http://coal.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for coal en Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:44:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2039219 unknown@Netscape.com China is considering halting efforts to make oil from coal due to concerns about the expense and energy demands as well as the greenhouse gases produced by the conversion, a state news agency on Sunday quoted an official as saying. Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:44:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2039219coalTooilconversionchinaexpenseglobalwarmingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006604 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "An explosion at a Siberian coal mine killed at least 35 people on Thursday, emergency officials said, weeks after 110 miners died in a blast at a neighboring mine operated by the same company. A spokeswoman for Russia's Emergencies Ministry said three people were still missing at the Yubileynaya pit, in the Kemerovo region of western Siberia, about five hours after a methane blast tore through the mine." Thu, 24 May 2007 14:33:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006604SiberiacoalmineexplosionrussiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1882584 unknown@Netscape.com A Depression-era program to bring electricity to rural areas is using taxpayer money to provide billions of dollars in low-interest loans to build coal plants even as Congress seeks ways to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Mon, 14 May 2007 05:43:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1882584businessloanscarboncoalplantsMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1634734 unknown@Netscape.com The Chinese premier pledged Friday to phase out tax breaks and discounts on land and electricity for highly polluting industries, saying the country's environmental situation was grim and required urgent action. "Our country is a major coal producer and consumer, and reducing polluting emissions is a responsibility we should bear," Premier Wen Jiabao said. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:01:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1634734chinagreenpollutionglobalwarmingcoalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1058649 unknown@Netscape.com A gas explosion has ripped through a Siberian coal mine where 168 people were working, a spokeswoman for the Russian emergency situations ministry said Monday. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:10:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1058649siberiancoalminerussiagasexplosionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/509279 unknown@Netscape.com Underground coal mines must provide up to four days of breathable air to keep miners alive in emergencies such as an explosion or a tunnel collapse, federal regulators announced Thursday. Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:26:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/509279coalMinesmustprovide4daysairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/437798 unknown@Netscape.com An explosion tore through a makeshift coal mine in remote northeast Colombia on Saturday, killing 32 miners, a civil defense official said. Sun, 04 Feb 2007 07:24:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/437798colombiacoalmineexplosionkills32News http://web2announcer.com/go/147063 unknown@Netscape.com As the world heats up, the coal industry is racing to build more than 150 new power plants before Congress decides to crack down on global warming. Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:38:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/147063coalglobalwarmingpowerplantspollutionTXUClimatechangeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/6380 unknown@Netscape.com Hundreds of old coal-fired power plants still haven't installed modern pollution controls. One plant is so vital to the Washington, D.C. region's electricity supply that the government bends pollution rules to keep it running. Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:52:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/6380ScienceenvironmentpowerelectricitycoalpollutionNews