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First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 12 mins ago - 3 reports

China plans tougher quality standards for coal to tackle pollution

12:27pm BST By SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China may impose higher quality standards for imported and locally traded coal to cut air pollution, two sources said, in a move that could slash imports while boosting the fortunes of a faltering domestic industry ... [Published Reuters UK - 12 mins ago]

Entities: Coal, Pollution, China, Sulfur

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 33 mins ago - 4 reports

US coal exports fuel nation’s economy

Rising exports of US coal to Europe and Asia boosted the country?s economy by $16.6 billion (£11bn) in 2011 and helped create jobs.In a report released by the National Mining Association (NMA), analysts at Ernst & Young found 107 million tons of coal ... [Published Energy Live News - 33 mins ago]

Entities: Coal, National Mining Association, European Wind Energy Association

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 35 mins ago - 2 reports

IMG Reviews Applications for Allocations Coal Blocks to PSU

Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to consider the applications for allocation of Coal Blocks received from PSUs /Government Companies was held here today. This was also an inter-active meeting with the representatives of Host States of ... [Published Press Information Bureau - 35 mins ago]

Entities: Coal, Ministry of Power, Allotment, Ministry of Steel

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Coal Ministry opposes move to set up panel to resolve quality issue

Amid the CEA proposing to form a panel to look into issues with regard to the quality of coal being supplied to power utilities, the Coal Ministry has opposed it saying it is at variance with the already laid down system under the fuel supply pact. ?The ... [Published Hindu Business Line - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Coal, Coal India Limited, A S Bakshi, Thermal Power

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 5 reports

Australian Labor Party

Robertson told to come clean on NSW coal

The Labor leader told a public forum the ALP supported phasing out the coal industry, in response to a question by an anti-coal activist on Sunday, Fairfax reports.Mr Robertson told him that Labor was working on a plan to phase out coal in the lead-up ... [Published The Sydney News - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Coal, Chris Hartcher, Australian Labor Party

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 5 reports

Insitu Inc

Interim resource statement, project timeline and BFS update

Firestone Energy Limited (ASX/JSE: FSE) ("Firestone" or the "Company"), wishes to advise that following a period of extensive drilling activity, the Company is pleased to report the results of an interim Resource Statement as prepared by SRK Consulti ... [Published Noodls - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Coal, Insitu Inc, Zone Resources Inc, Agriculture, Firestone Energy Ltd

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 reports

Environmental coalition wants single coal port study

A coalition of environmental groups is asking the federal government to step in and combine the environmental studies for three different coal export terminal proposals into one.In addition to the Gateway Pacific terminal proposed for Cherry Point near ... [Published HeraldNet - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Coal, Longview (Washington, United States), Environment

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 7 reports

Labor tricked on plan to phase out coal

Sydney 2000 New South Wales Opposition Leader John Robertson is backpedalling after he told an anti-mining forum that Labor was developing a plan to phase out the use of coal.Mr Robertson told the Beyond Coal and Gas conference at Kurri Kurri in the Hunter ... [Published The Sydney News - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Coal, John Robertson, Labor, Sydney (Australia)

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 6 reports

Wrongdoers in coal blocks, 2G allocations to be punished: PM

ReutersNew Delhi: The UPA is committed to transparency and allegations of impropriety in telecom spectrum and coal blocks allocations are being investigated and wrongdoers will be punished, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said.Speaking at a function at ... [Published msn.co.in - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Allotment, 2G (Telecom), Coal

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 10 hours ago - 4 reports

'Major project status' extended for Galilee Basin coal project

Waratah Coal says its proposed $8 billion coal development in central Queensland's Galilee Basin has reached an important milestone.Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese has extended 'major project status' until the end of 2016.Mr Albanese ... [Published ABC Online - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Coal, Waratah, Anthony Albanese

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 6 reports

NC agency seeks injunction in coal ash case against Duke Energy

A state environmental agency is seeking a court injunction against Duke Energy over groundwater that may have been contaminated by coal ash from a Gaston County power plant.The N.C. Division of Water Quality took legal action Tuesday against the utility ... [Published Gaston Gazette - May 22 2013]

Entities: Coal, Duke Energy Corporation, Injunction

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 5 reports

More strikes to hit Newcastle coal terminal

Workers at Port Waratah Coal Services will strike again this Friday as part of an ongoing industrial dispute.The Maritime Union of Australia said the stop-work action would take place from 6:30am to 2:30pm this Friday.More than 200 Port Waratah Coal Services ... [Published Australian Mining - May 22 2013]

Entities: PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Coal, Maritime Union of Aus - NSW, Waratah

Quotes

"The utilities and local trading firms are going to get hurt since many of them have been blending low-grade Indonesian coal with high quality ones to lower their costs" said a Shenzhen-based trader

China plans tougher quality standards for coal to tackle pollution [Published Reuters UK - 12 mins ago]

Daniel Benes, CEO and chairman of the boardboard of directors, said: "The first quarter of 2013 was very successful for us despite the constantly declining electricity prices and the adverse regulatory interventions by national and European institutions. After several years of disputes we managed to execute an agreement for the long-term supply of coal to the Pocerady power plant, which I perceive as a major milestone not only in our coal sourcing strategy in the Czech Republic. In mid March, we also signed a contract for the sale of the Chvaletice power plant. These two contracts will significantly add to our company's stability and stabilize also the coal and electricity markets in the entire Czech Republic."

CEZ Group Q1 net income increases [Published Zecco - 15 mins ago]

...is primarily due to weaker conditions in key global markets coupled with slower growth across the eurozone impacting on demand," the office said. "Our data initially identified a slowdown in export growth starting to emerge in Q3 2011."

Fodder crisis helps to mask falling shipping volumes [Published Irish Times - 29 mins ago]

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A Cleaner Way To Power Electric Vehicles [Published KUNC 91.5 FM - 30 mins ago]

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