No Coal, No Hope: Mine Cutbacks Kill Recovery In Appalachia
In the small town of Whitesburg, tucked away in the heart of Kentucky's Appalachia, residents are looking to the future with uncertain eyes. In just a few days' time, a local mine run by Sapphire Coal Co. will close its doors, laying off 163 workers
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France To Ban Pesticide Believed Harmful To Bees
France's agriculture ministry intends to revoke a key permit allowing the use of a pesticide believed by scientists to harm bumblebee and honeybee populations. Manufactured by the Swiss agricultural company Syngenta AG ( NYSE : SYT), the Cruiser ORS pesticide is used to coat rape seeds so crops are better protected as they sprout from the ground. However, recent scientific studies indicated the pesticide may disrupt the nervous systems of bees as they land on and pollinate crops
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Cheap Natural Gas Displaces Coal, Hammers Railroad Revenue, Share Prices
U.S. utilities are switching from coal to less-expensive natural gas to generate electricity, a cost-saving move that results in decreased railway shipments of the fossil fuel and lower revenue for railroads. Coal's share of U.S
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