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Australia coal firms dig in for years of mine closures, job cuts
Reuters* Coal producers face too much supply through 2020 * Will be forced to make deeper cuts, shed more mines * Big firms best placed to weather downturn * Junior miners struggle to get funding By Rebekah Kebede PERTH, May 24 (Reuters) - Australian coal...Tags: Unemployment, BHP Billiton Plc., Whitehaven, Australia, Japan
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Miners Vale, Rio Tinto accused of neglecting displaced Mozambicans
ReutersMAPUTO (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch accused Mozambique's government and foreign mining companies on Thursday of "serious shortcomings" in resettling communities to make way for coal mines, leaving thousands without proper homes, food or sources of...Tags: International Law, Politics, Civil Rights, Mozambique, Mining
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China plans tougher quality standards for coal to tackle pollution
ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China may impose higher quality standards for imported and locally traded coal to cut air pollution, two sources said, in a move that could slash imports while boosting the fortunes of a faltering domestic industry. The National...Tags: Air Pollution, Science and Technology, Lobbying, Standards, Government
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COLUMN-Peak in Australian commodity investment boom is a good thing: Clyde Russell
Reuters--Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.-- By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 23 (Reuters) - The delay or cancellation of A$150 billion ($145 billion) of resource projects in Australia in the past year is...Tags: Ford Motor Co., Australia, Weather, Energy Resources, Plant Openings
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COLUMN-China, India may seek better quality coal: Clyde Russell
Reuters--Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.-- By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 22 (Reuters) - Asian giants China and India may be planning to improve the quality of coal they are burning, but it's unlikely...Tags: Imports, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, India, China, Environmental Issues
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Hong Kong shares may start week higher, China property in focus
ReutersHONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start the week higher on Monday, with China property counters in focus after data over the weekend showed housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years. Average new home...Tags: South Korea, Banking, China, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Hong Kong
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The Charleston Gazette, W.Va., Phil Kabler column
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Lobbyists' spending for the first four months of 2013 totaled $280,825, according to disclosures filed with the state Ethics Commission. That was down $94,650 from the same point in 2012, in part because for the first time in four...Tags: Chiropractic, Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated, Lobbying, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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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: Air Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Population
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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: Africa, Gold and Precious Material, South Africa, Employees, Metal
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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: Budgets and Budgeting, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology, Mining, Corporate Officers
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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: Mining, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Gas, Respiratory Disease
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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: Massey Energy Company, Abusive Behavior, Unemployment, Justice System, Primaries
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