Coal
President Calls For Changes To Coal And Oil Management
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President Obama called for an overhaul of the nation’s energy system in his final State of the Union address.
Coal
Wyoming’s Largest Utility Backs Oregon Plan To Go “Coal-Free”
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Wyoming’s largest utility is backing an initiative that would make Oregon “coal-free” by 2030.
Arch Coal
Missed Payment Makes Arch Coal One Step Closer To Bankruptcy
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After failing to make an interest payment Tuesday, industry analysts say one of Wyoming’s largest coal companies is one step closer to potentially declaring bankruptcy. Arch Coal invoked the 30-day grace period on its $90 million payment, saying it will use that time to continue “constructive discussions with various creditors.”
Arch Coal
Stock Exchange Threatens To Delist Arch Coal
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The New York Stock Exchange is threatening to de-list Arch Coal, one of Wyoming’s largest coal companies.
Coal
Interior Secretary Says Coal Mine “Self-Bonding” An Issue
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The Secretary of the Interior called coal mine self-bonding “a big issue” in testimony to a Congressional committee Wednesday.
Featured in Category
New Bonding Regs For Oil And Gas Leave Environmentalists Unimpressed
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Wyoming’s Oil and Gas Commission has raised the amount companies have to pay upfront for clean-up from $75,000 to $100,000, but environmental groups say it doesn’t go far enough.
Audio
The Four Steps Of Climate Change Denial
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This month, global leaders are gathered in Paris to make a plan to combat climate change. There is broad scientific consensus that climate change is real, serious and caused by humans—but political consensus in this country has been elusive, often clouded by doubt. Is there a pattern to climate change denial?
Audio
Fuel: It’s What’s For Dinner
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Up to a fifth of our nation’s total energy use goes into growing, transporting, processing and eventually preparing our food, but those energy inputs are often hidden. In this first story in the Inside Energy and Harvest Public Media collaboration Feasting on Fuel, we look at one place they’re not.
Alpha Natural Resources
Arch Coal Warns It Could Declare Bankruptcy
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Arch canceled its quarterly earnings call, citing talks with creditors. But in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Arch says regardless of whether it is able to reach an agreement with those creditors, it may need to file for Chapter 11, which would allow the company to restructure.
