Results for keyword: coal
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Economics, not environmental regs, are battering coal power
If King Coal wants a boost, it should go after "Drill Baby Drill."
by Jonathan Thompson, Nov 12, 2012 -
The return of the Lords of Yesterday
The Old West-style extractive economy is roaring back to life, powered by the insatiable energy needs of countries like China.
by Paul Larmer, Aug 03, 2011 -
Boom or bust for the West's fossil fuel economy?
The developing countries of Asia will drive future fossil fuel production in the West.
by Robert Jackman, Jul 24, 2011 -
The return of the Lords of Yesterday
The West's once-faltering extractive economy is roaring back to life, powered by the energy needs of developing countries like China.
by Paul Larmer, Jul 24, 2011 -
When the locals don't want your coal, sell it overseas
Global markets could keep Powder River Basin coal flowing overseas for decades to come.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jul 25, 2011 -
The Global West: how foreign investment fuels resource extraction in western states
China's insatiable energy appetite is fueling a natural resource boom in the West.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jul 25, 2011 -
Activist brings diversity to green orgs
Marcelo Bonta's Center for Diversity & the Environment works to bring people of color into the environmental movement.
by Terri Hansen, Dec 23, 2010 -
Trouble in the PRB
Environmentalists are attacking "the heart of the beast": the coal mines in Wyoming's Powder River Basin.
by Cally Carswell, Nov 09, 2010 -
Burning questions about biomass
Getting energy from biomass is more complicated -- and perhaps less green -- than it seems.
by Jodi Peterson, Nov 07, 2010 -
Coal reality check
The coal industry may be wounded, but it’s certainly not dead.
by Cally Carswell, Nov 08, 2010






