Sentences with phrase «on coal mining»

In real terms, this means the bank is turning its back on the coal mining industry and committing to energy efficiency and renewable energy.»

«With regard to coal, over the past several years we have been gradually and consistently reducing our credit exposure to companies focused on coal mining.

In statements and executive orders since taking office, he has instructed virtually every agency of his government to review its procedures, with an eye toward making things easier on coal mining and coal plants.

The stakes are high, particularly in view of the Obama EPA's war on coal mining, coal - fired power plants, businesses and industries that require reliable, affordable electricity — and families, communities and entire states whose jobs, health and welfare will suffer under this anti-fossil fuel agenda.

Last night, CNN aired «Battle for Blair Mountain: Working in America,» a documentary piece on coal mining hosted by Soledad O'Brien.

Pravin Mote and Debjit Nandi of the All India Forum of Forest Movements (AIFFM) claimed the «ambitious corporatised plantation programme» will be used to greenwash India's emphasis on coal mining and the continuing use of coal as the primary source of electricity.

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

They are used to concoct and justify energy and economic policies, ranging from delays and bans on oil and gas leasing and drilling, to the war on coal mining and use, and diehard opposition to hydraulic fracturing and the Keystone XL pipeline.

Take a leisurely stroll along 1st Avenue and see restored historic heritage buildings that evoke memories of a frontier past built on coal mining and forestry.

That Labour candidate is trade union activist Bernard Harkins who will hope the traditional Labour constituency built on coal mining will value this background ahead of banker Beattie.

It's certainly not high enough, but the barrier to raising it is less the impact on the outer suburbs than the impact on coal mining regions.

The IEA is also skeptical of the marginal impact on coal mine profitability from Trump's proposals.

The temptation to click the button on a coal mine that forces a 24 - hour shift is always there.

Worse yet, some of that wonderful Arizona sunlight falls directly on coal mines and coal - fired power plants.

Two days later, Senators Sanders and Boxer introduced a legislative package calling for a carbon tax on coal mines, refineries, and natural gas facilities.

Not exact matches

National Mining Association President Hal Quinn said the commission's «disappointing lack of action» comes on the heels of a cold snap that demonstrated the value that coal provides to power grids.

Some mining stocks have risen even more, spurred by U.S. President - elect Donald Trump's pledges to revive coal and pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Jeannie Kielty, who works on community relations for Banks, says open cast is part of the social fabric of the northeast, an area with a long history of coal mining.

In northeastern England, a battle is raging between grass roots campaigners and a company intent on digging a new open cast mine as world coal prices soar.

The company owns an open cut mine at Acland on the Darling Downs in Queensland and the Queensland Bulk Handling coal export terminal in Brisbane.

Osborne Park - based BGC Contracting has won a $ 700 million contract for work on Idemitsu Australia Resources» Boggabri coal mine in NSW.

Many of its citizens, after long careers in coal mining industry, struggle with chronic pain (some of which have since become hooked on opioids).

Certainly, the states that have long relied on coal and mining jobs for economic stability will benefit from the end of Obama - era regulations.

On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to bring back coal - mining jobs and dismantle Obama's environmental policy, declaring climate change a «hoax.»

Last December, EnerBlu, a California - based advanced battery maker, announced plans to erect a $ 412 - million gigafactory in Pikeville — on the site of a shuttered coal mine — slated to launch in 2020 and employ up to 875 workers.

Cambrian's mines are also a source for metallurgical coal, an essential ingredient in steel manufacturing, a sector expected to benefit from President Trump's recent 25 percent tariff on imported steel.

Several mines have also been forced to close down, causing a year - on - year drop in coal production of 10 percent in recent weeks.

There is another limitation on coal's future in Appalachia: After decades of heavy production, there is less of it to be mined.

Less well known are its efforts to sell mining leases on federally owned land to promote coal exports abroad.

There was also good news from the company's metallurgical coal division, where production from its Queensland mines rose 2 per cent during the March quarter year - on - year and 7 per cent on the December quarter.

Mining and mineral development company, Teck Resources focuses on copper, metallurgical coal, zinc, and energy.

Instead, it intends to sustain its current production of 27 million tons for the next five years by transitioning away from its Coal Mountain and Cardinal River mines and replacing that production by bringing on additional output from the Elk Valley region.

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Rolling back power plant regulations on coal and rolling back coal mining regulations should reduce both the cost to use coal and the cost to mine it.

Among the few sectors showing relative strength on Wednesday were gold mining, coal, wireless communications and insurance.

What these dry government numbers leave out is the effect on coal workers and their families as coal mines close and one major coal company after another files for bankruptcy.

Cele notes that, «the demand from China for iron - ore continues to grow, but at a declining pace, further exacerbating pricing pressure,» meaning that Vale's considerable investment in nickel, coal, fertilisers and copper will only partially mitigate the impact of the increase in iron - ore mining capacity globally on the company.

BHP Billiton said on Thursday jobs could go at its Australian coal mines as the company faces a deteriorating market, the latest sign of global miners scaling back operations due to slowing industrial activity in China.

Members of its corporate citizenship group, which also monitors whether clients engaged in coal mining and oil drilling are adhering to Citigroup's environmental standards, will check in regularly on partners» gun - selling procedures, the company said.

Moving to dismantle former President Barack Obama's legacy on the environment and other issues, House Republicans approved a measure Wednesday that scuttles a regulation aimed at preventing coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby streams.

The insurance sector underlined that Alberta is the canary in the coal mine on climate change impacts and that Alberta would be wise to start pricing these risks properly.

Instead, it was an effort to regulate the coal mining industry right out of business,» said Rep. Bill Johnson, R - Ohio, who sponsored the disapproval measure on the stream protection rule.

It is that aspect of the law that frightens environmental groups that have fought for years for the coal - mining rule and another rule to restrict energy companies from burning off natural gas during drilling operations on public lands.

Youths pack the coal into sacks and carry it out of the mine on their backs, or to a small cable car for the trip upward.

In most mines, pay is based on the quantity of coal extracted.

In those mountains of southwest Virginia, the preacher worked in the coal mines during the week and preached on Sundays or held revivals in the evenings.

Thy barns all fill'd, the endless freight - train and the bulging storehouse, The grapes that ripen on thy vines, the apples in thy orchards, Thy incalculable lumber, beef, pork, potatoes, thy coal, thy gold and silver, The inexhaustible iron in thy mines.

The religion of today is from Rome, All the Christians and Apostles had been killed by 70 ad except for John who was imprisoned on the Island of Patmos, probably working in a coal mine.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fraccing, for coal seam gas uses a host of chemicals; however this type of mining operation has operated on organic farms where the farmer and company have been able to negotiate suitable arrangements and not compromised the organic integrity of the property.

The coal miners of the Hunter Valley should be feeling a little bit more comfortable with Wednesday's news that the state planning authority has very rapidly ticked - off on the stalled Mt Thorley Warkworth mine expansion.