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July Hampton Roads Coal Exports Rise 3.4% on Month to 2.77m Tons
STAFF REPORTS Platts HOUSTON — Coal exports from terminals in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region totaled 2.77 million st in July, up 3.4% from the prior month and up 61.7% from the year-ago month, according to the Virginia Maritime Association. Exports … Continue reading
ENERGY DOMINANCE: Ukraine Just Got Its First Shipment of US Coal
By Tim Pierce Daily Caller WASHINGTON, DC — Ukraine received its first shipment of anthracite coal from the U.S. Wednesday, part of an $80 billion deal between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. This shipment carried 62,000 tons of the … Continue reading
America’s Next Energy Crisis
By Charles McConnell Forbes Some disasters arise unexpectedly, like an earthquake or massive storm. Others seem inevitable. Who didn’t see the 2008 financial crisis coming? In hindsight, most of us. In reality, most crises that seem inevitable after the fact … Continue reading
Coal Is Number One: Before Donald Trump came along, it was left for dead.
By Stephen Moore American Spectator Quick: what was the number one source of electricity production in the U.S. during the first half of 2017? If you answered renewable energy, you are wrong by a mile. If you answered natural gas, … Continue reading
U.S. coal exports soar, in boost to Trump energy agenda, data shows
By Timothy Gardner and Nina Chestney WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. coal exports have jumped more than 60 percent this year due to soaring demand from Europe and Asia, according to a Reuters review of government data, allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to … Continue reading
Wyoming Leaders Look at Investing $1.5 million in Coal Research
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming business leaders are recommending investing a $1.5 million grant in a proposed coal research facility. The Wyoming Business Council made the recommendation for the grant for a research facility on alternative uses for coal in northeast … Continue reading
US coal shows strength after production increased 6.6% from 2015
https://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/article.aspx?CDID=A-38515950-11566&KPLT=4 SNL, 11/29/2016 According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, total U.S. coal production for the week ended Nov. 19 picked up 6.6% year over year to 17.2 million tons, from 16.2 million tons during the same period … Continue reading
“The Government Should Continue to Opt In, Not Out of the Coal Business”
ACC’s reply to the Bloomberg Editorial Board in response to its opinion piece “The Government Should Get Out of the Coal Business” was not published. We’re sharing it here for our readers. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “The Government Should Continue to Opt In, … Continue reading
Andrew Moore, Platts: Coal Supply: Will We Overcorrect?
This article was originally published in Issue 1, 2016 of American Coal magazine – read the full issue (and past issues) on the ACC website by Clicking Here Coal Supply: Will We Overcorrect? By: Andrew Moore, Platts According to … Continue reading