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In Montana, ranchers line up against coal
COLSTRIP, Mont. — Out in these windy stretches of cottonwood and prairie grass, not far from where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer ran into problems at Little Bighorn, a new battle is unfolding over what future energy development in the West will...
Tags: Coal, Transportation, Travel, Metal and Mineral, Asthma
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Federal court backs EPA regulation of mountaintop removal
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court unanimously backed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate a controversial form of coal mining called mountaintop removal, overturning a lower court decision that barred the agency from...
Tags: Coal, Water Pollution, Metal and Mineral, Environmental Politics, Science and Technology
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Profits crater for equipment maker Caterpillar as mining slumps
Heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. reported a 45% drop in first-quarter profit and cut its full-year outlook amid a slowdown in its mining business. The Peoria, Ill., company said mining companies continue to reduce their spending and new...
Tags: Media Industry, Metal and Mineral, Insider Trading, Caterpillar Inc.
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To cheers and jeers, Margaret Thatcher is laid to rest
LONDON -- A gun boomed once a minute, like one of her thunderous speeches in Parliament. Gray skies slowly turned blue, the color of her Conservative Party. And even Big Ben fell quiet, in tribute to a woman who loved nothing more than silencing her foes....
Tags: Diana, Princess of Wales, Benjamin Netanyahu, Human Interest, Marketing, Metal and Mineral
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Letters: Business never was humane
Re "At work in America," Letters, April 10 Attorney Vanessa Ticas asks to "bring back" a humane business approach. I am sympathetic to her basic view, but she ignores world history and the instincts of mankind. When in history was there a prevailing...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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Senate Republicans question EPA nominee Gina McCarthy
WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, faced tough questioning from Senate Republicans at her confirmation hearing Thursday, in a clear signal to the White House that they will continue...
Tags: Mitch McConnell, Gina McCarthy, Environmental Pollution, Lisa P. Jackson, Ecosystems
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Thatcher critics recall labor battles, Irish strife [Talkback]
LONDON -- It perhaps goes without saying that the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher did not prompt universal mourning. She could be a polarizing figure, nowhere more than in working-class communities of northern England, Scotland and Wales,...
Tags: Gerry Adams , Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Metal and Mineral, United Kingdom
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John Livermore dies; geologist who found 'invisible gold' was 94
John Livermore, an exploration geologist whose discovery of minuscule but highly valuable particles of "invisible gold" in Nevada in the early 1960s set off a modern-day gold rush in the state, has died. He was 94. Livermore died Feb. 7 at his Reno home...
Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Colleges and Universities, Metal and Mineral, Newmont Mining Corporation, Science
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L.A. DWP to be coal-free in 12 years under new plan
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will be coal-free within 12 years under a new plan announced Tuesday.... -
Sunny times for solar power, except in L.A.
Still skeptical about solar power -- and especially about the wisdom of installing panels on your own rooftop? One can hardly be blamed, given horror stories about the difficulties in getting assistance from local utilities such as the L.A. Department...
Tags: Solar Energy, Metal and Mineral, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues
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Labor, environmental groups protest changes to CEQA
SACRAMENTO -- Labor and environmental groups rallied Tuesday on the steps of the Capitol to protest efforts to overhaul California's landmark environmental law. Representatives from unions and environmental organizations -- backed by dozens of...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Government, Ronald Reagan, Jerry Hill, Michael Rubio
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Federal court upholds polar bear status as threatened species
SEATTLE — The federal law listing polar bears as a threatened species was upheld Friday by a federal appeals court, which rejected arguments that it is wrong to impose far-ranging and possibly costly protections for a species that remains fairly...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Petroleum Industry, Ecosystems
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