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Food bank struggles to provide services sans state funding
" The Corner Cupboard Food Bank in Greene County is providing more services with less money this year, and its director, Jan Caldwell, attributes the additional need to a failing economy.
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Federal judge rules Corps of Engineers didn't give public adequate say in mining permits
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated federal environmental laws by failing to give the public enough of a say before issuing permits for mountaintop removal coal mines in West Virginia, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Stocks on the move: Consol, Dell, Leap, LogMeIn, Merck, Novavax
Shares of the following companies hare having unusual moves in U.S. trading this morning.
Consol making new repairs to Morris creek
" Morris Township residents are concerned about losing their water wells as a coal company taps into local sources to restore a subsidence-damaged creek.
Environmental agencies took water samples Wednesday from a dozen streams and the Monongahela River to test for the golden algae believed responsible for the fish kill two months ago in Dunkard Creek.
A runaway 570-foot barge remains grounded off a section of Virginia Beach. The barge broke free during the height of a wind-driven rain storm that slammed Virginia's coast.
Shares in U.S. coal mining companies rose on Wednesday after Credit Suisse upped its stock price targets for the sector on a bullish forecast for steel-making metallurgical coal prices, Reuters reports.
Consol effort burnishes firm's, coal's image
Three years ago, 140-year-old Consol Energy Inc. determined it needed to craft an identity.
Miner Injured In Rail Accident
A coal miner is recovering after an accident Tuesday at the McElroy Mine. According to Consol Public Relations Director Joseph Cerenzia, Kevin Barnhart, 38, of St.
South Strabane Township moves on road shed repair
This article has been read 143 times. South Strabane Township supervisors took steps Tuesday to repair the road department building eight years after it was damaged by underground mine subsidence.
Everybody hates carbon, so everybody hates coal. Or says they do. Coal is dirty and burns with emissions that are unfriendly to our atmosphere; it is black, not green.
Pittsburgh casino agrees to arena payment plan
The Rivers Casino will pay $7.5 million a year toward construction of the new Penguins arena.
This article has been read 199 times. Regional transportation leaders were pressed Thursday to approve construction of a new Interstate 70 interchange in South Strabane Township.
Alpha Natural Resources Reports Loss on Foundation Coal Purchase Expenses
Alpha Natural Resources Inc. , the third-largest U.S. coal producer, reported a third-quarter loss of $19.5 million on costs related to the acquisition of Foundation Coal Holdings Inc.
Avaya Introduces New Applications Addressing Urgent Business and Customer Service Needs
VoiceCon -- Avaya today unveiled two new applications that use advanced unified communications and customer service technologies to address urgent business and customer needs.
CONSOL unit cited for not training worker who drowned
A CONSOL Energy worker who drowned in the Ohio River in late December 2008 was not adequately trained to work at the company's Ireland River Loading Facility, federal investigators have concluded.
Every day, the sun rises on Wall Street, and a plethora of professional analysts wake to issue new opinions on stocks.
Coal Miners Focus Their Binoculars
While the domestic coal industry continues to adjust to epic market disruptions within their customer base, a clear vision of the near-term outlook has remained the hottest commodity of all.
Bunge, Consol Energy: Ratings Changes
TheStreet.com's stock-rating model downgraded agriculture and food company Bunge to "hold." The numbers : Third-quarter net income decreased marginally to $232 million and earnings per share fell 5% to $1.62. Revenue dropped 24% to $11 billion.
Several years ago, I had a conversation with someone who was tethered to a losing stock.
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