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Economic geology

Pacific Northwest governors urge federal officials to look closely at coal export proposal

Environment

Federal officials are considering a plan to open up federal lands to coal mining, with the idea that the coal would be exported, likely to Asia. But two governors, in Washington and in Oregon, are urging federal officials to look closely at the proposals and consider whether its in the national best interest.

Locals concerned by local, global impact of increased coal exports

Environment

Powder River Basin coal companies eyeing Asian markets

Environment

Coal country incensed at what it sees as Obama’s overreach on coal regulations

Environment

Helping kids escape coal mining’s shadow

Business, Economics and Jobs

The hidden costs of coal

Environment

Coal is one of the cheapest energy sources in the world, if you ignore the environmental costs and other externalities.

Scholastic distributed coal propaganda in schools

Arts, Culture & Media

Educational materials distributed by respected children’s publisher Scholastic push coal industry talking points onto kids in schools.

Coal and Shortened Lives in China

New research in China measures how lives are cut short by particulate air pollution from coal fired boilers.

Another Coal Port Bites The Dust

Developers are trying to build port facilities in the Pacific Northwest to ship Powder Ridge Basin coal to Asia, but half of the proposed projects have been canceled. Most recently, Kinder Morgan dumped its plans to build a facility at the Port of St. Helen’s on the Columbia River in Oregon.

The World

Voices of Coal

In order to market coal to Asia, the western US coal industry wants to build export facilities in Oregon and Washington. The planned ports have divided local communities. EarthFix, a public radio collaborative based out of Washington State, has been following the debate with their project, Voices of Coal.