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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - May 20
ReutersCompiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) Leighton Holdings will accelerate cost cutting initiatives to weather deteriorating...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Credit Ratings, Travel, Target, Australia
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ND air quality receives 'A' grade
The Dickinson PressThe Peace Garden State continues to receive high marks for air quality, despite dust issues plaguing the western part of the state. "North Dakota is one of a handful of states that meet all clean air standards," Jim Semerad, North Dakota Department of...Tags: American Lung Association, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology, Air Pollution
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Exclusive: South Africa's NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage rises from gold, coal producers
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 percent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated...Tags: AngloGold Limited, Inflation and Deflation, Lonmin Plc, Mining, Anglo American Platinum Limited
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Federal rules least of coal industry's problems
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.To see how mercurial a coal-fired economy can be, look at Wise County in Virginia's southwest corner. There were about 10 percent more people living there in 1920 than live there today, and the population has gone up and down like a roller coaster...Tags: Respiratory Disease, Energy Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mining, Petroleum Industry
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Author: W.Va. Supreme Court 'appalling,' chief justice 'Blankenship's creature'
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Author Laurence Leamer called Brent Benjamin, chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court, "Blankenship's creature" and said justices on the Supreme Court are "appalling" at a Saturday reading to promote his new book, "The...Tags: Judges, Buchanan County, Prisons, Abusive Behavior, Unemployment
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Proposals seek to reduce power plant water pollution
Muskogee Phoenix, Okla.Federal environmental regulators have proposed a range of options designed to reduce toxic pollutants discharged by certain power plants close to waterways. The proposals were made in accordance with a consent order issued in a lawsuit filed by...Tags: Rivers, Environmental Issues, Electricity Production and Distribution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mining
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'Peace treaty' signed to end Coal Creek War
Knoxville News SentinelThe hostilities, at long last, are over. A peace treaty formally ending the infamous Coal Creek War of 1892 was signed Friday on tree-shrouded Militia Hill, a knoll of remote Vowell Mountain overlooking Lake City. The ceremony also recognized the site...Tags: Prisons, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mining, Metal and Mineral, Randy McNally
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Farmington educator to give pioneer cooking workshop
The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M.Bring your lawn chairs and coonskin hats for an open campfire cookout at the Farmington Museum. Donna Thatcher, an educator at the Riverside Nature Center, will hold a workshop demonstration on outdoors Dutch oven baking today. Thatcher will offer...Tags: Recipes, Museums, Arts and Culture
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MC Council asks police to investigate trans system
The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa.Borough council has requested Mount Carmel Borough Police Chief Todd Owens to launch a criminal investigation into the operations of the Lower Anthracite Transportation System (LATS), specifically the operations and management of the former...Tags: York County (Virginia), Northumberland County, York (York, Pennsylvania)
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Idaho Power will invest in coal, for now
The Idaho StatesmanIdacorp CEO LaMont Keen said Thursday that Idaho Power Co. will continue to rely on coal plants in Wyoming and Nevada, but revisit that decision in its next two-year planning process. Keen told the 10 stockholders who attended the annual meeting that...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Environmental Issues, PacifiCorp, Idaho Power Company
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CT, NJ Settlement To Shut Down Coal Units At PA Plant
The Hartford CourantTwo coal-burning units at an eastern Pennsylvania power plant are shutting down as a result of a lawsuit filed by Connecticut and New Jersey to enforce the federal Clean Air Act. The owners of the plant — NRG Energy and GenOn, which combined last...Tags: Environmental Issues, NRG Energy Incorporated, Science and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Pollution
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Rainy season first real test for Thailand's artificial reefs
The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand / Asia News NetworkBANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- The rainy season will be the first real test for the artificial reefs placed in shallow waters along the coast of Phetchaburi's Cha-am district as they begin their mission of preventing coastal erosion. The reefs, which are...Tags: Lab Tests, Media Industry, Germany, Thailand
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