Results for keyword: coal
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Wyoming digs its 10 billionth ton of coal
The industry hopes Wyoming's coal bonanza lasts another 100 years. But mining's peaks and valleys have never been entirely in its control.
by Marshall Swearingen, Jun 10, 2013 -
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






