs how much effect the TransAlta Corp. coal mine closure could have on the district’s $35.2 million bond proposal.
The bond – set to go before voters in February – would raise property taxes to pay for renovation projects [...]
