Duke Energy Corp. is seeking a federal cap on carbon-dioxide emissions at the same time the company is pushing for state approval to build two coal plants at its Cliffside facility in North Carolina.
Ten major companies, including Charlotte-based Duke (NYSE:DUK), are partnering with environmental groups to call for a nationwide limit on carbon-dioxide emissions that [...]
Although coal companies have faced strong headwinds in recent months, an analyst at Citigroup said ingredients for a recovery loom, making it a good time to buy one of the industry’s best names.
In a client note Friday, John Hill initiated coverage on Peabody Energy Corp. at “Buy” with a target price of $48, saying he [...]
Cleaner coal technology hit a speed bump Tuesday in South Dakota, as a major power supplier announced it did not receive a key federal tax credit.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative had proposed a plant near Huron or Mobridge to use integrated gasification combined cycle, or IGCC.
The technology converts coal to a gas before burning, which greatly [...]
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 [...]
Mayors from 17 Texas cities, citing poor air quality across the state, vowed on Thursday to fight construction of more than a dozen coal-fired power plants unless regulators consider all options that could lead to cleaner air.
The group, Texas Cities for Clean Air Coalition, which includes mayors from Houston and Dallas, said it planned to [...]
After decades of decline, the Illinois coal industry is poised to make a big comeback.
Coal gasification projects will lead the way, said Bill Hoback, chief of the Illinois Office of Coal Development in Springfield.
“Coal gasification offers the very best technology for coal, coal companies and coal miners to be around for a long time,” Hoback [...]
West Hawk Development Corporation (TSX VENTURE: WHD)(FWB: H5N) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the advancement of both social processes and technical evaluation for its Mackenzie Valley Coal-to-Gas Project in Northwest Territories, Canada. Successful, preliminary meetings with Elders and Business Executives followed by public meetings with residents of Tulita and Norman Wells, NWT, have recently [...]
Thirty-three of 35 state senators have signed a petition urging Gov. Jim Risch to opt out of a federal pollution trading program that, if adopted, could clear the way for coal-fired power plants to be built in Idaho.
Twenty-six Republicans and seven Senate Democrats want to buy more time for state agencies — the departments of [...]
