06Sep

Montana Coal Mine Production Up 2 Million Tons

Via the Billings Gazette: Montana coal production is more than 2 million tons ahead of where it was this time last year, although analysts say the future is far from bright for the fossil fuel. Most of the production is coal mined from Spring Creek, a Cloud Peak Energy mine in southeast Montana. The Montana […]
05Sep

Abandoning Coal Could Mean Blackouts for U.S. Power Grid

Via Lifezette:  There’s plenty of talk these days among energy advocates and environmentalists about the need for natural gas to replace coal as the workhorse producer for America’s daily electricity needs. And coal has undoubtedly been on the ropes in recent years, with both expanded natural gas production and a host of federal regulations cutting […]