Tag: Energy industry
Firefighters battle flames at Poland’s largest lignite mine
WARSAW, Poland — Firefighters in central Poland say 13 units are fighting flames that have engulfed a conveyer belt at Poland’s largest brown coal...
Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers
ORIENT, Ohio — The rye and rapeseed that Rick Clifton cultivated in central Ohio were coming along nicely — until his tractor rumbled over...
EU court tells Poland to halt lignite mine on Czech border
WARSAW, Poland — European Union’s top court on Friday ordered Poland to immediately stop extracting brown coal at the Turow mine, which is on...
G-7 nations to accelerate efforts to slow global warming
LONDON — Environment ministers from seven leading industrialized nations agreed Friday to accelerate efforts to slow global warming, including a commitment to end government...
Judge: Dakota Access line can stay open pending Corps review
BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge ruled Friday that the Dakota Access oil pipeline may continue operating while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
PGA Championship: ‘Hit it long or it will be a tough week.’
The bad news for the golf business heading into this week’s PGA Championship is that it’s definitely running out of real estate. The good...
New Mexico official takes aim at oil, gas bond requirements
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico’s financial assurance requirements for oil and gas wells, pipelines and related infrastructure fall far short of what would be...
New Ford venture to build 2 electric vehicle battery plants
DETROIT — Ford is forming a joint venture with one of its battery suppliers that will build two North American factories to make batteries...
Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaul
BOISE, Idaho — Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound (28,100-kilogram) stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful...
Indian navy searches for 78 missing from barge sunk by storm
NEW DELHI — Indian navy ships and helicopters searched in extreme weather and rough seas Wednesday for 78 people still missing from a barge...
