Axcess Micro-Wireless IDs Rolled out in West Virginia for Miner Safety

Axcess International, Inc., a leading provider of Micro-Wireless business activity management solutions, today announced the rollout of its long range Micro-Wireless IDs across an initial 30 West Virginia mines to enable mine operators to comply with the new safety regulations outlined in The Miner Act of 2006. The Axcess miner tagging solution is embedded into a complete Federal agency approved system... 

Pele Mountain Assembles Team of Uranium Industry Leaders to Develop Eco Ridge Mine at Elliot Lake

Pele Mountain Resources Inc. announced that it has assembled a world-class technical team to develop its recently-named Eco Ridge Mine project in Northern Ontario’s historic Elliot Lake uranium camp. In October 2007, Pele received a positive scoping study for the project which outlined a NI 43-101 compliant resource of 6.4 million pounds of “indicated” U3O8 and 36.1 million pounds... 

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New rule on mine safety released

The federal mine safety agency yesterday published a final rule requiring mine operators to provide more emergency breathing devices, better evacuation training and a quicker response during accidents. The federal rules were finalized after the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration held a series of public hearings on a set of temporary, yet stringent, mine safety regulations. The government adopted... 

Coal Industry Urged to Build New ‘Culture of Prevention’

Coal companies must replace by-the-book compliance with a culture of prevention if they want to eliminate the underground fires and explosions that are killing miners, says a panel of experts releasing recommendations for the industry. The Mine Safety Technology and Training Commission has studied 25 years of fires and explosions to produce more than 70 recommendations aimed at eliminating deaths and... 

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Questions linger over proposed coal-fired plant

Neighbors to a proposed coal-fired electrical plant met recently to discuss their opposition to the type of plant, the health effects from it and the expedited permit path it’s on. They will have a chance Dec. 7 to speak with a judge about their objections. TXU is seeking state permits to run 11 electricity generating plants that use pulverized coal from Wyoming for fuel. The TXU plants, including... 

Sky Generation partners with Bullfrog Power to bring new renewable power online

Bullfrog Power(TM), Ontario’s first 100% green electricity retailer, today announced the commissioning of two new wind turbines at the Sky Generation wind farm in Ferndale on the Bruce Peninsula. The new turbines, developed to meet the demand for clean, green electricity from Bullfrog Power customers, are now in operation, producing new clean power. Together, the two state-of-the-art Vestas V82... 

Solar power shines, despite clouds

When Erica Grubb installed solar panels on the roof of her Berkeley house, the decision was both personal and political. Personal because Grubb used a small inheritance from her mother to purchase the solar panels, which cost $18,000 — $13,000 after rebates. Political because seeing “An Inconvenient Truth,” Al Gore’s movie on global warming, inspired Grubb, a lawyer, and her... 

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Chevron Selects OTI’s EasyFuel as its Petroleum Payment and Automated Fuel Management Solution

On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) today announced that Chevron Corporation , has chosen OTI to be the provider of its EasyFuel petroleum payment and automated fuel management system. EasyFuel provides oil companies with the ability to sign long term contracts with fleets, assuring the correct grade and amount of fuel is dispensed into an authenticated fuel tank and provides loyalty and contactless payment... 

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