Environmental groups across Appalachia spoke out at public hearings in four states on a Bush administration-backed proposal to relax restrictions preventing mining activity near waterways.
The groups oppose exempting valley fills , in which rubble from mountaintop removal mining is dumped in nearby valleys , from the 20-year-old rule restricting mining activity near streams.
“Enough is enough!” [...]

Double Eagle Petroleum Co. has reported an update concerning its projects at the Atlantic Rim, Pinedale, South Fillmore, Nevada, Cow Creek Deep and Christmas Meadows.
At the Atlantic Rim of the Washakie Basin, Double Eagle still expects to spend approximately $40 million in 2007 drilling at our Cow Creek Field, for which we are the operator, [...]

Cavico Corporation announced that on April 24th, 2007 it formed a partnership with Petro Vietnam, Vinalines, Petro Vietnam Insurance Co., Petro Vietnam Financial Co. and Global Petro Joint Stock Bank to invest in the expanding petroleum services and shipping industry within Vietnam.
Sao Mai - Ben Dinh will develop an economic zone consisting of ports, [...]

Natural Resource Partners LP has acquired about 35 million tons of coal reserves in Northern West Virginia from Western Pocahontas Properties LP for 250,000 NRP common units and about $10.2 million in cash.
WPP, with operations in Huntington, W.Va., is a partnership controlled by Corbin Robertson Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of NRP. The conflicts [...]

Tattooed Steel announces that it is broadening it’s collection of stainless steel accessories to include the new Copper Collection at the Project New York trade show January 22-24, 2007.
The Copper Collection, including cuffs, dog tags, and other accessories has been inspired by the imagery and solace found in the ancient arts of the Himalayas and [...]

Natural Resource Partners L.P. announced that the Board of Directors of its general partner has declared a fourth quarter 2006 distribution of $0.88 per unit for both NRP and NSP, an increase of $0.03 in its quarterly distribution. This equates to an annualized distribution of $3.52 per unit. The distribution will be paid on [...]

From major economic development announcements and projects in terms of two ethanol plants to the nearly completed expansion of the Wells County Library and state accolades to Norwell students, Wells County experienced good times in 2006.
From the untimely and tragic deaths of several Wells County residents to the closing of an Ossian manufacturing plant that [...]

Xstrata Nickel announced today that it has invested $5 million in the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) at Laurentian University. Established in partnership with government and industry, CEMI will become an international centre for world-class, industry-driven research and innovation for the mining sector.
“Xstrata Nickel is a company focused on value-creating growth in Sudbury [...]

A $170 million ethanol plant to be built in Wabash County is at least the sixth planned in the region.
The plant, about 40 miles southwest of Fort Wayne, is expected to open during the last half of 2008, public and company officials said at a news conference Monday.
“We are excited to move forward and pleased [...]

The federal Bureau of Land Management is about to begin an environmental impact study on a proposed surface coal mine just south of the Kane County town of Alton but also fairly close to Bryce Canyon National Park.
That location is likely to spark a “jobs vs. environmental protection” debate as the [...]