Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:18:28 GMT
Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County
Monday, May 20 2013 12:48 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:48:08 GMT
Following May 17 rebuttal testimony and a coming hearing on Mon Power's bid to buy Harrison power station, the PSC will decide if a billion-dollar coal plant is the best answer to future power demand.
Following May 17 rebuttal testimony and a coming hearing on Mon Power's bid to buy Harrison power station, the PSC will decide if a billion-dollar coal plant is the best answer to future power demand.
Monday, May 20 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:36:01 GMT
A new report from the American Chemistry Council says expansion in shale gas plays are driving investments in chemical manufacturing to the tune of bout $71.7 billion in investments, including in West
A new report from the American Chemistry Council says expansion in shale gas plays are driving investments in chemical manufacturing to the tune of bout $71.7 billion in investments, including in West Virginia.
Monday, May 20 2013 9:56 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:56:57 GMT
Remember the Miners, a West Virginia campaign dedicated to honoring fallen coal miners and the sacrifices miners make for U.S. energy, is kicking off the Coal Club. The Coal Club proceeds will be used to fund the Remember
Remember the Miners, a West Virginia campaign dedicated to honoring fallen coal miners and the sacrifices miners make for U.S. energy, is kicking off the Coal Club.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:58 AM EDT2013-05-20 12:58:30 GMT
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Oil and gas development damaged the water supplies of at least 161 Pennsylvania homes, farms, churches and businesses between 2008 and the fall of 2012, a newspaper reported.
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Oil and gas development damaged the water supplies of at least 161 Pennsylvania homes, farms, churches and businesses between 2008 and the fall of 2012, according to state records obtained by a newspaper.
It's been a tough year to produce coal. It's probably more of the same for 2013.
The Energy Information Administration on Dec. 3 highlighted in its daily energy post that coal production in 2013 will be close to its 2012 level. The analysis was pointed out in the November 2012 Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Between 2012 and 2011, coal production declined 7 percent. The drop in coal has been driven by increasingly more attractive alternatives.
Natural gas, for example, is now abundant and cheap and easily meets current and proposed environmental regulations. New coal-fired power plants are required to install more cost-prohibitive pollution control systems.
The idea that coal production will be largely the same doesn't show the whole picture. Western coals are expected to reverse course and actually grow five percent in 2013.
Appalachian coal, along with its Interior-region neighbor, is expected to fall in production again.
The overall decline will happen despite high export activity, though exports of coal are also expected to decline next year. The reason, EIA said, is economic weakness in Europe and increased coal production Asia.
The Today in Energy post from the EIA is available on its website.
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