First Phase Of The Sri Lankan Coal Power Plant Commissioned Today
Region: Sri Lanka
President Mahinda Rajapaksha was commissioned the First Phase of 300 Mega Watt Norochcholai Coal Power Plant this evening.Under the phase one the New Coal Power Plant will be generated 17 percent of national Electricity... more
Views: 1172Corruption, Govt Apathy Boosts Illegal Mining in Jharkhand
Region: India
Lack of livelihood opportunities is forcing hundreds of poor Indians take up illegal mining in Jharkhand. Here is an IndiaUnheard video by Mukesh Rajak that captures the ugly dark truth Illegal coal mining i... more
Views: 2573US, China Tap Huge Coal Reserves
Region: United States
US and China will continue to tap their coal reserves simply because they are in abundance and are much cheaper than oil imports. This means more coal-fired than gas-fired power plants will come on stream in the next two y... more
Views: 1600Coal Mining in China a Lethal Trade
Region: China
Presumably, coal-mining is the most dangerous job in China. In spite of the fact that more than 4,300 miners had dead last year, some rather impoverished farmers are still looking for a rank in the mining fraternity. &nbs... more
Views: 1330Montana’s Crow Nation Seeks to Develop its Coal
Region: Montana
Posted by Lindsey Chapman to FindingDulcinea Coal may be the solution to poverty for the Crow Nation, a tribe whose members average $7,400 per year in income and are unemployed at a rate of 47 percent. Montana’s ... more
Views: 957Calcutta coal, oil and tea traffic
Region: IndiaIn 1870 the river traffic had grown so much that bringing bunker coal from Calcutta was hampering traffic earnings. The Ledo coalfields were opened up and a short railway built between the coalfields and Dibrugarh on... more
Views: 502Return of Coal Mines in South Wales
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)CWMGRACH, Wales (GroundReport) – Reports say that ten years ago mining had a dismal future, and the Unity Mine was just another jagged blemish scarred into a South Wales hillside. Unity Mine was a mine that ... more
Views: 1388Cleveland Cliffs Inc Mining to By Alpha Natural for $10b
Region: Ohio
Cleveland Cliffs, an Ohio-based Iron and Coal company, will buy the mining company Alpha Natural Resources for $10 billion in cash and stock sources said on Wednesday. The combined company will have more than 60 coal mines... more
Views: 1105Inexpressible in Words
Region: India
(Citation given by Meera, who spent her whole life in Loving Lord Kishna, left everything for him, her house,husband,family.The greatness of her love towards Kishna is inexpressible in words.) &nbs... more
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