Sentences with phrase «coal mining operations»

The legislation addressed the productivity of mining operation sites and environmental impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface and groundwater.

All relied on the same local water supply contaminated with toxic metals injected into the ground by nearby coal mining operations.

This project is not a conventional coal mine methane project, since there are no associated coal mining operations.

House Democrats point out that coal exports are on the rise, much of which comes from mountaintop removal coal mining operations in Appalachia.

China is by far the most significant contributor of methane emissions from coal mining operations, accounting for more than half of the world's estimated 27.8 million metric tons of methane released due to coal mining in 2010.

addressed the productivity of mining operation sites and environmental impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface and groundwater.

When they learn that corrupt political kingpin Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds) is evicting farmers so he can sell their land to an evil coal mining operation, the boys and their comely cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) decide to fight back.

In one example from the report, government - backed Yancoa last year bought Rio Tinto's thermal coal mine operations in Australia's Hunter Valley.

Methane is released predominantly from the country's agricultural activities and extensive coal mining operations.

Or take for instance, the federal court ruling last week that halted a proposed coal mining operation in Colorado stating that the «social costs» of contributions the mine would make to worsening impacts of climate change in the future were not taken into consideration.

Below is an independent recent NASA mapping effort showing active (red) and planned (purple) surface coal mining operations and planned reclamation areas (blue) in southwest West Virginia (as of 2007).

Other experts say that Appalachia provides a good opportunity for energy projects because many areas are already equipped with power stations and power lines from coal mining operations.

Yesterday afternoon the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it had found «a path forward on two coal mining operations in West Virginia.»

Annette began her career as a development officer with the Cape Breton Development Corporation, a coal mining operation, in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

The local area they identify as anomalous has a number of coal mining operations, also a potentially large source of methane.

That means investors, utilities, power generators and coal mining operations will all be adjusting their plans as future market share looks even flimsier than it already did.

Peabody Energy settled a multi-year investigation by the New York state attorney general's office last night, agreeing to make more truthful disclosures to investors about climate change - related risks to its coal mining operations.

It is also barred from obtaining planning permission or any other authorisations required for carrying on coal mining operations.

The bloggers over at Powerline, led in this case by the Koch - cozy John Hinderaker, are all in a tizzy this week after the New York Times reported that Tom Steyer, a major political force in the fight for climate justice, used to invest heavily in coal mining operations.

However in light of recent events indicating that public officials failed to adequately oversee Massey Energy's coal mining operations, I would hope this decision might become less controversial.