The Week Magazine Per unit of electricity, coal produces more pollution than any other fuel source, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Not only does it pollute the air with carbon dioxide, mercury compounds , sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, but ...
The Nation. (blog) The chemical , which was stored in large amounts at the West Fertilizer Co, is used to make fertilizer. It's also used by coal companies to blow up mountains. Ammonium nitrate poses a threat to human and environmental health not only when it catalyzes ...
The Nation. (blog) Investigators are blaming ammonium nitrate for the massive explosion that devastated most of the town of West, Texas on April 17th. The chemical , which was stored in large amounts at the West Fertilizer Co site, is used to make fertilizer. It's also ... and more »
The Australian Smith believes the subdued US coal sector -- a notable drag on earnings -- has stabilised as US domestic gas prices rise, which makes the lumpy carbon fuel more competitive. More broadly, Smith is re-engineering the clumsy explosives, mining ... and more »
Livingston Daily The creek parallels the old PH&D Line, which provided interesting distractions when the afternoon train came hauling whole carloads of wrecked airplane parts to the Dow Chemical plant in Marysville, leaving us to speculate on the cause of the crashes ... and more »
Fox and Hounds Daily That's why Sacramento Democrats are moving bills to halt hydraulic fracturing, the process known as fracking, which involves pumping chemicals and water deep underground to extract oil and gas. Fracking has been in use for 60 years, mostly in ... and more »
The Australian His chemical division is still under review, with the Port Jackson Partners report due in July. But, by way of example, its water treatment plants can help conserve water, saving everyone money. Digital Pass $1 ... Smith went to some lengths to explain ...
CoalGuru.com In a big relief, Lanco recently agreed to settle the protracted AUD 3.5 billion legal tussle with Australia's Perdaman Chemicals over coal supply issues...
Chemical Online.com (press release) Pingdingshan, China /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOK) (the "Company" or "SinoCoking"), a vertically-integrated coal and coke processor, today announced that trial production at its recently ...
Clean Energy News (blog) The most troubling aspect of DSI installation and implementation arises from the fact that DSI can alter the chemical make up of coal ash in such a way that will make it more likely for coal ash to leach out of ash impoundments and into groundwater and ...
